WHAT'S NEW?

Syndetic Solutions^™

A series of new features will be added to Bowker Syndetic Solutions^™ this winter that will significantly enhance the utility of library OPACs. The new features include enhanced content elements for video games, music, movies, and journals, as well as a new Syndetics app for patron usage within Facebook. Read more.

BookStats data collections

BookStats submissions forms for publishers are now available. The deadline for submission is February 28, 2013! BookStats provides the most comprehensive and reliable analysis of publisher net sales. Please visit www.bookstats.org and submit today!

IN THE NEWS

LibraryThing For Libraries^™

LibraryThing For Libraries introduces a New Book Display Widget, which allows libraries to create virtual book displays on their home page. With the Book Display Widget, highlight your collections and put it front and center on your library's homepage. Library users just click on the image of the book cover to go directly to that title in your catalog! Read more.

LibraryThing for Libraries — Book Psychic

BookPsychic is a personalized recommendation tool for library users, based on your library's collection. BookPsychic is your patrons' crystal ball. The more they rate, the better their recommendations become! The more they discover, the more your collection circulates. Read more.

Children's book buying study

Friends and family take the top spot as influencers for recommendations for children's books, and girls are outpacing boys in almost every area of media use, from the recent findings in the bi-annual ongoing study Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age. Read More.