https://proquest.syndetics.com/ Recent content on ProQuest-Syndetic Solutions Hugo -- gohugo.io Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:49:00 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/10/18/spotlight-on-librarian-recommends-lists-part-iii/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:49:00 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/10/18/spotlight-on-librarian-recommends-lists-part-iii/ Have you explored the thousands of creative lists created and shared by libraries using Librarian Recommends: Lists? Today we’re spotlighting some awesome lists—both general and hyperspecific—that our librarians have made, including read-alikes, interesting themed lists, types of romances, and of course, lists for spooky season. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/06/25/syndetics-unbound-at-ala-in-san-diego/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:26:36 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/06/25/syndetics-unbound-at-ala-in-san-diego/ Are you going to the American Library Association meeting in San Diego? Come say hi! LibraryThing’s founder Tim Spalding will be at booth #2309, demoing and answering questions about Syndetics Unbound. Stop by and see our newly revamped Awards and Honors element, which makes it easy to find out what awards a book has won or been nominated for, and to discover all the other books under that award. We’ll also have Syndetics Unbound tote bags, for you to stuff with all the free books you find on the exhibit floor! https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/05/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2024/ Thu, 02 May 2024 10:15:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/05/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2024/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in April 2024. The Women by Kristin Hannah A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci Funny Story by Emily Henry The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline James by Percival Everett Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Toxic Prey by John Sandford A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/04/02/awards-and-honors-better-than-ever/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:34:45 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/04/02/awards-and-honors-better-than-ever/ Looking for books that won the Women’s Prize for Fiction? This year’s finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award? We’ve revamped how Awards and Honors display in Syndetics Unbound, making it easier to spot what awards a book might have won, and to find all the other books under that award. On an item page in the library catalog, you’ll now see all the awards, distinctions and honors, and notable lists that apply to that item, along with the stage (so you can easily find nominees, longlists, and winners), and the year. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/04/01/will-we-see-you-at-pla/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:53:36 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/04/01/will-we-see-you-at-pla/ The Public Library Association’s 2024 Annual Conference is this week (April 3-5) in Columbus, Ohio. Tim and Abby will be at booth 1843, demoing and answering questions about both Syndetics Unbound and Talpa, our new AI-powered search for “What’s that book?” questions. Stop by to say hi, and maybe grab a tote bag or a pin! https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/24/explore-rcl-core-titles-in-librarian-recommends-lists/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:53:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/24/explore-rcl-core-titles-in-librarian-recommends-lists/ The RCL Librarians have joined Syndetics Unbound! We are now featuring select Resources for College Libraries (RCL) titles in Librarian Recommends: Lists, combining the quality of RCL titles curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists with the powerful discovery features of Syndetics Unbound for library catalogs. These lists draw from the RCL database featuring more than 90,000 core titles for academic libraries and make it easy for libraries to explore new content vetted by RCL subject experts. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/10/2023-top-titles-genres/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:38:01 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/10/2023-top-titles-genres/ Last week we posted the 2023 Top Titles for US Public libraries, based on the thousands of libraries that use Syndetics Unbound to add covers, summaries, recommendations and more. We’ve also posted the 2023 Top Titles for Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. When Genres are Tricky Genres are tricky! First, nobody agrees on them! One patron’s science fiction is another patron’s romance that only incidentally happens in space! There is no best answer, so we chose to make our lists highly inclusive. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/08/2023-top-titles-australia-canada-uk/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:49:01 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/08/2023-top-titles-australia-canada-uk/ Last week we posted the 2023 Top Titles for US Public libraries, based on the thousands of libraries that use Syndetics Unbound to add covers, summaries, recommendations and more. Here are the top titles for Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom! Australia Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Homecoming by Kate Morton Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Yellowface by R. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/02/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2023/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:30:01 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2024/01/02/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2023/ Syndetics Unbound’s year-end “Top Titles” list for all of 2023! We’ve compiled the most popular books in public libraries around the world, drawing on the thousands of libraries that use Syndetics Unbound to add covers, recommendations, summaries, series information and other enhancements to their library catalogs. This post covers the United States. Soon we’ll be releasing the data for Australia, Canada and the UK. First, here’s a “bar chart race” showing the top books changing over the year. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/12/30/top-titles-at-public-libraries-november-2023/ Sat, 30 Dec 2023 10:23:30 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/12/30/top-titles-at-public-libraries-november-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in November 2023. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly The Secret by Lee Child The Woman In Me by Britney Spears The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Tom Lake by Ann Patchett All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Edge by David Baldacci My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/11/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-october-2023/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:26:30 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/11/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-october-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in October 2023. The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann The Woman In Me by Britney Spears Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Judgment Prey by John Sandford The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Armor of Light by Ken Follett The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Holly by Stephen King The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season by Alan Ball 12 Months to Live by James Patterson The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith Starling House by Alix E. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/11/07/top-titles-at-public-libraries-september-2023/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:24:30 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/11/07/top-titles-at-public-libraries-september-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in September 2023. