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FAQs: BooksInPrint.com
return to list of BooksInPrint.com FAQ topics General Questions
What are Bowker Subject Headings?
Bowker subjects are modeled on LC, but are not an exact match for LC. They are "LC style" in that they are of the form "subject--subdivision--subdivision--etc", and we use LC phrasing (like "Algebras, Linear" instead of "Linear Algebra"), but we are less specific than LC. What is a BISAC subject heading?
BISAC stands for "Book Industry Standards and Communications". It is used for merchandising themes and lists, and for providing guidance to the implementation and use of the lists by publishers, retailers, and other interested parties. How do you define "Market"?
"Market" simply refers to country-specific information for an item (book, audio, and video). Country-specific information that can vary from market to market for the same item or ISBN includes things such as Publisher, Pub Date, Status, Price, Age/Grade Level -- even Series Title information may vary. Do you have a product for Patrons?
Yes, it's PatronBooksInPrint.com. You can download graphics and text for your computers at BowkerSupport.com. Once in Patron Books in Print, you can take a tour of the product. What is Z39.50?
BooksInPrint.com is a Z39.50 server as well as a client. Libraries with meta searching engines (or what they now call federated searching) can include a Z39.50 search of BooksInPrint.com in their OPAC. This means that Sirsi, for example, can search multiple databases for information, not just the local OPAC, and BooksInPrint.com can be one of those sources. Books In Print information is displayed in the library's OPAC interface. What is an EAN number?
EAN is designed by the International Article Numbering Association (EAN) in Europe. An EAN-13 number consists of four areas: (1) the number System; (2) the manufacturer code; (3) the product code; (4) the check digit. What are the benefits of using BooksInPrint.com over Amazon.com? Over TitleSource II (Baker & Taylor)?
Amazon comparison:
1. No library focus or use of such terms as MARC Record, Link to OPAC, Link to WorldCat, LC Number, Dewey Number
2. No Vendor Inventory
3. No detail on Publisher Record (Same reason as #2)
4. No LC Subject Index
5. No Items in Series Index.
6. No Book Awards
7. No Best Seller Index
8. No Index of Review Sources
9. No Web Comparison Shopper
B&T Title Source II:
1. No Best Sellers
2. No Book Awards
3. No Link to WorldCat
4. No Children's Room
5. No detailed Publisher File
6. No Items in A Series Index
7. No Vendor Inventory (only B&T inventory)
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