Content Enrichment

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Content Enrichment Big Impact, Little
Effort UHI and Syndetic Solutions
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UHI MillenniumInstitute ILS
In June 2007, UHI Millennium Institute live
with Millennium. In October 2007 live with our
Syndetics Solutions subscription. In October
2008 upgrade to Millennium version 2007 By the
end of 2008 live with both Encore and ResearchPro.
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Why Content Enrichment?
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Distance learners may not have instant access to
a physical library collection to browse the
shelves, relying heavily on the OPAC for
selecting the materials they require.
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ResourceDiscovery

• Making resource delivery as straightforward as
  possible for patrons.
• Offer a similar interface to those of commercial
  online retailers which are familiar to patrons
• Intuitive and easy resource discovery for end
  users

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Why Syndetic Solutions?
Reputation proven track record. Price
value for money. Record enrichment provides
additional useful data which is not available in
a traditional record, i.e., reviews from external
sources, first chapter. Ease of setup. III
sets up the subscription and issues a licence
agreement which requires a signature.


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What is Content Enrichment?

• Content enrichment services offer
• Jacket images
• Reviews
• Annotations
• Table of Contents
• First chapters
• etc.

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What UHI had to do

• Sign licence agreement.
• Enter code supplied by III to integrate into the
  URL strings used to access the Syndetics content
  in wwwoptions.

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UHI Staff Reviews

• Hey, it looks great.
• I agree, it looks great.
• It looks smart and eye-catching.
• Looks great, the additional information is
  invaluable.
• A great step forward.
• Really great and so helpful.
• Looks fabby doo, a nice touch and useful too.
• Looks fab! What a difference it will make when
  students are trying to decide what books they
  need.

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Set up IS very straightforward and is not time
consuming (although IT may need to open up
ports!) Pick and Mix approach to subscription
model value for money. No ongoing maintenance
on library Convenience - resolves issues of data
licences Free sites check the terms and
conditions VERY carefully Syndetic Solutions is
portable within library systems Collection
Analysis the impact on your collection? 21
subscribing institutions in the UK and Ireland on
III products Nearly 70 subscribing institutions
in UK and Ireland (Aug 08)
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Catherine Saele catherine.saele_at_uhi.ac.uk
Darren Roberts darren.roberts_at_bowker.co.uk