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Holly by Stephen King Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner Payback in Death by J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/09/26/spotlight-on-librarian-recommends-lists-part-ii/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:21:00 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/09/26/spotlight-on-librarian-recommends-lists-part-ii/ Today we’re showcasing another set of the innovative lists created and shared by librarians around the globe, using Librarian Recommends: Lists. With Librarian Recommends: Lists, these lists display right in your library’s catalog, ready to inspire discovery. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/09/20/top-titles-at-public-libraries-august-2023/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:07:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/09/20/top-titles-at-public-libraries-august-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in August 2023. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Happy Place by Emily Henry Out of Nowhere by Sandra Brown Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapeña The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand The Collector by Daniel Silva Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Lion & Lamb by James Patterson Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/08/17/librarian-recommends-cover-upload-update/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:37:45 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/08/17/librarian-recommends-cover-upload-update/ In March we released Librarian Recommends: Cover Upload, much to the delight of our customers. Librarian Recommends: Cover Upload allows librarians to source, upload, and display cover images for items in the catalog that were either missing an image or were incorrect. This element was originally intended for book, video, and journal images, but what surprised us were how many librarians are using it to showcase the wide variety of materials that libraries collect. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/08/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-july-2023/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:12:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/08/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-july-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in July 2023. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Happy Place by Emily Henry The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Only One Left by Riley Sager Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Zero Days by Ruth Ware Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Obsessed by James Patterson It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/07/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-june-2023/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 12:21:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/07/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-june-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in June 2023. Happy Place: A Novel by Emily Henry Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Identity by Nora Roberts Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Cross Down by James Patterson It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Verity by Colleen Hoover Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Simply Lies by David Baldacci Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Zero Days by Ruth Ware The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/06/22/syndetics-unbound-at-ala-chicago/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:08:36 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/06/22/syndetics-unbound-at-ala-chicago/ Are you going to the American Library Association meeting in Chicago? We are! Clarivate/ProQuest, will have a big presence. You can visit them at booth 1811 to talk about all the Clarivate/ProQuest products. The Syndetics Team (Tim and Kristi) will be nearby, at booth 1312. We’ll be demoing and answering questions about both Syndetics Unbound and Talpa, our new AI-powered search for “What’s that book?” questions. Click here to read the announcement about Talpa. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/06/13/introducing-talpa-search/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:03:00 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/06/13/introducing-talpa-search/ Today we are announcing Talpa Search, an experimental, AI-powered library search. For a limited time, Talpa is available to all libraries that use Syndetics Unbound. Talpa uses the power of new technologies, together with the know-how and authority of traditional library data, to find books and other media in your own library’s collection. Try it out on our launch partners Mid-Hudson Library System, Lafayette Public Library and Waverly Public Library. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/06/01/top-titles-at-public-libraries-may-2023/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:13:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/06/01/top-titles-at-public-libraries-may-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in May 2023. Happy Place by Emily Henry Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Simply Lies by David Baldacci The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel by Patti Callahan Henry It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel by Tom Hanks The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/05/04/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2023/ Thu, 04 May 2023 08:48:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/05/04/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in April 2023. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Simply Lies by David Baldacci Dark Angel by John Sandford I Will Find You by Harlan Coben Homecoming by Kate Morton Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Countdown by James Patterson It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline Happy Place by Emily Henry Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/04/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-march-2023/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 18:08:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/04/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-march-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in March 2023. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Storm Watch by C. J. Box I Will Find You by Harlan Coben Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Spare by Prince Harry Pineapple Street: A Novel by Jenny Jackson Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult Verity by Colleen Hoover The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel The London Séance Society: A Novel by Sarah Penner How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/03/30/spotlight-on-librarian-recommends-lists/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:50:00 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/03/30/spotlight-on-librarian-recommends-lists/ Today we’re happy to highlight some of the creative lists created and shared by librarians around the globe, using Librarian Recommends: Lists. With Librarian Recommends: Lists, these lists (and hundreds more) can display right in your library’s catalog, ready to inspire discovery. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/03/06/librarian-recommends-cover-upload/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:50:45 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/03/06/librarian-recommends-cover-upload/ Use Cover Upload to upload images to the Syndetics Unbound image repository. Utilizing an easy drag and drop upload tool, Syndetics Unbound helps to streamline the process for updating images in your catalog, enhancing discoverability. This new service is available for all Syndetics Unbound subscribers. You can use Cover Upload to either add an image where one is missing or to replace an incorrect or low-quality image. Uploaded images will be reviewed by Syndetics Unbound librarians before being included in the image repository. