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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