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East Grinstead, U.K. - January 12, 2009 - Bowker is delighted to announce that it has won the contract to provide catalogue enrichment to the British Library via their Syndetic Solutions service. The agreement includes the provision of Tables of Content, Images, Annotations, First Chapters and Author notes for UK and US published titles held within the British Library collection. The enriched data seamlessly appears within the Library OPAC records, delivering a richer, more visual user experience and aiding search and discovery.

According to Doug McMillan, Vice President and Managing Director for Bowker UK and International, “We are thrilled to be awarded the contract to fulfil this British Library requirement. It is a reflection of the excellent depth and breadth of UK content we are able to offer via Syndetic Solutions and the benefit of seamless delivery through close cooperation with Library System vendors.”

Caroline Brazier, Head of Resource Discovery at the British Library, said ‘We are very pleased to be working with Syndetic Solutions and Bowker in the improvement of the Library’s resource discovery services. Researchers at the British Library have welcomed the enrichment of library catalogues with additional high quality data and images and we look forward to working with Syndetics to help us improve our search services further.’

About Syndetic Solutions
Syndetic Solutions, a Bowker company, is a premier provider of authoritative and comprehensive data to enhance library online catalogues. It offers a wealth of descriptive and visual information from UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Subscribing libraries select from a menu of enrichment options which include cover images, summaries, tables of contents, first chapters, excerpts, reviews, series information, awards, find similar titles, author notes and profiles. Linking is based on automatic ISBN recognition, the service is fully hosted and compatible with most OPAC systems so no integration or maintenance is required by the library. For more details, please visit www.syndetics.com.

About Bowker
Bowker is a leading source for bibliographic information. The company provides searching, analytical, promotional, and ordering services to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and international brands, including: Books In Print®, Global Books In Print®, Syndetic Solutions™, Pubnet®, PubEasy®, PubTrack™, AquaBrowser®, and more. In the U.S., Australia and Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the exclusive ISBN and SAN Agency and a DOI registration agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with operations in East Grinstead, England, and Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit www.bowker.co.uk.