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/03/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-february-2023/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:00:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/03/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-february-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in February 2023. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Spare by Prince Harry The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Verity by Colleen Hoover Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult Encore in Death by J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/02/17/top-titles-at-public-libraries-january-2023/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:40:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/02/17/top-titles-at-public-libraries-january-2023/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in January 2023. Spare by Prince Harry Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Verity by Colleen Hoover It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult The House of Wolves by James Patterson The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo Without a Trace by Danielle Steel Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/23/showcase-librarian-recommends-lists-outside-the-catalog/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:08:45 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/23/showcase-librarian-recommends-lists-outside-the-catalog/ Did you know that Syndetics Unbound’s Librarian Recommends: Lists—an enrichment that allows librarians to curate lists to showcase staff picks, genre guides, and other topics—can also be displayed outside the catalog? Use List Display Widgets to showcase your Lists on library or catalog homepages, LibGuides, or any other webpage. Watch this tutorial on how to create List Display Widgets, and find all the Librarian Recommends: Lists tutorials here. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/18/2022-top-titles-australia-canada-uk/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:05:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/18/2022-top-titles-australia-canada-uk/ Yesterday we posted the top titles of 2022 in US Public libraries. Here are the top titles for Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom! Australia It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Verity by Colleen Hoover The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/17/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2022/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:24:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/17/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2022/ Syndetics Unbound’s year-end “Top Titles” list for all of 2022! We’ve compiled the most popular books in public libraries around the world, drawing on the thousands of libraries that use Syndetics Unbound to add covers, recommendations, summaries, series information and other enhancements to their library catalogs. This post covers the United States. Tomorrow we’ll be releasing the data for Australia, Canada and the UK. First, here’s a “bar chart race” showing the top books changing over the year. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-december-2022/ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:09:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2023/01/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-december-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in December 2022. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Desert Star by Michael Connelly Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Choice by Nora Roberts Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Verity by Colleen Hoover Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich Fairy Tale by Stephen King No Plan B by Lee Child The Whittiers by Danielle Steel The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Triple Cross by James Patterson How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/12/17/top-titles-at-public-libraries-november-2022/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:08:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/12/17/top-titles-at-public-libraries-november-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in November 2022. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Desert Star by Michael Connelly Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich No Plan B by Lee Child It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Verity by Colleen Hoover It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Long Shadows by David Baldacci The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Triple Cross by James Patterson Fairy Tale by Stephen King I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/12/16/new-in-syndetics-unbound-audio-clips/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:04:21 -0500 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/12/16/new-in-syndetics-unbound-audio-clips/ Syndetics Unbound has released Audio Clips, part of the Look Inside element, which allows users to listen to a snippet of the audiobook. This enhancement includes an audio player that contains a sample sound bite from the audiobook, so that patrons can hear an excerpt. Audio Clips give patrons the chance to discover the narration of a title they may be interested in, and is another useful way to curate their reading list. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/11/18/food-for-thought-titles-to-get-you-through-the-holiday-cooking-season/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:50:21 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/11/18/food-for-thought-titles-to-get-you-through-the-holiday-cooking-season/ The kitchen can be overwhelming during the holiday season. Don’t fret, we have a Librarian Recommends: Lists full of comfort food and accomplishments from world-renowned chefs. It’s the most wonderful time of the year – or not – for those who host family and friends for the holidays. Gatherings imply an expectation of good food and reconnection, especially after the seclusion of the last few years. Lane Public Library recently created a Librarian Recommends: Lists that focuses on the memoirs and stories of chefs from all over the globe. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/11/14/top-titles-at-public-libraries-october-2022/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:34:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/11/14/top-titles-at-public-libraries-october-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in October 2022. Verity by Colleen Hoover The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult Long Shadows by David Baldacci Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Fairy Tale by Stephen King It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Our Missing Hearts: A Novel by Celeste Ng It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Righteous Prey by John Sandford I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Winners by Fredrik Backman Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Treasure State by C. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/11/01/win-your-next-new-book-from-syndetics-unbound/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:01:21 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/11/01/win-your-next-new-book-from-syndetics-unbound/ Step right up to win your next favorite book with the Librarian Recommends: Lists Makers Challenge! Our newest enrichment, Librarian Recommends: Lists, was created to help librarians boost catalog engagement and circulation in their libraries. Now, we’re giving librarians the chance to score a new book for their personal collection! The first 50 libraries that create and publish at least five lists1 by December 15, 2022, will automatically be entered into our Librarian Recommends: Lists Maker Challenge. