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1. User Guide Known differences between LibWeb and BookData Online LibWeb nielsen ae http www libweb co uk use these databases UK books in print UK books out of print US books South African books basic search advanced search boolean search Description The URL the address of the site enter into address bar of browser Defines the selection of data you will be searching Build up a search for records which contain search terms in one or more of the search fields Search for all records which contain search terms and make your selection more accurate using fields as filters Build up a search using boolean operators between terms BookData Online nielsen aleea GA EEE o http www nielsenbookdataonline com The Service defines which database you search The International service searches titles from the UK US Australia New Zealand South Africa and more The UK amp Ireland service searches titles from the UK and Ireland Each service contains all in print and out of print titles so the Publishing Status search block can be used to restrict your selection The Supplier Availability search block can be used to search on titles Available in your region Quick Find searches Product ID Title Series amp Number in Series Descriptions BIC Qualifiers BIC Subject Code BIC Subject Keyword amp Library of Congress Subject Heading Name as Subject Auth2. d BookData Online LibWeb Description AND More Boolean Operators OR NOT More Boolean Operators Range Searching More Boolean Operators Exact Match or Single word title searching BookData Online The default operator in the ISBN field is OR so you can leave a space between multiple ISBNs e g 9780748797745 9780748797608 Or is OR e g SMITH OR JONES And is AND e g SMITH AND JONES Not is NOT e g SMITH NOT JONES Publication Date range searching has its own search block in the search form For other values Numeric use the square brackets and the word TO e g 610 TO 612 in the Dewey field will find all Dewey codes in this range Alpha use the curly brackets and the word TO e g Adams TO Addler in Author Contributor finds all authors with names between these alphabetic ranges Put the pipe character around the text to find exact match e g If Page 4 of 4
3. king on the index and appropriate heading links Bulk Search tab on New Search tab The New Title Search block on the Product Search form can be used to search for a specific time period the period i e number of days can be combined with subject searching BookScan sales information to be added in future releases of BookData Online Your personal login ensures privacy for your list s with the exception of those sharing a password or accessing BookData Online via an IP address Create a list after you have found the records From the results page select the items you wish to add to a list and at the top right hand side of the screen click the Add to List button When the drop down beside it is set to New List you can enter a name and description and your list is created with the selected items Maximum 1 000 List Manager in the dark grey toolbar Page 2 of 4 User Guide Known differences between LibWeb and BookData Online LibWeb lists download current list lists set download fields preferences search defaults preferences administrator s login forthcoming in print out of print Description Save records to my computer as a file for upload into a shop or library management system or a spreadsheet Choose and save the fields which will make up a custom export format Set up your preferences Login to use administrator functions Availability terms BookData Online From a page of results click
4. on the Save Results button which takes you to the Print Save Email page You do not have to be in a list to download records Maximum 1 000 From the Print Save Email page click on the link in the word here which takes you through to the Define Export Format screen NB you will have to re run your search in Search History when you navigate away using this link Or from the Preferences tab click on the Export Formats button on the left hand side and choose New You can name and save your format for use in the future from the Print Save Email page Preferences tab there is no maximum results set the per page maximums for results are 200 for Single Line Summary 50 for Multi Line Summary and 200 for Index results Administrators are set up as Superusers and will see a User Administration tab in the right hand corner Additional information will be provided to nominated Superusers Titles have a Publishing Status which reflects what the publisher has told us about the print status e g Active Forthcoming Out of Print No longer our product Titles also have a Supplier Availability where the organisations selling the title tells us about the availability e g Awaiting Stock Available No longer supplied by us In Stock Please see the BookData Online help pages for more information or click on the terms themselves in the full page view of any record Page 3 of 4 User Guide Known differences between LibWeb an
5. ors Publisher Name Imprint Name and Prizes Product Search form on New Search tab Product Search tab or New Search tab please see the end of this guide for boolean search operators which can be used within the search fields Page 1 of 4 User Guide Known differences between LibWeb and BookData Online LibWeb other search tools author search other search tools publisher search other search tools subject search price availability check tools new additions tools bestsellers lists create a list account lists login to access your lists Description Search the data to find an author s name from just a stem Search the data to find a publisher Use the BIC Subject codes to find titles in your preferred subject area Upload or copy and paste a list of ISBNs for the system to check Lists of new titles added to the Nielsen Book database By author subject etc Search by subject area for recent top selling titles Set up a list View your lists BookData Online Open the Author Conitributor index on the Product Search form by clicking in the radio button see image below next to the search field A radio button Supplier Search tab on New Search tab Open the BIC Subject index on the Product Search form by clicking in the radio button see image above next to the search field or add the BIC Subject Keyword field to your search form and enter a term e g Geography You can drill down by clic
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