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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.
4. How to save and log in?
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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.
4. How to save and log in?
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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.
5. How to manage your saved searches?
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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.
5. How to manage your saved searches?
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• You can delete older searches by using
the check boxes and clicking delete
checked profiles.
5. How to manage your saved searches?
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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.
5. How to manage your saved searches?
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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