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Bowker's Fiction Connection Honored as One of Best Electronic Services and Databases for Libraries
| Source: Bowker
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 30, 2006 -- Bowker, the world's leading provider of
bibliographic information, today announced that its Fiction Connection
readers' advisory tool was feted as the "Best Interface" for electronic
services of interest to libraries.
The selection was made by the members of the editorial board from the
highly regarded library trade publication, The Charleston Advisor. Bowker's
Fiction Connection was recognized for "an innovative search interface with
a graphical tagging-like screen for which librarians can't seem to get
enough."
Fiction and biography books published in the U.S. can be easily identified
through Fiction Connection (www.FictionConnection.com), which allows
patrons or librarians to search similar titles by entering the title of a
book they already know they enjoy, or browsing by location, topic,
character, genre, timeframe or setting. The user is then provided with a
comprehensive list of suggested reading that has characteristics matching
their original search criteria. Moreover, readers can also identify popular
character types and retrieve a list of books based on their selections.
Fiction Connection is complimentary with all BooksInPrint.com and
GlobalBooksInPrint.com subscriptions.
Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. The
company provides searching, analytical, promotional, and ordering services
to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and
international brands, including: Books In Print®, Global Books in
Print®, Books in Print IntelliMarket™, Syndetic Solutions™,
Pubnet®, PubEasy™, Simba Information™, and more. In the U.S. and
Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the ISBN and SAN Agency and a DOI registration
agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New
Providence, New Jersey, with operations in East Grinstead, England, and
Port Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit
www.Bowker.com.