R.R. Bowker is an ISBN agency and Bowker’s Global Books in Print database contains bibliographic information on millions of book titles, with more than 20 million documents accessible to a customer base comprising the entire book industry, from publishers and libraries to bookstores and distributors.

Demand for the vast amount of information housed in the Books in Print database was high, and the company’s technology solution of Verity search capabilities working with an Oracle database were not effectively meeting that demand.

In this case study you will learn how Bowker implemented MarkLogic Server to improve its search capabilities and how Mark Logic was a key piece in helping Bowker reach its long terms goals for a solid content repository that would grow with the business.