Allan Graham

R.R. Bowker, a leading provider of bibliographic information in North America, has acquired Syndetic Solutions, a provider of enriched content for a library's online catalog. Public, academic, school and special libraries use offerings developed by Syndetic Solutions to supply their databases with unique added-value content. The solutions provide enrichment options such as cover images, summaries, author notes, excerpts and book reviews. "We are very excited to add Syndetic Solutions as part of Bowker's offerings to libraries worldwide," says Michael Cairns, president of R.R. Bowker. "We felt the combination of Syndetic's extensive research within the market, together with our product development resources, will result