Sentences with phrase «academic library ebook»

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I work in an academic library and eBook acquisitions are far out numbering traditional book purchases, and that is what students seem to prefer as well.

eBook Platforms: Lessons Learned from Managing Multiple Providers — p. 12 by Trey Shelton, Tara Cataldo, and Amy Buhler — Gives an overview of multiple eBook platforms from the perspective of a large academic library.

As library ebook lending for both academic and public institutions continues to make steady progress, libraries are finally able to «shop» the competition to provide the best user experience for their patrons, the largest catalogs of bestselling titles, and investigate the available features of different platforms.

A workshop on libraries and ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco, Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack,... [Read more...]

The Connecticut State Library has announced that the first phase of the development of a statewide library eBook platform (eGO) will begin with Library Connection, Inc. [non-profit cooperative of 30 public and academic libraries which share an integrated library system (CONNECT)-RSB- and the Ferguson Library [in Stamford, CT].

A workshop on libraries and ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco, Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack, Collection Development Manager, 3M Cloud Library.

OverDrive, whose ebook borrowing app continues to be the top - rated large - scale lending app by iOS and Android users, has enjoyed a fairly solid run as not only a content provider to academic and public libraries, but also in other ways.

Recorded Books has been distributing content to libraries since 1979 and has mainly focused on digital magazines, eBooks and academic content.

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And the fact that libraries often can't get eBook packages / options that provide the content our patrons want (especially in academic libraries).

Their intent is to market the eBooks to academic libraries, online re-sellers and schools.

«Our long term aim is to help public and academic libraries provide ebooks to their patrons and to make available the widest possible collection of ebooks from all over the world.

Academic books is one field in Germany to have embraced the ebook earlier, driven by demands from libraries for titles to be digitised, and is not far behind the US market, an academic publisher saAcademic books is one field in Germany to have embraced the ebook earlier, driven by demands from libraries for titles to be digitised, and is not far behind the US market, an academic publisher saacademic publisher said here.

Additionally, the library and academic markets have uniquely stringent DRM requirements for some of our ebook publications.

The list of ebrary titles includes over 750,000 ebooks through Academic Complete as well as content uploaded by member libraries.

Slow to gain ground in the US due to ongoing conflict between the libraries and the publishers over compensation, ebook lending in Europe would be one way for readers to continue consuming high volumes of digital material — academic texts or popular — as a way to avoid the VAT issue.

Patron - driven acquisition (PDA) is one of the most talked - about models for acquiring ebooks in academic libraries.

ebrary is currently working with academic libraries in Germany, but the popularity of ebook lending in the current climate of VAT can easily spark the crossover to public libraries.

A consortium of 10 academic libraries in Nova Scotia, Novanet, has negotiated a deal with publishers to allow the sharing of ebooks among libraries as freely as they share print books.

We will also look to Doug to assist us in tapping the potential for ebooks in nonretail channels, such as special sales and the school, library, and academic markets.»

At the recent American Library Association conference in the Anaheim, California, the current state of ebook lending for public and academic libraries was a dark undercurrent throughout the multi-day event.

LIVE has provided statewide ebook access to North Carolina's public and academic libraries since the early days of NetLibrary.

This story examines Ebooks on EBSCOhost, which has strong academic and corporate roots but is becoming more attractive to public libraries as well.)

This week we chat with two leaders from GALE Cengage Learning — Cynthia Sanner (far left), Publisher, General Reference and International, Cengage Learning and Erin Sullivan (left), Product Manager II, Gale Virtual Reference Library, about libraries, ebooks and Cengage Learning's innovative publishing programs for Public, K - 12, and Academic Llibraries, ebooks and Cengage Learning's innovative publishing programs for Public, K - 12, and Academic LibrariesLibraries.

