Sentences with phrase «about electronic libraries»

One thing I've wondered about electronic libraries is why ebooks would ever need to be on hold instead of being instantly downloadable — why are we using a physical - goods model for non-physical borrowing?

When the Sony Daily Edition reader was announced, we got a bit excited about its electronic library program and wide screen, but alas, we're still waiting to actually get one of these devices into our hands to check out all the features:

Not exact matches

«Sending this information in plain text undermines decades of efforts by libraries and bookstores to protect the privacy of their patrons and customers,» Electronic Frontier Foundation Corynne McSherry wrote in a blog post about the issue.

I've been writing about e-books since the early 1990s and am the author of the TeleRead chapter of Scholarly Publishing: The Electronic Frontier (MIT / ASIS), where I call for a well - stocked national digital library system carefully integrated with schools and libraries --- and the popularization of book - friendly hardware.

While I'd guess the publisher's markup for library use of 25 loans of an ebook far exceeds the single - copy price of the same book, I'd also be curious about the capital and administrative costs of housing and handling / shipping especially in a large multi-branch system, that don't exist for electronic loans.

A monthly electronic newsletter designed to inform educators and librarians about the best graphic novels for their school or library!

librarians supplement English by teaching students about print, non-print, and electronic resources available in the library, fictional story elements, and types of literature.

In 2012 some publishers made between 9 — 10 % of their revenue from e-content whilst STM electronic libraries secured about 15 % of the proprietors» revenue.

About 16 electronic libraries sell subscriptions to corporates and universities to access their academic and professional collections.

In my other tutorial we learn about using OverDrive, the most popular electronic book distributor for both private and public libraries and schools throughout the world.

Not only is Simon Denny not British, he was also just about the most annoying exhibitor at the Venice Biennale this year, where he represented New Zealand, and where his ghastly contribution involved destroying the beauty of Sansovino's Renaissance library in San Marco by filling it with Perspex cabinets throbbing with electronic lighting.

Trial Court Law Libraries has added a page devoted to Law About Electronic Discovery.

The comments above by Simon C. about Prof. Ziegel's conference papers is well taken; given the ease of electronic publishing, these should be put online; we often received requests for past conference papers where the print version had gone missing or was not added to the library's collection.

When I travel to Mexico for an extended period of time I purchase a number of electronic bestseller at about half the price of hardcopy books, put them on my Sony Reader and go off to Mexico with a library of over 45 full length novels.

Librarian Duke University, Naples, FL Dec 2008 — Present • Assist students by locating books and information for them • Ensure efficient retrieval activities • Manage inventory for books and library materials • Maintain catalogs and file library cards • Respond to students» questions about reading materials • Maintain index systems appropriately • Ensure that tattered or torn books are replaced immediately • Shop for appropriate library books and materials • Provide reading lists and manage both electronic and printed materials • Assist researchers with literature searches by employing expertise in using databases and printed materials