2008 welcome to the springer customized catalog – an extension of the bookseller search

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

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Customized Catalog| S. Cortes| Oct. 2008

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

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1. How to find the Springer Customized Catalog?

2. How to select your criteria?

3. How to change your list of results?

4. How to save and log in?

5. How to manage your saved searches?

6. How to export the title selection?

Table of Content

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• Open your browser and go to Springer Customized Catalog under the URL

www.springer.com/booksellersearch

1. How to find the Springer Customized Catalog?

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• The box next to the subject is now

shaded to show that you have

selected subcategories.

2. How to select your criteria? - Subcategories

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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?

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• 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.


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• 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.


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• 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.


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• 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.


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• You can delete older searches by using

the check boxes and clicking delete

checked profiles.


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• 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.


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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• To export one of the two PDF formats, you

must enter an email 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

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• After clicking continue, you will be

informed that your PDF file has been

sent to your email 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

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• 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 ([email protected]) with your

comments and suggestions, we look forward to hearing from you!

Closing

2008 welcome to the springer customized catalog – an extension of the bookseller search

Documents

springer customized

springers online catalog

subcategories atlas

required subcategories

subject mathematics

subject biomedicine

new books

subcategories cancer