June 22, 2017
Libraries and their users benefit from rich data embedded in discovery services
Jerusalem, Israel—June 22, 2017. ProQuest and Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, are helping libraries improve the research experience and expand exploration by integrating ProQuest® Syndetics Unbound with the Ex Libris Primo® and Summon® discovery services.
The integration with ProQuest® Syndetics Unbound, a groundbreaking online enrichment service, enables libraries to create a better discovery experience for today’s researcher while maximizing the value of their collections. Libraries can display Syndetics Unbound data on their Primo and Summon catalog detail pages to showcase items and increase user engagement. Researchers see familiar elements such as title recommendations, author information, look-inside-the-book pages, series information, professional reviews, reader reviews, tags, book profiles, and awards.
Activation of the Syndetics Unbound integration is easy, requiring just a click in the discovery service’s administration console. Summon customers with Syndetics Unbound subscriptions can benefit from enriched catalog detail pages immediately, and Primo customers will be able to activate the service with the next Primo release in August 2017. Customers interested in obtaining Syndetics Unbound subscriptions can request additional information at https://proquest.syndetics.com/.
”The incorporation of Syndetics data into Summon and Primo enhances resource discovery and promotes libraries’ local collections through features that researchers expect today,” said Shlomi Kringel, Ex Libris Corporate Vice President of Discovery and Delivery Solutions. ”We are excited to help libraries deliver a richer user experience, guide users’ exploration, and maximize the use of their collections.”
”Combining these complementary services is part of the ProQuest strategy to accelerate innovation and enable libraries to provide more value to their users,” said Kevin Sayar, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ProQuest Books. ”We look forward to offering our customers even more user-focused services.”
About ProQuest (proquest.com)
ProQuest is committed to supporting the important work happening in the world’s research and learning communities. The company curates content that matters to the advancement of knowledge, assembling an archive of billions of vetted, indexed documents. It simplifies workflows so that people and institutions use time effectively. And because ProQuest connects information communities, complex networks of systems and processes work together efficiently. With ProQuest, finding answers and deriving insights is straightforward and leads to extraordinary outcomes.
ProQuest and its companies and affiliates – Ex Libris, Alexander Street, Bowker – stand for better research, better learning, better insights. ProQuest enables people to change their world.
About Ex Libris
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education. Offering SaaS solutions for the management and discovery of the full spectrum of library and scholarly materials, as well as mobile campus solutions driving student engagement and success, Ex Libris serves thousands of customers in 90 countries. For more information about Ex Libris, see our website, and join us on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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