Syndetic Solutions Catalog Enrichment Now Available in UK and Ireland
Customers in the UK and Ireland can now purchase Syndetic Solutions catalog enrichment directly from Infor. Syndetic Solutions is the premier provider of specialized, quality bibliographic data to enhance library online catalogues. It offers a wealth of descriptive information relating to videos, DVDs, CDs, audio books, and all types of books from juvenile chapter books to conference proceedings.
Subscribers must select a base package and can then pick and choose from the enrichment options to enhance their OPAC where it is most required. These range from cover images, summaries, tables of contents, first chapters and excerpts to reviews, video and music content, series information, awards, find similar titles, author notes and profiles. All of these combine with your OPAC to deliver a better visual experience for your library catalogue users, increasing OPAC usage and meeting user expectations.
This highly-visual service integrates seamlessly with your OPAC with the content residing on Syndetics' secured, high-speed Internet servers. It is most commonly integrated into library OPACs through automatic links provided by the ISBNs within your local MARC records. No ongoing maintenance is required from the library side.
Syndetic Solutions is offered on a subscription basis based on the number of enrichment options you choose, plus the number of English-language titles in your collection (academic libraries) or your annual circulation (public libraries).