[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Better option for cover art?

Janet Schrader jschrader at cwmars.org
Tue Feb 11 13:07:00 EST 2020


CWMARS uses Content Cafe (B&T) and I'm satisfied with their service.  A few
years ago, after non-responses when I reported an incorrect cover, I
contacted one of the sales reps. Now I have a direct email address to the
cover images department. I usually get a response the same day or within 24
hours. I send screenshots of the wrong cover and the correct one. I think
sometimes they use the screenshot I send if it's an older title.

A little off topic, but what frustrates me most about changing the cover
image is caching. Sometimes if I find a different UPC or ISBN or if there
are several ISBNs in the record, I suppress the first set to see if the
second (or third) ISBNs link to the right cover. I have to clear the cache
and refresh the page in order to see if there's a change. I also click on
the "Clear added content cache" link although I'm not sure if that's
necessary. Many releases ago, I think prior to 2.7, the change was
immediate. Caching is a very frustrating for me.



Janet


Janet Schrader

Bibliographic Services Supervisor | CW MARS

67 Millbrook Street, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01606

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On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 8:19 AM Kate Coleman <kcoleman at jeffcolib.org> wrote:

> Missouri Evergreen uses Syndetics and are pretty happy with them. I will
> say that if an email is sent about the artwork being incorrect, they aren't
> the most prompt at following through. However, the *vast *majority is
> correct.
>
>
> Kate Coleman
> Jefferson County Library - Central Services
> Technical Services Specialist
> 5678 State Rd. PP
> High Ridge, MO 63049
> 636-677-8689
> Fax: 636--677-1769
> kcoleman at jeffcolib.org
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 3:33 PM Terran McCanna <
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>
>> We use Syndetics. They've historically had a larger and more diverse
>> selection of covers than any other vendor. (However, I haven't compared
>> numbers recently.)
>>
>>
>> Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager
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>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 3:14 PM Murphy, Benjamin <
>> Benjamin.Murphy at ncdcr.gov> wrote:
>>
>>> We currently use Open Library and are looking for a better option for
>>> cover art in our OPAC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone here using Syndetics? If so, what are your thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Are there other tools you’d suggest for displaying cover art?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Benjamin Murphy*
>>>
>>> NC Cardinal Program Manager
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