SirsiDynix get fuzzy over search
Apparently SirsiDynix will be unveiling the snappily named SirsiDynix Enterprise at the ALA Conference in Anaheim.
To quote an announcement email that recently passed under my gaze, it is their….
… new state-of-the-art faceted search solution that empowers libraries to make collections more searchable and discoverable than ever before.
How does SirsiDynix Enterprise deliver this power? With fuzzy search logic technology never before available to libraries, simplified search interfaces, deep integration with current OPACs, and much more.
The fuzzy search logic technology never before available to libraries comes from Brainware a sister company to SirsiDynix in the portfolio of Vista Equity Partners.
With the launch of Starship SirsiDynix Enterprise they are boldly going in to the universe of bolt-on OPACs, which was discussed in this month’s episode of the Library 2.0 Gang with amongst others participants from OCLC, Innovative, and Aquabrowser. Practically everybody has now entered this space, previously only inhabited by Aquabrowser and a few open source projects. Anybody who is anybody has a new OPAC sporting faceted browsing, new indexing, and the ability to be bolted-on to somebody else’s library system.
It’s early days in this market as Carl Grant, who was also on the Library 2.0 Gang this month, is saying we need to evolve from bolt-on towards plug-in.
Back to the SirsiDynix announcement - with the ‘Star Wars’ credits imagery, the Star Trek naming, and emphasising the fuzziness - I wonder what they will be wearing on the stand in Anaheim?
