2008 Welcome to the Springer Customized Catalog – An Extension of the Bookseller Search

2 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Welcome to the Springer Customized Catalog! This demonstration will show you what the special features in Springer‘s online catalog are and how to use them. Specifically, you will see how to search for titles, save your search and download the result to your local drive. You will also see when the different features should be used and why the differences are important. Advice has a symbol. To give sales representatives an understanding of all features, a case study is integrated in this presentation. Greetings

3 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct How to find the Springer Customized Catalog? How to find the Springer Customized Catalog? 2. How to select your criteria? How to select your criteria? 3. How to change your list of results? How to change your list of results? 4. How to save and log in? How to save and log in? 5. How to manage your saved searches? How to manage your saved searches? 6. How to export the title selection? How to export the title selection? Table of Content

4 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Open your browser and go to Springer Customized Catalog under the URL How to find the Springer Customized Catalog?

5 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Case Study – Quotation Request A university library has asked for new titles in Computer Science, Mathematics and Biomedicine. The library has a budget limit of 250 Euros per item and wants immediate delivery. 2. How to select your criteria? - Case Study

6 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Enter the language that the library usually buys: – In this case click on the box next to English. 2. How to select your criteria? - Language

7 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct You must limit the search subjects: – Click on the box next to the subject Mathematics. – Click on the subject Computer Science to find the subcategories Software Engineering, Theory of Computation and Logics and Meanings of Programs. – Click on the subject Biomedicine to find the subcategories Cancer Research, Medical Microbiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology. 2. How to select your criteria? - Subject

8 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct After clicking on a subject to find its subcategories, a window will pop up where you can refine the selected topic: – Just click the box next to the required subcategories and save your choice at the bottom of the window. 2. How to select your criteria? - Subcategories

9 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct The box next to the subject is now shaded to show that you have selected subcategories. 2. How to select your criteria? - Subcategories

10 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct The library wants only books, not electronic products: – Click on the box next to Textbooks. – Click on Books to find the subcategories Atlas, Reference Works, Monograph and Professional books. 2. How to select your criteria? - Books

11 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Look only for titles which are available: – Click on the box next to In stock. If you leave the box empty, you will also get out of stock titles. 2. How to select your criteria? - Availability

12 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Since the library wants new books, look for anything published since the beginning of the year: – Enter 01/2008 in the input field Publication Date From. It is advisable to set an end date in the future if you also select not yet published availability. Otherwise you will find titles years in advance. 2. How to select your criteria? – Publication date

13 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Set a price limit: – Enter 250 Euros in the input field Price To. You can also set from price without a to price. You also have the choice to select only titles that have prepublication prices or to search for sales prices. 2. How to select your criteria? - Price

14 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct Now run the search! After initiating the search, you will be shown a new website with your results. The search results are listed with a short bibliography including price and shipping information. 2. How to select your criteria? – Run Search

15 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct To add a title, for instance an older book that the university library requested, write the ISBN in the Add ISBN box. It is possible to add up to 100 ISBNs in comma separated format by cut and paste into this box. Remember to click the box add ISBN to complete this step! To exclude one title from the list at this point, click on the box next to it before saving the search. 3. How to change your list of results?

16 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct To save the search enter any name you want and click save. – For example, enter “library in stock, new 2008“. It is advisable to create your own naming covention so you will recognize searches later. The system adds the date. 4. How to save and log in?

17 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct After you clicked save, you will be asked to log in to the Springer.com website. – If you do not yet have a password, you will be asked to log in as a New Customer. – Enter your user name and password and click continue. 4. How to save and log in?

18 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct When you log in, you will automatically be shown “My Search“. This is the page where all your saved searches are listed. This page also shows your Customized Catalogs. They are saved up to 2 months after being produced. 5. How to manage your saved searches?

19 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct It is important to note that MY SEARCH does not export or download the list. However, it does save all the settings and tell you the last date that you ran the search. In this way, you can re-run the same searches and get updated product information at a later time, for example prices and publication dates. To get an updated Customized Catalog, you must re-run a selection and produce a new catalog. 5. How to manage your saved searches?

20 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct You can delete older searches by using the check boxes and clicking delete checked profiles. 5. How to manage your saved searches?

21 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct At this point you can either go back to the search result again to export it or go back to the search page to start a new search. – Go back to the search result by clicking on the underlined name of the search. Watch out for the checkbox, it is only used for deleting. 5. How to manage your saved searches?

22 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct The drop-down box next to the export button gives you five different formats to choose from: – 2 PDF formats – 2 csv formats – excel order form Click on the format you want and click the export button. It is advisable to make your search as specific as possible. Exports are limited to 2000 titles. 6. How to export the title selection? - Formats

23 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct The two csv formats give you basic bibliographic data. These formats can be easily converted to excel or imported into a database. 6. How to export the title selection? - CSV

24 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct The excel order form gives you a pre- formatted excel file, which you can use if you are in a hurry. Selling tip: Export your search results as an orderform and give it to your customers together with a Customized Catalog. 6. How to export the title selection? - Excel

25 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct If you chose one of the two csv formats or the Excel orderform, you have the option of opening the file immediately, or saving to your hard drive first. But you can open and export one of these three formats only if you are logged in as a bookseller. 6. How to export the title selection? – CSV & Excel

26 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct To export one of the two PDF formats, you must enter an address. Additionally, you will be asked to enter your cover page information and you can upload a logo. Both logo and contact data will show up on the cover page of your customized catalog. If you are logged in as a bookseller, the cover page information will be saved (My Springer: Your bookseller data) and automatically filled in the next time. If you do not have the status of a bookseller, you must enter your data each time. It is advisable to enter a short title because it is limited to 30 characters. Otherwise the title will be cut off in the PDF. The two catalogs are the only formats that you can export without being logged in and without having the status of a bookseller. 6. How to export the title selection? - PDFs

27 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct After clicking continue, you will be informed that your PDF file has been sent to your account. Depending on the size of the file, you receive either your catalog as an attachment or a link which leads you to your catalog. 6. How to export the title selection? - PDFs

28 Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct This completes our demonstration of the Bookseller Search and the Springer Customized Catalog. As you have seen, it is a simple, menu-driven catalog that will help you find Springer titles, fast and easy! If you have further questions, see FAQ under Customized Catalog Help. Please don‘t hesitate to contact us with your comments and suggestions, we look forward to hearing from you! Closing