Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data Doug McMillan Doug McMillan Commercial Director R.R. Bowker CONCERT 2002 Commercial Director R.R. Bowker CONCERT 2002

2 Agenda  Bowker the company  Bowker the product  Changes in delivery format  Trends in collection, analysis and integration  Focus on the delivery of an integrated solution  Demonstration of integrated features  Future trends

3 Bowker - Overview  Bowker established core business over 100 years ago  The American Catalog published 1880  Books In Print first introduced in 1948  Ulrich’s in 1953  Established and maintain the US ISBN agency

4 OverviewBowker - Core products  Books in Print Million US records, In Print, Out of Print, forthcoming, Audio and video and Publisher database  Global Books in Print - complete US file plus UK, Canadian, Australian Million records  Ulrichs - 260,000 serials from around the world - the most comprehensive single source of Journal data

5 Move with the times …..  Long history of compiling and delivering objective data to libraries  Formats:  Late 1900s Print - Multi volume - authoritative but cumbersome, slow to search and retrieve  1980s CD - fast, networkable etc but data capacity restricted  1990s Online - no restrictions

6 Bowker Strategy  To Deliver objective, comprehensive and accurate Book and Journal data to libraries throughout the world  Embrace continuing developments in compilation and delivery  Enhance data through Standardisation  To adapt to the needs and demands of Librarians

7 Bowker - Market Position  Customers are all major Libraries and consortia, book retailers, publishers and library systems  Barnes & Noble, Borders  NY Public, Hong Kong and Singapore Public  KERIS, CONCERT, FINELIB  Harpercollins, J. Wiley & Sons  Single independent link between Librarians, publishers, and retailers

8 Trends  Collection of Data  ONIX, Standard file formats  Standard name conventions  Value added data; Covers, TOCs, etc.  Analysis of Data  From ISBN verification to purchase tool  Access value added data and links  Manage, maintain and develop a collection  Integration  Hooks to Holdings  Lists  Linking  Online ordering systems

9 Collection of Data  ONIX data standard  Roll outs and data is improved  Expansion to other types of products; video, music, serials  International adoption  Standard names  Author names  Publisher names  Field by field standardization  Value Added data  Covers  Table of contents  Audio clips  Author information  Reviews and Review citations

10 Analysis of Data  Most comprehensive database for Book world Collection Management  In print, Out of Print and forthcoming  From Verification to Purchase tool  Now more than a pure title/ISBN search  Compare prices  Access reviews and author biographies  Table of contents and Jacket covers  Link to any publishers web site for further information  In short, all data required to make a qualified purchase decision without recourse to other sources

11 Integration  Hooks to Holdings  Link seamlessly from BIP or Global to local library holding to check availability  Lists  Create and Store lists  list to professors for recommendations  download for ordering  Online ordering systems  Ease of use with functionality  Material decrease in effort  One size fits all  Integration with shipping information

12 Web Delivery?  Print, Microfiche, CD -- Web  No restriction on content - adding real value to core information - reviews, jackets, synopses, table of contents  Extensive use of linking  Whole campus - can access single network of book and journal data via IP - no more central holding of 9 volume print set  More frequently updated

13 Globalbooksinprint.com  US, UK, Australian and Canadian data  Objective, authoritative, comprehensive and accurate  Over 6.8 million in print titles  Over 1.4 million out of print titles  Includes access to 120,000  e-booksinprint.com  165,000 publishers worldwide

14 Rich content to complement your online catalog  Over 60,000 Tables of Contents  Over 650,000 full-text reviews  Over 200,000 book cover images  Over 700,000 annotations or synopses  Over 40,000 review citation  Over 10,000 author biographies

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24 Pop-up window asks “Do you want to search Alibris’ Rare and Out of Print database?”

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26 Integrated features  Link to local Holdings  Lists  Order download  Marc21 or Ascii download format

27 Expand your service to Patrons through Hooks to Holdings  Patrons can search or browse the most comprehensive database of books -- remotely or in the library -- and then link to your library’s online catalog to check the availability of the title  Then they can the librarian designated in your account to either hold the item, request it, or ask that it be purchased

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30 Features to Help Collection Development & Acquisitions  List development -- add comments, to colleagues, professors, departmental libraries or other patrons or faculty with reviews and annotations attached  Download lists into acquisition system for ordering  Or Order Direct

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34 Ulrichsweb.com: The Gateway to Journal Content  Comprehensive data on over 260,000 Journals, magazines, Monographs and newspapers from around the world  Indispensable serials collection management tool

35 Ulrichsweb.com: The Gateway to Journal Content  Over 260,000 serials from 80,000 publishers in more than 200 countries  32,000 electronic full-text sources  More than 24,000 refereed serials  58,000 titles that have ceased publication

36 Ulrichsweb.com: The Gateway to Journal Content Providing extensive links to: Tables of Contents Article abstracts Full text articles through Infotrieve Links to JCR Web, ScienceDirect, Catchword, Northern Light Cutting edge technology with SFX

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50 Linking and integration  ISI Journal citation reports  Serials solutions  Infotrieve, Science Direct and Catchword  80,000 Journal publisher URL’s  Coming soon  Ulrich’s serials management solution

51 The Future: Trends  Collection of Data  Authoritative and Vetted Data  Multiple Access Points  Analysis of Data  Audience and Topical Granularity  Niche Products and Services  End user sales data  Integration  Open system