E-Notes are Coming!
Beginning sometime during Spring 2008, the Library will eliminate the print Blackwell forms for book selection and switch to online "E-Notes" instead. We'll be offering vendor training in using the system in January, and I am always available for one-on-one help so that you can easily make the transition. I'll be creating Blackwell Collection Manager accounts for any and all faculty members who want one.
So, why would you want a Blackwell Collection Manager account?
- To see what books have been published or are forthcoming by browsing Library of Congress classes -- helpful if you're considering publishing a book or are looking for trade books for classroom useNOTE: There's a useful online FAQ available online.
- To examine tables of contents, book jacket information, and more detailed book information about virtually any book published since 1998
- To view lists of Blackwell's bestsellers, award winners, reviewed titles, including Choice and New York Review of Books, and other special subjects.
- To know what books are coming in on the Library's Approval Plan for your discipline
I'll be contacting Library Representatives for each department in the near future to discuss how best to adopt (and adapt) the system for each department. The goal is to save time and make book selection easier for faculty. Eventually, departments will be able to review their 'forms profile' online (instead of looking at the paper forms) and to request the ones they want online.
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