AquaBrowser Expands in North America With Addition of Dedicated New York-Based Direct Sales and Support Team

Posted August 21, 2007  |  Filed Under General Info, Readers Advisory

AquaBrowser, the leading provider of visual faceted search technologies, today announced the expansion of its North American business development commitment with the addition of a dedicated sales and support force in the U.S.

The expansion of the company’s direct sales and support team, based in New York City, will allow AquaBrowser to better service the vast number of existing customers as well as the ever-increasing number of sales leads in North America. This is the first in a series of investments toward international growth for AquaBrowser, following the purchase of its creator, Medialab Solutions, by Bowker.

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Oklahoma State & AquaBrowser Present the BOSS

Posted August 20, 2007  |  Filed Under Syndetics, Readers Advisory, Online Databases

The Oklahoma State University Libraries are pleased to unveil a new alternative catalog interface called BOSS: Big Orange Search System. We believe our users will find BOSS to be a more intuitive search interface, providing new ways to search, discover and refine results. The interface is powered by AquaBrowser® from Medialab Solutions BV, a world leader in visual faceted search.

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Bowker Acquires Medialab Solutions, Developer of AquaBrowser Library

Posted June 22, 2007  |  Filed Under General Info, Books In Print, Readers Advisory

R.R. Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, today announced that it has acquired Medialab Solutions by Amsterdam, creators of the highly regarded AquaBrowser Library search and discovery platform that is used by more than 60 million patrons in public libraries throughout the U.S. and Europe.

The acquisition represents the alignment of the richest collection of bibliographic data with the most popular and user-friendly visual faceted search technology in the library industry, improving Bowker’s ability to deliver new products that enhance the user experience in libraries.

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Bowker Launches Non-Fiction Connection, New Readers’ Advisory Tool

Posted June 20, 2007  |  Filed Under Books In Print, Readers Advisory

R.R. Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, today announced the launch of Non-Fiction Connection, the library industry’s first comprehensive readers’ advisory tool for non-fiction titles.

The new electronic offering allows library patrons to find non-fiction titles based on books they have already read. Users simply log on to the subscription-only service, enter the title of a book they already know they enjoy, and search for similar books from Bowker’s non-fiction database. Using the browse feature, users can locate books within various narrative non-fiction genres, such as true crime, travel, history, food, animals, politics and biographies.

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Syndetic Solutions Introduces Syndetics ICE, Powerful New Tool to Search All Syndetics Content on Libraries’ Online Catalogs

Posted June 19, 2007  |  Filed Under Syndetics, OPAC Enrichment

Syndetic Solutions, a subsidiary of R.R. Bowker and the premier provider of enriched content for a library’s online catalog, today announced the introduction of Syndetics Indexed Content Enrichment (ICE), an enhancement that allows library patrons to search all Syndetics content directly from the library’s Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).

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