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R.R. Bowker (R) LLC, founded in 1872 and based in New Providence, New Jersey, is the exclusive International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and SAN agency for the United States. The firm provides public, academic, research, and government libraries with a variety of bibliographic information guides. The company provides publishers and booksellers with information and supply chain services. The firm is known for its AquaBrowser (R), Books In Print (R), Pubnet (R), PubEasy (R), PubTrack (TM), and Syndetic Solutions (TM) brands. It also provides customers with the BowkerLink (TM), FacultyONLINE (TM), Fiction Connection (TM), and GlobalBooksInPrint.com (R) products and services. Resources for College Libraries (R), or RCL, is a core collection of titles across 58 curriculum subject areas. Bowker's Book Analysis System (TM) is an analysis tool that compares college library collections to RCL recommended titles. R.R. Bowker also provides customers with data licensing, print directory, CD-ROM, and other data services. The Bowker UK unit serves clients across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Thorpe-Bowker is the exclusive ISBN and SAN agency for Australia and New Zealand. R.R. Bowker has acquired Medialab Solutions, Syndetic Solutions, Monument Information Resource (TM) or MIR, Simba Information (R), PubEasy, and Pubnet.
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