Benefits

• Preferential pricing for sites subscribing through the Chest Agreement 
• MARC Record Download Service now included with all subscriptions free-of-charge
• Improvements to functionality have created a more friendly and intuitive interface
• The services offer comprehensive bibliographic data for English language books and other published media

Eligible Institutions

Universities, colleges and other learning, educational and research bodies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Other organisations aligned with Eduserv’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Eduserv will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.

Background Information

Renewal of a very popular resource for locating Book title records.

Supplier Details

Owner: Nielsen Book Services Ltd

Product Description

Nielsen BookData is the leading provider of information for books and other published media providing timely, accurate and comprehensive data for English-language titles published worldwide. Title information is collected from publishers in over 70 countries to ensure the most comprehensive listing of English-language titles regardless of the publisher’s size, location or speciality.

Records contain:

• Price and availability
• Subject classifications: Library of Congress, Dewey Codes, Readership Levels & BIC Subject Classifications
• Descriptions
• Tables of contents (where applicable)
• Wholesaler stock identified: UK, US (Baker & Taylor and Ingram)
• Publisher and distributor details
• Jacket/cover images
• Out-of-print titles

Special Features:

• Search using Quick Find, Advanced Search, Supplier Search and Bulk Search
• Create and store lists which can then be emailed, downloaded or printed in various formats
• Personalise your account, search forms and how you view your results
• Download UKMARC and MARC21 records
• Sort your search results by BookScan chart position
• Set up New title alerts for your popular search criteria
• Use Search History to retrace your last 50 searches
  

There is a choice of UK & Ireland or international coverage;

• UK & Ireland: Over 7.7 million English language titles published or distributed in the UK, Ireland and Europe.
  
• International: Over 18.3 million English language titles published or distributed in the UK, Ireland, Europe, US, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as well as data collected from a further 70 countries.

[NB – figures above are from May 2012 – new records are being added all the time].

Access and Identity Management Solution

Key - Available Not Available

OpenAthens
IP Address range
Shibboleth
Username / Password

Technical Function Specification

The supplier confirms that throughout the term of the agreement the products will comply with the standards indicated.

Key: Available, Not available, £ additional cost, N/A – Not applicable

Technical Function	Standard	Compliance	Supplier Notes
Full text linking	OpenURL	N/A
Federated searching	Z39.50 protocol
Harvesting	SRW/SRU
	OAI-PMH
	RSS or Atom
Metadata standards	Dublin Core
	MARC - Machine-Readable Cataloguing
	PRISM - Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata
Months embargo period		N/A
Digital preservation	Lockss
	Clockss
	Portico
Usage statistics	COUNTER		Non-compliant statistics are available upon request from Nielsen
	SUSHI		Non-compliant statistics are available upon request from Nielsen
Accessibility	Web Content Accessibility Guidelines		Nielsen BookData Online web pages are optimised for the highest standard of accessibility. All pages have been validated by an external agency and were found to be WAI-AAA compliant.
Personalisation features			Each institution's BookData Online subscription can support multiple user profiles (usage limits are on concurrent use) and each user's profile can be personalised according to their needs. Search forms can be set and stored. The default results display format, sort order and print options can all be set. Searches can be saved for later use and new title alert emails can be sent out against those searches to the address saved in personal preferences. Lists of results can be printed, saved, exported and emailed in all the formats listed previously. The format of exported spreadsheets is also fully customisable by each user.
Service levels

Updates

New content is added daily.

Alterations/Additions

All additions and new functionality will be incorporated at no additional charge

Pricing

Pricing is banded based on numbers of users and size of institution.

Higher Education:

• Large: JISC Bands A to D
• Medium: JISC Bands E to F
• Small: JISC Bands G to J
• Ireland: Higher Education Institutions and Institutes of Technology in Ireland should check their banding category (DOC, 43 Kb)   Ireland Banding (DOC, 43 Kb)  .

Further Education and Others, includes:

• Further Education Institutions and Specialist Colleges in the United Kingdom listed in the JISC Collections Institution Banding System;
• Colleges of Education, Colleges of Further Education and National Institutes in the Republic of Ireland;
• Associated Institutions, National Health Service Trusts and SURFdiensten Institutions

United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Edition

Fee Category	Number of Users	1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013	1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014	1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015
HE Large	Single	£1,560	£1,605	£1,655
	Five concurrent	£2,340	£2,410	£2,485
	Ten concurrent	£3,120	£3,215	£3,310
	Unlimited concurrent	£3,900	£4,015	£4,140
HE Medium	Single	£1,405	£1,445	£1,490
	Five concurrent	£2,105	£2,170	£2,235
	Ten concurrent	£2,805	£2,890	£2,980
	Unlimited concurrent	£3,510	£3,615	£3,725
HE Small	Single	£1,250	£1,285	£1,325
	Five concurrent	£1,870	£1,930	£1,985
	Ten concurrent	£2,495	£2,570	£2,650
	Unlimited concurrent	£3,120	£3,215	£3,310
FE and others	Single	£625	£645	£660
	Five concurrent	£935	£965	£995
	Ten concurrent	£1,250	£1,285	£1,325
	Unlimited concurrent	£1,560	£1,605	£1,655

