Nylink

Syndetic Solutions

Available through Nylink to 2- and 4- year academic libraries with Innovative, Endeavor or Ex Libris ILS systems, Syndetics offers a wealth of descriptive information and cover images relating to videos, DVDs, CDs, audio books, and all types of books from juvenile chapter books to conference proceedings. Various elements of content are added weekly for over 100,000 new titles each year.

Libraries that would like to participate in Nylink's offering must purchase at least these five elements:

Covers
Table of Contents
1st Chapters
Summaries and Annotations
Choice Reviews

Many other elements are available.

Pricing is based on title counts and elements selected, and will be pro-rated based on an August 31 start date for the subscription cycle. Thanks to SUNY's group subscription, Nylink is able to offer a special additional 30% discount over regular discounts.

Here's a more comprehensive list of Syndetic Solutions' elements (see their web site for the most current version):

TOC
Fiction Profile
Fiction Search
Series List
Summaries
Covers
First Chapters
Author Notes
PW Review
LJ Review
SLJ Review
Choice Review
Booklist Review
Horn Book Review
Kirkus Review
Criticas Review

Features

Only available through Nylink to 2- and 4-year academic libraries with Innovative, Endeavor, or Ex Libris ILS systems.
New: Video and Music content for almost one million titles. The paragraph-length annotations for videos identify cast members and directors. Music annotations include track listings, song running time, and composer/performer.
New element: Spanish content. Reviews and annotations for more than more than 9,000 of your Spanish-language titles.