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/10/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-september-2022/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:14:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/10/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-september-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in September 2022. Fairy Tale by Stephen King I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Verity by Colleen Hoover It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens All Good People Here: A Novel by Ashley Flowers Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith Blowback by James Patterson Dreamland: A Novel by Nicholas Sparks The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Desperation in Death by J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/09/19/introducing-librarian-recommends-lists/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:01:45 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/09/19/introducing-librarian-recommends-lists/ Today we’re pleased to announce Librarian Recommends: Lists—a new enrichment in Syndetics Unbound, free to subscribers, that allows librarians to curate lists within the catalog, showcasing topics, genres, staff picks, and more. Lists can also be showcased outside the catalog, on library or catalog homepages. Check it out in this quick video. By default, lists are shared between libraries, so your patrons can benefit from the expertise and creativity of librarians in thousands of libraries around the world. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/09/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-august-2022/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:31:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/09/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-august-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in August 2022. To help you keep up with hot new titles, we’ll be marking with an asterisk the first time they appear on the top-20 list. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Verity by Colleen Hoover The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci The It Girl by Ruth Ware I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus All Good People Here: A Novel by Ashley Flowers Shattered (Michael Bennett Book 14) by James Patterson The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover Sparring Partners by John Grisham Overkill by Sandra Brown Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Midnight Library by Matt Haig How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/08/10/top-titles-at-public-libraries-july-2022/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:12:30 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/08/10/top-titles-at-public-libraries-july-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in July 2022. To help you keep up with hot new titles, we’ll be marking with an asterisk the first time they appear on the top-20 list. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Verity by Colleen Hoover The It Girl by Ruth Ware The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Sparring Partners by John Grisham The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Escape by James Patterson Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Horse by Geraldine Brooks Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel by Daniel Silva Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/07/21/the-summer-slide-and-what-one-library-is-doing-to-fight-it/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:20:21 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/07/21/the-summer-slide-and-what-one-library-is-doing-to-fight-it/ Experts suggest summer learning loss – also known as the summer slide – can lead to students losing up to one-third of the coursework they learned during the school year. It’s a statistic that has one public library working to support student learning year-round. Summer break is often bursting with sounds of kids letting loose, families enjoying each other’s company, and friends spending adventure-laden days in the sun. Summertime in many households means school’s out and schoolwork is not in. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/07/05/top-titles-at-public-libraries-june-2022/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:41:33 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/07/05/top-titles-at-public-libraries-june-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in June 2022. To help you keep up with hot new titles, we’ll be marking with an asterisk the first time they appear on the top-20 list. Sparring Partners by John Grisham Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand Nightwork: A Novel by Nora Roberts It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Meant to Be: A Novel by Emily Giffin Verity by Colleen Hoover The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 22 Seconds by James Patterson Dream Town by David Baldacci The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson Horse: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/06/23/meet-us-at-ala-annual-sneak-peek-at-lists/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:31:36 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/06/23/meet-us-at-ala-annual-sneak-peek-at-lists/ Will you be at American Library Association’s 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC this weekend? Stop by the ProQuest/Clarivate booth (#2507) to catch up with the Syndetics Unbound product team and get a sneak peek at what’s coming soon to Syndetics Unbound: Lists. Lists are a new element soon to be released within Syndetics Unbound that empowers librarians to curate and display custom book lists right in the catalog. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/06/21/loud-and-proud-how-academic-and-public-libraries-are-working-to-amplify-lgbtq-voices/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:08:25 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/06/21/loud-and-proud-how-academic-and-public-libraries-are-working-to-amplify-lgbtq-voices/ One-third of books banned from U.S. school libraries tell LGBTQ+ stories. Now, libraries on college campuses and in communities face an increased responsibility to make queer stories accessible. For many in the U.S., Pride Month in June is a time to commemorate and celebrate the advancements of the LGBTQ+ community. But some believe recent concerted efforts to ban LGBTQ+ literature in schools across America pose a threat to strides previous generations of LGBTQ+ people have made toward achieving total acceptance. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/06/14/top-titles-at-public-libraries-may-2022/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:57:51 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/06/14/top-titles-at-public-libraries-may-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in May 2022. To help you keep up with hot new titles, we’ll be marking with an asterisk the first time they appear on the top-20 list. 22 Seconds by James Patterson* Dream Town by David Baldacci Book Lovers by Emily Henry* Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner* The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews* The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Book of Night by Holly Black Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson The Investigator by John Sandford The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/05/04/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2022/ Wed, 04 May 2022 11:02:51 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/05/04/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in April 2022. To help you keep up with hot new titles, we’ll be marking with an asterisk the first time they appear on the top-20 list. This month saw eight such titles—the most in quite a while! What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline* Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson* The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn* The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley The Investigator by John Sandford* Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/04/11/top-titles-at-public-libraries-march-2022/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:19:59 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/04/11/top-titles-at-public-libraries-march-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in March 2022. To help you keep up with hot new titles, we’ll be marking with an asterisk the first time they appear on the top-20 list. This month saw eight such titles—the most in quite a while! Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson* The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Shadows Reel by C. J. Box* The Match by Harlan Coben* The Maid by Nita Prose One Italian Summer: A Novel by Rebecca Serle* The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Love of My Life by Lucy Robinson Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks* It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The Club by Ellery Lloyd* The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Verity by Colleen Hoover The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich* The Lightning Rod by Brad Meltzer* House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/04/05/banned-and-challenged-books-in-us-schools-and-what-librarians-can-do-about-it/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:05:32 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/04/05/banned-and-challenged-books-in-us-schools-and-what-librarians-can-do-about-it/ The number of banned and challenged books in schools is increasing. Here’s what librarians can do about it. School libraries have provided a safe space for learning about diverse cultures and lifestyles for generations. They’ve been that special place where kids could get extra help on an assignment or take a walk in someone else’s shoes by simply picking up a book. However, the range of perspectives available in school libraries is under threat, as parental concerns regarding content available to their children is backed by changes in U. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/03/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-february-2022/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/03/08/top-titles-at-public-libraries-february-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in February 2022. The Maid by Nita Prose The Midnight Library by Matt Haig One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Abandoned in Death by J. D. Robb The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The Horsewoman by James Patterson The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Verity by Colleen Hoover Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston The Judge’s List by John Grisham Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/03/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-january-2022/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/03/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-january-2022/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in January 2022. The Maid by Nita Prose Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Judge’s List by John Grisham It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Something to Hide by Elizabeth George The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Invisible: A Novel by Danielle Steel One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner The Horsewoman by James Patterson The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom Verity by Colleen Hoover A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Wish by Nicholas Sparks How Do We Know? https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/01/06/top-titles-at-public-libraries-december-2021/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2022/01/06/top-titles-at-public-libraries-december-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in December 2021 The big new in Decemeber are two books released in the last week of November: Jodi Picoult’s Wish You Were Here and Diana Gabaldon’s Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone. Wish You Were Here is the first bestselling “COVID novel.” The plot involves a young professional stranded in the Galápagos, her soon-to-be-fiancé left behind to fight the virus as a doctor in New York. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/12/23/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2021/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/12/23/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2021/ Syndetics Unbound’s year-end “Top Titles” list for all of 2021! We’ve compiled the most searched-for and looked-at books in public and academic libraries around the world, drawing on the thousands of libraries that use Syndetics Unbound. Check out this “bar chart race” of the top searched-for books in US public libraries! I hope you find it as mesmerizing as we do. View this visualisation on Flourish. United States Public Libraries Here are the top 50 books in US public libraries across all of 2021. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/12/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-november-2021/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/12/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-november-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in November 2021 Only a few of the November Top Titles are new to the list. Among the stand-alone titles was Never, a political thriller by Ken Follett. Weighing in at 800 pages, Never is an “action-packed, globe-spanning drama.” A number of series also received new sequels: Diana Gabaldon released the eighth “Outlander” book, Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone; Janet Evanovich released the 28th “Stephanie Plum” book, Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight; David Baldacci released a fouth “Atlee Pine” book Mercy; and Michael Connelly released the fourth “Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel,” The Dark Hours. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/11/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-october-2021/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/11/03/top-titles-at-public-libraries-october-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in October 2021. Fall has seen a number of big releases in literary fiction. Amor Towles’s The Lincoln Highway took first place in October, with glowing reviews from the New York Times and NPR. Patrons were also eager to read Anthony Doerr’s newly-released Cloud Cuckoo Land, which ranges from the 15c siege of Constantinople, to modern-day Idaho and future interstellar space. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/09/10/the-books-of-summer/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/09/10/the-books-of-summer/ It was a season of hot, fun, sometimes escapist reads. Summer isn’t officially over until September 22, but with most children back in school or about to go back, it feels over already. Did you get any beach reading done? (We did, and it felt great.) The 50 Most Popular Here are the fifty most popular books in US public libraries from June 1 to August 31, according to Syndetics Unbound. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/08/27/introducing-bowker-book-data/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/08/27/introducing-bowker-book-data/ Introducing the new Bowker Book Data website. ProQuest and LibraryThing, the co-developers of Syndetics Unbound, have announced Bowker Book Data, a new website for anyone interested in high-quality book data. Check out the website here: https://bowkerbookdata.proquest.com. Find out More The power of Syndetics Unbound comes from a combination of detailed, comprehensive data delivered and a simple, easy-to-implement architecture. A single line of code added to a library catalog or other book-world system brings everything alive, from enhancing records with data to rich exploratory features, such as similar books, series lists and professional reviews. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/08/19/top-titles-at-public-libraries-july-2021/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/08/19/top-titles-at-public-libraries-july-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in July 2021. This month sees both continuing summer favorites and some new releases. July saw The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave in first place in libraries for the third straight month. New in July are The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, and The Paper Palace, a debut novel by Miranda Cowley Heller. