Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Cardiff University in Wales has added the Syndetics ICE (Indexed Content Enrichment) service to the University’s LibrarySearch installation of the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Syndetics ICE adds tables of contents, summaries, and abstracts to the Primo records. In addition to supporting the search, Syndetics ICE data is displayed to users as part of the search results.
This integration was carried out as part of Cardiff University’s initial Primo implementation and is the result of close collaboration between Ex Libris and the library’s system experts. Detailed instructions on how to index Syndetics ICE data in Primo are now available to all Primo customers on the University’s collaborative platform, EL Commons.
Syndetics ICE enhances library patrons’ search experience by making collections more searchable, retrievable, and relevant. By enabling patrons to search valuable Syndetics content right through a library’s online catalogue, Syndetics ICE streamlines the discovery of titles that are undetectable through traditional MARC data searches. In addition to raising the visibility of library holdings and bringing greater relevance to search results, Syndetics ICE enables patrons to discover a broader span of information in their search results than ever before. Syndetics ICE is a service of Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest.
