IPSWICH, Mass. - December 4, 2006 - As today's libraries offer patrons access to much more than just books, EBSCO Publishing is pleased to announce that the latest version of Book Index with Reviews™ (BIR) has been significantly expanded to include information on thousands of music and video titles.

In addition to more than four million popular and classic book titles, BIR now features detailed information on more than 450,000 music titles and more than 200,000 DVD/video titles. This updated version of BIR also includes the following customer-driven enhancements: price listed on the search results page (rather than only at the title record page); ability to limit searches and browse using Dewey classifications; persistent links to titles are now displayed on each title display page; and additional print and email options for results lists are available (with or without book jacket or cover image, with or without annotation, etc.).

Book Index with Reviews is a comprehensive database that provides information on over four million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print, books on tape, etc. Fiction and non-fiction titles for juvenile and adult audiences are included in the database, in all genres. The product contains over 800,000 full-text searchable reviews from the most-trusted sources. The full-text reviews, combined with the product's subject headings and flexible search engine, connect users to popular titles that are currently available, along with those that will soon be published.

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