R.R. Bowker acquires Syndetic Solutions.R.R. Bowker R.R. Bowker, LLC provides information support for the publishing industry in the United States. Bowker is the official U.S. ISBN Agency, the publisher of Books In Print (New Providence New Providence, city, United States New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercially. , NJ), a unit of Cambridge Information Group Cambridge Information Group, CIG, is a privately owned group of information services and publishing companies and educational institutions. It was founded in 1971 by Robert N. Snyder and Philip E. Hixon and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. (Bethesda, MD), has acquired the assets of Syndetic syn·det·ic adj. 1. Serving to connect, as a conjunction; copulative or conjunctive. 2. Connected by a conjunction. [Greek sundetikos, from sundetos, Solutions (Portland, OR), a provider of specialized, bibliographic data to enhance library online catalogs. No terms of the deal were given. Serving the library community, Syndetic offers products that improve precision in the retrieval of information contained within large bibliographic databases, consolidates and standardizes data formats, creates additional data and acts as a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. collection and distribution center for descriptive information about books and media currently in print. Syndetic said it views its services as a "collaborative effort" among publishers, system vendors and its library customers. Bowker vice president Angela D'Agostino said the acquisition "allows Bowker to accomplish two goals within our strategy: integrate our data within the daily work flow of libraries and improve the patron experience." |
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