SirsiDynix Enterprise Search & Discovery

SirsiDynix Enterprise ®
Search & Discovery
Meeting the users where they are.
In this digital age, information is easy to come by. Quality
information, however, ranked according to true relevance and
accessible via a single streamlined location, is a little harder
to find. Libraries have historically stood as vast treasure troves
of knowledge and resources; but with the modern library user
so accustomed to split-second responses to search queries,
seeking out specific information or items using only a traditional
catalog can appear daunting.
Make the
SirsiDynix Enterprise ®
discovery platform
your own.
A what-you-see-is-what-youget
editor makes administering
Enterprise discovery content
and customizing its appearance
simple. The editor can format
data and allows you to change
fonts, colors, images, external
links and more to correspond
with your library. The powerful
platform also accepts direct
HTML input. Images or
other files are easily stored
on the server through the
administrative interface.
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The SirsiDynix Enterprise® search and discovery platform removes that barrier,
empowering your library to shine as the epicenter of information that it is.
How? It’s easy. We’ve divided it into three basic steps, backed by a lot of solid
technology. First, expand the library’s reach. Second, give the users more.
Third, bring them back to the library
Expanding the library’s reach
Whether a user is new or a regular visitor, within the library walls or accessing
the catalog remotely, the library’s ability to reach and serve them is paramount.
The library’s “reach,” so to speak, is not just about bringing the library to the user,
but also about stretching library resources, enabling the library to do more with
what it has. SirsiDynix Enterprise technology takes this into account and comes
with reach-expanding features and functionality built-in.
• Bring the library catalog to the users with the Enterprise search widget.
This identifiable widget provides quick access to the library catalog from
any existing Web page, and can be installed with a simple copy-and-paste.
Community websites, departmental Web pages for universities – you name
it. But why stop there? A library can also install this snippet on its Facebook
page or other extension, bringing users easily from an external site into the
library catalog.
• Serve patrons in any language with the Enterprise platform’s built-in
multilingual and Unicode support. This empowers library staff to direct
patrons to resources without obstacle. And for the user, it’s a cinch.
Enterprise technology allows users to change languages on the fly and
display search results using Roman and non-Roman character sets.
• Attract attention and showcase library resources with the Enterprise
discovery platform’s signature “rooms” capability. Highlight specific
resources or arrange materials from across the library collection into digital
rooms based on theme, audience or location. If your library wants to reach
the teenage audience, create a room for it. If the community has an annual

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event of interest, compile news, multimedia materials, Web resources and selected items from the physical collection
to provide a go-to for patrons interested in the subject. Enterprise rooms provide a compelling platform for featuring
anything and everything that’s important to your community.
Giving the users more
The Enterprise discovery platform delivers the full expanse of the library collection to users, enabling them to extract the
absolute best results, or to just browse the complete catalog offerings easily, through a dynamic and user-friendly search
environment.
• Allow users to extract the absolute most from the catalog with multiple repository search. Enterprise results present
all the library’s compatible resources, print and electronic, on a single results page. Furthermore, the new advanced
search options enable users to narrow search criteria to near-exact detail – for example, users can specify a publication
date range; refine results based on what’s currently available onsite; or even de-select an author or format that they
don’t want to be included in the hit list.
• Bring the library collection to life with enriched content, giving your users book cover displays, best-seller lists, usergenerated
reviews and more. Cover-flow views, social media integration, drag-and-drop “favorites” list capabilities
and more further customize the experience for each library user.
• Eliminate dead-end searches with Enterprise “fuzzy logic” or natural language search. For library staff, this saves
time. For library patrons, this empowers them to discover with ease – providing “Did you mean” suggestions in cases
of misspelled or incomplete queries.
Bringing them back to the library
With the enhanced library catalog discovery experience the patron’s just experienced, enticing them back to the library will
be a much easier job. But the Enterprise platform doesn’t rest on its laurels – it’s ready with tools for drawing your users
back into the library for more.
• Update users on new library materials of interest using RSS feed technology. This capability, based on the platform’s
URL-based search, also allows users to easily replicate previous successful searches.
• Continue the conversation with social media support, built right into the Enterprise interface. Users can conveniently
“share” good finds via their social media channel of choice right from the library catalog, making the library part of
their dialog even after they leave.
• Provide on-the-go access with the mobile-friendly Enterprise interface, enabling library users to discover catalog
contents from wherever they may be.
With SirsiDynix Enterprise technology, your library can better utilize its resources while bringing the expanse of your
library’s substantial resources to the fingertips of your users in full glory. However your users discover, SirsiDynix
Enterprise technology makes it possible.
Contact your SirsiDynix representative to find
out more about the SirsiDynix Enterprise
discovery experience.
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