One of the main
benefits of an all digital library is that the content can be shared between both locations.
Not exact matches
The
benefits of having a
digital library are too great for me to ever go back.
«By making the online
library experience safer for everyone, eSmart
Libraries will give more Australians the opportunity to experience the social and economic
benefits of new
digital technologies,» Coates said.
«I think Mofibo will be a
benefit to the public
libraries by creating a stronger overall market for e-books and other
digital materials,» said Pernille Drost, president
of the librarian's union, Bibliotekarforbundet, in the article.
One
of the
benefits to the subscriber
libraries that comes from using a subscription model, at least at the onset
of ebook lending, is it allows them to track patron usage, user interest, and overall lending data so that they can do a better job
of applying their budgets to
digital content.
Imagine OverDrive managed and developed as a
digital agent
of responsive civic / public organizations — guided by
library leaders focused on societal and public
benefits and not profits.
However, not everyone is convinced
of the
benefits of having a
digital library in place.
When
digital publishing first reached the mainstream, some
of the many
benefits included the ability to bring books to outlying areas where bookstores and
libraries were few and far between, as well as making access to publication a far more viable option for those authors — especially international authors — who did not... [Read more...]
While it is disappointing that the adoption
of digital reading and the cooperation
of the publishers have not coincided in such a way as to
benefit libraries and their patrons, it is even more disappointing that it may take a government mandate to actually put this into practice.
Cultivation
of synergies between
libraries and both physical and
digital bookstores, which, for example, can
benefit from «buy» links from
library catalogs.
They also provide a subscription service (PacktLib) which allows users to search for relevant information from their online
library of digital books - a huge
benefit when all you need is that obscure script.
Being able to gather, collate, and assess circulation information across print and
digital formats, and to provide purchase guidance based on the evidence
of like - material demand at the branch level, is an enormous
benefit for
libraries looking to get the most out
of their limited materials budgets.
One
of the
benefits of becoming a paid subscriber (other than playing online, which will cease to be free in September) is access to a
library of digital NES games.
PlayStation Plus, the premium PlayStation Network service that provides subscribers with a rotating
library of free games and other
digital benefits, will play a «prominent role» in PlayStation 4, Sony has confirmed.In an interview with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe PlayStation