International Edition

Fee Category	Number of Users	1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013	1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014	1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015
HE Large	Single	£2,080	£2,140	£2,205
	Five concurrent	£3,120	£3,215	£3,310
	Ten concurrent	£4,160	£4,285	£4,415
	Unlimited concurrent	£5,200	£5,355	£5,515
HE Medium	Single	£1,870	£1,930	£1,985
	Five concurrent	£2,805	£2,890	£2,980
	Ten concurrent	£3,745	£3,855	£3,970
	Unlimited concurrent	£4,680	£4,820	£4,965
HE Small	Single	£1,665	£1,715	£1,765
	Five concurrent	£2,495	£2,570	£2,650
	Ten concurrent	£3,330	£3,430	£3,530
	Unlimited concurrent	£4,160	£4,285	£4,415
FE and others	Single	£830	£855	£885
	Five concurrent	£1,250	£1,285	£1,325
	Ten concurrent	£1,665	£1,715	£1,765
	Unlimited concurrent	£2,080	£2,140	£2,205

Monthly pro-rata pricing is available through this agreement.

Pricing shown in the tables above applies where up to and including 34 Licences are issued through the Agreement. As numbers of participants increase additional discounts will apply to the figures in the table above;

Number of participants	Additional discount
35-44	5%
45-64	10%
65-99	15%
100+	20%

All prices are in GBP

All prices exclude VAT.

Payment Terms

On receipt of a completed Order, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed.

In subsequent years, Institutions will be invoiced three months in advance of the anniversary date of the Agreement, on 1 May

There is monthly pro-rata charging for Institutions which become licensed partway through a licence year.

All Purchase Orders must be made out to Eduserv and Eduserv's invoices must be paid within 30 calendar days of the date of the invoice.

Agreement Period

Start date: 1 August 2012

End date: Rolling

Institution Commitment Period

This Agreement is rolling with pricing published for at least the current year and a further two. Institutions may join the agreement at any time. They will then be committed to the agreement unless they choose to opt out by giving notice on or before 1 April annually.

How to Order

One copy of the  Order Form (PDF, 561 Kb)   is required. When completed the form should be returned to:

• As a PDF by email: help@eduserv.org.uk
  
• By Fax: 01225 474301
  
• By post to:
  
  Eduserv
  Royal Mead
  Railway Place
  Bath
  BA1 1SR
  

along with an Institution Purchase Order for the full amount due plus VAT, made out to ‘Eduserv’.

Licence Type

Site licence with Eduserv Standard Licence Conditions.

What institutions and library services are allowed to do?

Allowed Not Allowed
Inter-Library Loan
Incorporate parts of the licensed materials in printed or electronic course materials
Include material in Jorum or Institutional repositories
Keep a local cached copy for teaching purposes

Who can use the resource?

The resources are licensed for all Authorised Users, defined as Students, Staff and Walk-in Users – [see Licence Terms 1.1(a)(i)/(ii)/(iii) at the links below]

AllowedNot allowed, £ Allowed at additional cost	On site	Remote
Students
Staff
Walk-in Users
Alumni members

Please note that the Standard Licence can be extended Extended Educational Purposes and Commercial Projects for additional fees - see Price and Ordering tab.

What can authorised users do?

The resources can be used for Educational Purposes – see Licence Term 1.1(b):

• education
• teaching
• distance learning
• private study
• academic research
• administration and management of the Licensee’s educational or research operations

Exclusions

• See Licence Term 3 for exclusions and restrictions
• The resources may not be used for anything other than Educational Purposes unless the Licence Extension for Commercial Projects has been bought; this allows use for the restricted “Commercial Projects” defined – see Annex B of the Licence (Licence Extension for Commercial Projects)
• Downloading of large amounts of material by authorised users that might be considered ‘systematic’.

Termination Clauses

The Licensee may retain an electronic copy of the Licensed Material in its archives for reference only. Copies of parts of the Licensed Material already made and/or used by the Licensee or Authorised Users in accordance with clause 2.2 may be retained and used in accordance with the terms of this Licence Agreement – see Licence Term 10.5

Personal Licences

Personal licences are not available.

Trials 

For a 30 day free trial of this service please contact Nielsen BookData on 01483 712 200 or by email to libraries.book@nielsen.com. Please copy Eduserv Help (help@eduserv.org.uk) in on any requests for a trial.

Login Information

Nielsen Login.  

Technical Support

Support will be provided by Nielsen via a single contact or a deputy at the institution. Nielsen support can be contacted at:

• email: help.book@nielsen.com
• phone: 01483 712 260
• fax: 01483 712 201

Product Documentation

Copies of a Product Users Guide are available from Nielsen BookData on request from Licensed Sites

Training and Training Materials

Making copies of training materials for teaching purposes is permitted.