Unlike public and academic libraries, which have prioritized ebook acquisition in recent years, K - 12 school libraries still lag far behind, according to the third - annual «2012 Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries,» sponsored bylibraries, which have prioritized ebook acquisition in recent years, K - 12 school libraries still lag far behind, according to the third - annual «2012 Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries,» sponsored by Folebook acquisition in recent years, K - 12 school libraries still lag far behind, according to the third - annual «2012 Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries,» sponsored bylibraries still lag far behind, according to the third - annual «2012 Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries,» sponsored by FolEbook Usage in U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries,» sponsored byLibraries,» sponsored by Follett.

The graphics also show the different ways that ebooks have impacted public libraries versus academic libraries.

Has the availability of ebook collections (hereafter referred to as eCollections) enhanced and / or improved collection development practices in academic libraries?

In our analysis of the ebook buying methods in academic libraries, we've examined thus far the unexpected effects of Demand - Driven Acquisitions (DDA), a model that showed promise at its inception but eventually led librarians and publishers to question its long - term sustainability, and we've cleared up some confusion surrounding the Approval Plan and explained why it remains as effective for purchasing digital books as for print.

Now in their third year, the LJ / SLJ Ebook Usage reports track long - term trends in public, academic, and K - 12 school libraries, presenting detailed information about how libraries are adapting to this technology.

Academic libraries serving colleges, universities and other institutes of higher learning tend to have a broader definition of ebooks than public libraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on Elibraries serving colleges, universities and other institutes of higher learning tend to have a broader definition of ebooks than public libraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on EBSCebooks than public libraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on Elibraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on ELibraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on EBSCEbooks on EBSCOhost.

Following 2008, a lot of public and academic library saw budget cuts, further exacerbating the decline of ebook purchases.

Currently, ebooks represent an average of almost 10 percent of academic libraries» acquisitions budget, and respondents expect that share to grow to almost 20 percent by 2017.

Full versions of this report are available for purchase, focused on public, academic, or school libraries and complete with detailed data broken down by size of library and budget, comparison of 2011 and 2010 data, and hundreds of comments from librarians about their experiences with ebooks:

Ian Singer of Media Source quoted adoption rate statistics that ebooks are in over 90 % of academic libraries and over 80 % of public libraries.

Continue reading The long and winding road to DRM - free ebooks in academic libraries →

The Academic eBook Collection is a «must have» for all academic liAcademic eBook Collection is a «must have» for all academic liacademic libraries.

According to the Library Journal 2011 survey of ebook penetration and use in libraries, 95 % of academic, 82 % of public, and 44 % of school libraries are already offering ebooks, and many more are considering it.

The survey also digs into just how libraries are serving up ebooks — for instance, 15 % of public libraries and 12 % of academics currently circulate preloaded devices, and 26 % and 22 %, respectively, expect to in the future.

Academic libraries are almost all on board, with 95 % offering ebooks; their ebook collections increased by 93 %.

An outstanding value, the growing Academic eBook Collection connects your library to any classroom or online course.

A glance at how libraries buy is also striking: 62 % of public libraries and 58 % of academics now buy ebooks via a consortium, and 37 % and 76 % also buy ebooks independently.

The agreement significantly expands the global footprint of the Smashwords ebook distribution network, enabling Smashwords authors and publishers to reach hundreds of online retailers, public libraries and academic libraries... http://bit.ly/1XfXi6c

EBL offered the best selection of titles for academic libraries, although some patrons complained that they had trouble finding downloaded ebooks on their devices.

VLeBooks — Smashwords titles will also be accessible on the VLeBooks service, the ebook platform for Browns Books for Students, another sister company of Gardners that serves academic libraries.

Skip Dye, vice president, director of library and academic marketing and sales for Random House, discusses the publisher's views on ebooks in libraries as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, Octobebooks in libraries as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, Oclibraries as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, OcLibraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, OctobEbooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, October 17.

Gardners library ebook distribution will allow Smashwords authors and publishers to reach both public libraries and academic libraries.

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries produced a report on eBooks in academic libraries in 2008 that identified a range of issue that should be considered by libraries when signing up foLibraries produced a report on eBooks in academic libraries in 2008 that identified a range of issue that should be considered by libraries when signing up folibraries in 2008 that identified a range of issue that should be considered by libraries when signing up folibraries when signing up for eBooks.

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