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/07/09/top-titles-at-public-libraries-june-2021/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/07/09/top-titles-at-public-libraries-june-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in June 2021. Summer is here! The author of this newsletter believes a “beach read” is whatever you read on the beach, but publishers time certain releases for the summer. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid heads the June arrivals. Following a family of adult children on a literal beach in Malibu, Ophrah Weekly wrote “If summer could somehow fit into a book, then you’d find it in Malibu Rising. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/06/30/isbn-a-history/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/06/30/isbn-a-history/ The following is adapted from an article by Stella Griffiths, Executive Director of the International ISBN Agency and Chair of ISO/TC46/SC9, that first appeared on ISQ (Information Standard Quarterly), a NISO (National Information Standards Organization) publication, in September 2015. The original article can be found at https://bit.ly/3wTpfZ2 ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is an international standard first published under the auspices of ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) in 1972. Right from the introduction of the very earliest audiobooks, microforms, and CD-ROMs, ISBN has not been a standard only for printed materials, though of course, print will always be important. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/06/16/showcasing-titles-for-pride-month/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/06/16/showcasing-titles-for-pride-month/ Show off your LGBTQ+ titles with Book Display Widgets. To celebrate Pride Month, we’ve made a page on our LibGuide of Book Display Widgets that showcase LGBTQ+ titles. Book Display Widgets, as we’ve mentioned before, are a great way to show off your collection. Our curated widgets on the LibGuide make it fast and simple to copy a widget into your own Syndetics Unbound account. Just click “Get This Widget” and it’s yours. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/06/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-may-2021/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/06/02/top-titles-at-public-libraries-may-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in May 2021. Summer is coming, and so are the books of summer! May saw popular new books from Laura Dave, Andy Weir, James Patterson, Jennifer Weiner and Maggie Shipstead. Georgia politician and voting-rights advocate Stacey Abrams, who had previously written under the pen name Selena Montgomery, released the legal thriller While Justice Sleeps. And Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball and The Big Short, released the only non-fiction book on top-20: The Premonition, a narrative a “nonfiction thriller” on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/26/digitizing-the-library-collection-a-look-at-georgia-tech-library/ Wed, 26 May 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/26/digitizing-the-library-collection-a-look-at-georgia-tech-library/ Learn more about how Georgia Tech Library has enhanced their physical browsing experience for users with Syndetics Unbound. The Syndetics Unbound Browse Shelf interactive feature gives library patrons the physical browsing experience by using call numbers to pull titles into a virtual library shelf on the website. Browse Shelf cultivates the experience of searching a library’s stacks online, giving users a more traditional, serendipitous feel, similar to actually being inside the library. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/19/an-overview-of-library-classification-systems/ Wed, 19 May 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/19/an-overview-of-library-classification-systems/ Learn more about ProQuest’s use of library classification systems Written by Michael Olenick, Sr. Content Business Analyst at ProQuest With many different subject classification systems where most are referred to by their acronyms, it is sometimes hard to tell your BISAC from your BIC from your LCSH. Here is a brief overview of some classification systems that are used by our content team. BISAC subjects have been the North American book industry standard for over 25 years. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/12/shaping-the-future-of-metadata/ Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/12/shaping-the-future-of-metadata/ A closer look at the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) By Pat Payton, ProQuest Senior Manager for Provider Relations and a Member of the BISG Metadata Committee This week’s Syndetics Unbound story takes a deep dive into Bowker’s activities within the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), an independent not-for-profit group, with members from all over the book industry, including ProQuest/Bowker. Their work has a far-reaching impact on the library industry, including on Syndetics Unbound. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/06/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2021/ Thu, 06 May 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/05/06/top-titles-at-public-libraries-april-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in April 2021. This month saw much interest in the newly-published The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman. Subtitled “An Inaugural Poem for the Country,” this was the poem Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration. Other notable new books include James Patterson’s The Red Book, Martha Hall Kelly’s Sunflower Sisters and Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig remain at the top of the list. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/28/syndetics-unbound-in-ebook-central/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/28/syndetics-unbound-in-ebook-central/ Did you know that if your library subscribes to Ebook Central’s Academic Complete, your instance of Ebook Central contains elements of Syndetics Unbound to help highlight the titles in your Ebook Central Collections? Many libraries use Academic Complete as the beginning foundation to their ebook collection. Syndetics Unbound displays some elements within Ebook Central to highlight and enrich those titles. Academic Complete subscribers get the added value of 7 of the 18 available enrichment elements within the Ebook Central Platform, which include You May Also Like, About the Author, Awards, Reader Reviews, Tags, AltMetrics and RCL Core Titles. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/21/proquest-celebrating-world-book-day/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/21/proquest-celebrating-world-book-day/ In recent years, April 23rd has been a special day for the employees of ProQuest. It has been a time to recognize and celebrate World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day. This annual event first started on April 23, 1995, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. As a company whose entire business revolves around books and libraries, ProQuest has celebrated this day in years past by encouraging employees to dress up as characters from their favorite books. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/15/syndetics-unbound-content-now-included-in-patron-point-recommends/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/15/syndetics-unbound-content-now-included-in-patron-point-recommends/ ProQuest has reached an agreement with Patron Point to include Syndetics Unbound elements in their newsletter service. Recommends, is a reading recommendation service that helps libraries market content to their patrons and increase engagement and usage of their collection. Recommends helps users create eye-catching, branded monthly newsletters for new titles from the library’s catalog enriched with recommendations, summaries, and covers from Syndetics Unbound. The newsletters connect patrons straight to the library catalog to place a hold on the titles or search for other content. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/14/top-titles-at-public-libraries-march-2021/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/04/14/top-titles-at-public-libraries-march-2021/ Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in March 2021. New this month include Life After Death: A Novel by Sister Souljah, the sequel to her 1999 bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever, and Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian science fiction novel Klara and the Sun. We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker was not released until the beginning of April, but interest was high in March. A quick check of some participating libraries finds a lot of holds! https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/31/enrichment-highlights-brings-increased-catalog-usage-to-mount-laurel-library/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/31/enrichment-highlights-brings-increased-catalog-usage-to-mount-laurel-library/ Recently, ProQuest released Enrichment Highlights a new Syndetics Unbound functionality that improves a library’s search results page by adding key enrichment elements to them. Mount Laurel Library was an early adopter of this free update and has seen an increase in their collection usage as a result of it. “We added the Enrichment Highlights functionality to our catalog last December. Now the Syndetics Unbound content appears in the search results list making it much more visible to our patrons and staff. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/24/mark-and-boost-electronic-resources/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/24/mark-and-boost-electronic-resources/ Last year we released a major new feature to Syndetics Unbound—Mark and Boost Electronic Resources—to help libraries adapt to full and partial shutdowns of their physical collections during COVID-19. One year later, and Mark and Boost remains a powerful tool, letting libraries highlight and promote their electronic resources. The feature marks the library’s electronic resources and “boosts,” or promotes them within Syndetics Unbound’s discovery enrichments, such as You May Also Like, Tags, Book Profile, and Reading Levels. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/17/showcasing-titles-for-women-s-history-month/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/17/showcasing-titles-for-women-s-history-month/ In honor of Women’s History month, we’ve created several Book Display Widgets, which you can check out on our LibGuide. We talked about how easy Book Display Widgets are to make previously on the blog (see Showcasing Titles for Black History Month). Our curated widgets on our LibGuide make the process even simpler—all you have to do is click “Get this widget” to copy it into your own Syndetics Unbound account. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/10/top-titles-at-public-libraries-february-2021/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/03/10/top-titles-at-public-libraries-february-2021/ Here are the top fifteen titles public-library patrons looked for in February 2021. New on the list this month is Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah, no doubt because of the Netflix Series, which came out February 3. Hannah’s The Four Winds heads the list this month too. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles The Russian by James Patterson Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/24/book-profiles-and-how-they-re-made/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/24/book-profiles-and-how-they-re-made/ Syndetics Unbound’s Book Profile is a dynamic tool that lets users browse for titles using clickable profile terms, like character names, genres, topics, locations, and more. There are two kinds of Book Profiles—those created by editorial staff, and machine generated profiles. Today’s blog post is a dive into how Book Profiles are created. Fiction and Non-Fiction Profiles are curated manually by Syndetics Unbound editorial staff members, who refer to descriptions and reviews found in Industry journals to create a profile for a given title, using standardized terms. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/17/showcasing-titles-for-black-history-month/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/17/showcasing-titles-for-black-history-month/ Want to highlight some books for Black History Month on your library’s homepage? Use a Book Display Widget to create a virtual book display! Book Display Widgets supplement the catalog enrichment of Syndetics Unbound, allowing you to create virtual book displays, with covers that link to each item’s record in your catalog, driving traffic and discoverability. Making a widget is an easy process in the Syndetics Unbound admin. Choose what items you want to display. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/10/top-titles-at-public-libraries-january-2021/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/10/top-titles-at-public-libraries-january-2021/ Here are the top fifteen titles public-library patrons looked for in January 2021. They include some titles from our Top-in-2020 list, but some are quite new. Number four, The Four Winds: A Novel by Kristin Hannah wasn’t officially released until February 2, so its number one position was purely anticipatory. In other words, a LOT of holds! The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Duke and I by Julia Quinn The Four Winds: A Novel by Kristin Hannah The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/03/top-rated-elements-in-syndetics-unbound/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/02/03/top-rated-elements-in-syndetics-unbound/ Last year, we queried our customers about what their favorite Syndetics Unbound elements were. Not surprisingly, Recommendations were at the top of that list, but let’s take a deeper look at what you love the most about Syndetics Unbound. Public and Academic Libraries alike rated our You May Also Like recommendations as their favorite element. The recommendations provide the opportunity for serendipitous discovery of new titles and are based on both user suggestions from LibraryThing for Libraries and big data algorithms. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/01/28/top-academic-titles-of-2020/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/01/28/top-academic-titles-of-2020/ We recently did a blog post on the Top Syndetics Unbound Titles of 2020, covering what public-library patrons were searching for and finding in 2020. But what about academic libraries? This data was aggregated across libraries using Syndetics Unbound worldwide. The picture is more complicated in academic libraries than public libraries. First, academic libraries differ from each other more than public ones do. Titles that head the list month after month at technical colleges may not even appear at a law or divinity library. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/01/20/new-reading-recommendation-service-from-syndetics-unbound-and-patron-point/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/01/20/new-reading-recommendation-service-from-syndetics-unbound-and-patron-point/ Syndetics Unbound is excited and pleased to announce that we have worked with Patron Point, a library marketing automation partner, to offer Patron Point Recommends™ – a new reading recommendation service that helps public libraries market content to their patrons, increasing engagement and usage. Patron Point Recommends automatically creates eye-catching, branded monthly newsletters for new titles from a library’s catalog enriched with LibraryThing recommendations and summaries, and covers from the Syndetics Unbound service. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/01/14/syndetics-unbound-libraryworks-2021-modern-library-award-winner/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2021/01/14/syndetics-unbound-libraryworks-2021-modern-library-award-winner/ The Syndetics Unbound team is humbled and excited to announce our Platinum Award in the 2021 Modern Library Awards (MLAs) from LibraryWorks. This is the first time that Syndetics Unbound has been entered for an MLA, and we are thrilled to have been chosen for this award. Jenny Newman, publisher and MLA program manager, said, “It’s hardly a surprise that Syndetics Unbound scored so well. They’ve been at the forefront of the industry since their company entered the market in 2016. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/12/16/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2020/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/12/16/top-syndetics-unbound-titles-of-2020/ Ever wonder what patrons are searching for in library catalogs? We have the answers for 2020, aggregated from all the public libraries that use Syndetics Unbound. United States Top Fifteen These were the top fifteen most searched-for books of 2020 in US public libraries. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Camino Winds by John Grisham The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides The Guest List: A Novel by Lucy Foley The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Walk the Wire by David Baldacci Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Fair Warning by Michael Connelly The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben Month by Month The top books above are mostly popular books that stayed popular for much of the year. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/12/09/r-r-bowker-from-mugwump-to-metadata/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/12/09/r-r-bowker-from-mugwump-to-metadata/ This blog provides a historical review of the life of R.R. Bowker, and the dynamic impact and legacy that he’s left on the library world today. By Bob Nardini Today the largest library on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus is closed to most people due to COVID-19. But one hundred years ago, despite lingering cases of that era’s influenza pandemic, at the building’s opening in 1920 the day was marked with public ceremony. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/12/02/increasing-syndetics-unbound-visibility/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/12/02/increasing-syndetics-unbound-visibility/ We’ve looked at a lot of different catalogs and discovery layers over the past few years, and learned a lot about usage statistics (read more about our new usage stats here. Out of that, we thought we’d share some tips about how you can optimize your Syndetics Unbound subscription. Don’t hide the content The more a user has to click, the less they will do so. If Syndetics Unbound is shown within an accordion, behind a tab, or very far down on a detail page, your patrons will see it less, and accordingly, interact with it less. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/11/18/new-syndetics-unbound-usage-statistics/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/11/18/new-syndetics-unbound-usage-statistics/ We’re very pleased to announce a major improvement to our Syndetics Unbound statistics page. Our new usage statistics include deep dives into coverage and interaction statistics, many charts and graphs, a date selector tool, and the ability to limit your view by instance. Syndetics Unbound subscribers can check it out in the Syndetics Unbound Admin, under Statistics. Some of the metrics we’re tracking and displaying now include: Coverage charts show the number of times Syndetics Unbound showed any enrichment on a catalog page, and as a percentage of all catalog pages loaded. https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/11/11/include-syndetics-unbound-on-your-search-results-pages/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 08:00:01 -0400 https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2020/11/11/include-syndetics-unbound-on-your-search-results-pages/ Want to increase usage of Syndetics Unbound? Increase its visibility! Many users don’t click beyond the search results page to view the detail record in your catalog. To that end, we’ve added an abbreviated version of Syndetics Unbound that launches small lightboxes for each element, directly from your search results page. We’ve seen usage statistics rise dramatically when libraries enable Syndetics Unbound on search results pages, so give it a try! https://proquest.syndetics.com/contact/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/contact/ Thank you for contacting us! We will be reaching out shortly on your request to learn more about Syndetics Unbound. Error submitting form! There was an unexpected error submitting the Syndetics Unbound contact us form. Please try again! Technical Support Having issues with implementation? Questions about your subscription? Please contact Tech Support at PQ-techsupport1@clarivate.com. Data Corrections Discovered incorrect content or cover images? Please send us an email at syndetics. https://proquest.syndetics.com/faq/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/faq/ Resources and Support Syndetics Unbound LibGuide Comprehensive Syndetics Unbound Training and Support, as well as New Enhancements and Development Updates. Go to the Syndetics Unbound LibGuide Syndetics Unbound Quick Start An overview to getting your account set up in the Syndetics Unbound Admin system. Syndetics Unbound Quck Start Guide (PDF) Syndetics Unbound Videos Promote Syndetics Unbound to your Students and Patrons Promote Syndetics Unbound in your Academic Library Promote Syndetics Unbound in your Public Library Syndetics Unbound Brochures Get the facts about the next generation of catalog enrichment, Syndetics Unbound. https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/seeit/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/seeit/ https://proquest.syndetics.com/classic/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/classic/ Syndetics Classic is the legacy version of Syndetics and is available as an alternative to Syndetics Unbound. Who's It For? Libraries that want programmatic access to Syndetics data via an API. Libraries that want to purchase enrichment data à la carte. Libraries that want to display data in their catalog without the dynamic interactions that are included in Syndetics Unbound. Syndetics Classic Enrichment Elements Cover Images Table of Contents Summaries Author Notes First Chapters & Excerpts Book Profiles Series Information Video & Music Summaries Profiles Book Reviews Library Journal School Library Journal The Horn Book BookList Bookseller + Publisher Choice Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews The New York Times Book Review The Guardian Book Reviews Doody’s Medical Book Reviews Quill and Quire Voya International Content Swedish Book content Swedish A/V UK Video Spanish Book content German Book data Italian Book data Awards Video Games Syndetics Classic Stats Looking for your Syndetics Classic usage statistics? https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/academic/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/academic/ Help users to engage, explore, and discover more in your library with Syndetics Unbound. Provide students and faculty with a comprehensive research experience, leading them to titles that they otherwise wouldn't have found. Features Inform Syndetics Unbound includes more than 16 elements, with options like Summary and About the Author, to provide in-depth details on all your collection's titles. https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/public/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/public/ Help patrons to engage, explore, and discover more in your library with Syndetics Unbound. Looking to engage patrons and connect them with more of your collection? Elements available within Syndetics Unbound such as Summary, About the Author, Reviews, and Recommendations lead readers to their next favorite read. Transform patron's experience with the interactive exploration and serendipitous discovery available with Syndetics Unbound. Features Inform Syndetics Unbound includes more than 16 elements, with options like Summary and Author bios, to provide in-depth details on all your collection's titles. https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/school/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://proquest.syndetics.com/unbound/school/ Help students and teachers to engage, explore, and discover more in your library with Syndetics Unbound. Ignite the excitement of discovery in your young readers, with Syndetics Unbound! Find the right title for the right student every time with Reading Levels, Book Profile, and Look Inside. Provide your students with a dynamic catalog, that leads them to their next favorite read. Features Inform Syndetics Unbound includes more than 16 elements, with options like Summary and Author bios, to provide in-depth details on all your collections titles.