BDS: Data and innovation opening new possibilites
Bibliographic Data Services Ltd
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info@bibdsl.co.uk
The BDS Group
Specialised Services and Collections
Bright Books
BDS is pleased to work with Bright Books to provide basic electronic records for its foreign language material. More
Click on the link below and then enter your collections unique code (reference or order number) to download a basic set of electronic records that can be temporarily used alongside you library catalogue to track the foreign language material within this collection. When the collection is returned you can readily delete the file and download any further data for collections from this site. Material will be added regularly.
Download BDS Bright Books data now.
Star Books
BDS is pleased to work with Star Books, suppliers of foreign language books and specialist in literature relating to the Indian subcontinent, to provide basic electronic records for its material. More
Click on the link below and enter your collection’s unique code (reference or order number) and download a basic set of electronic records that can be temporarily used alongside you library catalogue to track the foreign language material within this collection. When the collection is returned you can readily delete the file and download any further data for collections from this site. Material will be added regularly.
Download BDS Star Books data now.
Books Asia
BDS is pleased to work with Books Asia. Records are available to Public Library Licence holders via BDS Direct Data Feed in UKMARC and MARC21 at no extra charge. Alternatively, files can be obtained directly from Books Asia and sent by email. For more information contact Sarah Armitage 07860 324570. More
BDS has been working closely with Books Asia to develop this service which covers books in Indic languages, such as Bengali, Gujarati and Hindi and Non-Indic languages such as Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi and Vietnamese. For a complete list of languages and books available visit http://booksasia.co.uk.
Note
In instances where a library has been in possession of a collection for some time before these services began to operate, you may find the data you require is not available through the BDS interface. Simply contact Star Books on 0207 380 0622 or or Bright Books on 01706 641617 or . The information you require will then be forwarded to BDS and it will be made available through this site within 48 hours.
