Sentences with phrase «by library patrons»

Any law library may purchase a subscription to the BarBooks ™ online library for use by its library patrons.

A full 40 percent of people challenging reading material were parents, followed by library patrons (27 percent), boards or administrations (10 percent) and pressure groups (6 percent).

All of the content purchased from Smashwords, including books in popular genres such as fiction, romance, mystery, and science fiction, is available for borrowing by library patrons.

WLS purchases access to services such as online databases and electronic books from third - party vendors for use by library patrons.

Excluding the figures from iBook, the eleven titles were downloaded by library patrons in the region of Stockholm on more than 2 000 occasions in the first four months.

What Kelley is describing, in his Penguin Restores Kindle Lending, but Still Not Providing Digital Editions of New Titles, appears to involve, then, a question of how ebooks checked out by library patrons are delivered.

They do get their work into place to be found by library patrons on a DRM - free platform that can outstrip the «friction» of constraints in traditional formats.

The study also seems to confirm a general decline in the use of ebooks by library patrons: «Over the past 12 months, 96 % of survey respondents read at least one print book, while 44 % read at least one ebook.»

Until I know what Amazon's response on library editions available for free download by library patrons, I'm out.

In February HarperCollins announced that its ebooks could only be checked out by library patrons 26 times per title, after which a library would need to re-purchase an ebook in order to continue lending it out.

The postcards, signed by library patrons and supporters, asked the County Executive to restore $ 3.6 million in funding.

Not exact matches

The library's offerings are only limited by the imagination of its patrons.

Gourmet coffeehouses are credited with starting the revolution in American coffee tastes from a bottomless «cup of Joe» endlessly refilled by waitresses who called patrons «honey» to specialized varieties of coffee beans meticulously roasted, blended and brewed at just the right water temperature in the hushed tones of a library.

RFID provides the opportunity to use technology to improve public service and assist staff, whose numbers have been reduced by previous years» budget cuts, in meeting the demand from heavy patron usage of library services;

For the second year in a row, the novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is one of the most requested books by patrons of Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries.

Over 751,000 public computer sessions and over 242,600 WiFi sessions were logged last year — meaning local library patrons rely on the technology provided by their libraries for the gathering of information.

«The books are spread out on grass mats beneath an acacia tree, and the library patrons, often barefoot, sometimes joined by goats or donkeys, gather with great excitement to choose their books,» writes Hamilton, who wrote a novel about the library.

Patrons with Harvard IDs and PINs should renew library materials directly through HOLLIS + by clicking «My Account / Renew.»

Highly trained staff combines state - of - the - art digitization equipment with best practices to provide support for collection - level digitization projects, systematic digitization, as well as on - demand requests by Stanford researchers and other library patrons.»

Looking at the statistics presented at the workshop, it is clear that library patrons find the restrictions put on ebooks by most of the major publishers to be totally unacceptable.

«We understand that many libraries are facing budget cuts today, so by starting with a vast, continually growing collection like Government Complete and then supplementing with patron driven acquisition and perpetual archive — including expertly selected packs in critical areas — we help libraries affordably serve their patrons» needs in the most optimal way.»

This program will serve a twofold purpose, first in offering libraries and their patrons even more ebook content for lending programs, and second in terms of helping indie authors in the process of getting their books discovered by a larger public audience.

Many patrons see an out of state library card as a viable e-reading solution and cheaper than buying them one by one.

BookPage had a booth, and countless librarians and library patrons dropped by to say hello and tell us why they look forward to receiving BookPage at the first of every month.

The concerns raised by some parties are that the ease of ebook borrowing to handheld devices will have a dramatic impact on libraries, specifically in a massive reduction of the numbers of patrons who need to actually go to their local community libraries.

For example, 62 % of patrons find it totally unacceptable that they can borrow an ebook only by going onsite to the library.

Much like the headache of licensing ebooks to libraries stateside, Japanese patrons and librarians have been frustrated by the lack of bestselling and new release content available for digital lending, for many of the same reasons that publishers in the US have balked at making their entire catalogs available to libraries, namely fears that print sales will decline.

Millions of additional library patrons will soon be able to access ebooks published by Penguin.

OverDrive, one of the leading sources of loanable digital content for public and school libraries, was represented by Potash, who spoke about the statistics that show library patrons are more likely to purchase a title after having borrowed the ebook.

«By providing a high quality digital reading experience for library patrons, whether they are at the library or accessing the digital magazines remotely, Flipster offers a unique approach for experiencing content in popular magazines as well as extending library services in an exciting new way.

Ebook provider ebrary announced this morning that it has now added the Boston Library Consortium to its growing list of library systems that rely on the company to make publishers» titles available for online reading by its member patrons.

«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.

My local library has OverDrive, and I never use it, because they treat e-books like print books: The library buys a limited number of copies, and each book can only be checked out by one patron at a time, so when I go to look for a book, it's never available.

They were inspired by a talk given by academic and author David Vinjamuri at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, where he noted that libraries were paying $ 84 for books that patrons could buy for $ 14.

Funded by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services, the project teaches New York City library staff how information is shared online, what risks users commonly encounter, and what libraries can do to better protect patron privacy.

ODILO is dedicated to closing this gap by turning over control of the user experience to libraries who know their patrons best,» said ODILO CEO and Founder Rodrigo Rodriguez.

The current effort to make library resources more readily visible to patrons is a product of BLUEcloud Visibility, a tool created by the WLS's software provider, SirsiDynix.

«As use of our MyiLibrary solution grows, our ongoing development of the platform continues to be driven in a large part by industry growth and direct library and patron feedback,» said Dan Sheehan, Vice President and General Manager, Ingram Content Group library services.

«Ingram continues to develop solutions and collaborate with leading service providers to give libraries access to content that's in demand by patrons.

Some libraries have made this easy by tying it to something the patron can't forget, some don't.

Unlike the deals Smashwords already has with US library distributors, Coker said, all Smashwords titles — not just a selection — will be available to patrons of the libraries serviced by A&H, and libraries will be charged only when a patron wants to check out a book.

The report suggests that coordinated aggregation by search engines would facilitate library patrons finding electronic books to borrow and read more easily.

The content, which can be accessed from any internet - ready computer or tablet, is not limited by the bounds of typical library licensing in which there are predetermined numbers of check outs or patron use.

This emphasis on maintaining libraries comes alongside the introduction of digital lending provided by companies like OverDrive, Pressreader, and Zinio, which allow patrons to access ebooks, digital newspapers, and digital magazines without having to physically enter the library.

Penguin did make the distinction that books that are already allowed for borrowing in the catalog are still available for check - out; those titles will also still be available for purchase by libraries for the purpose of patron use.

By adding the Bilbary button to their online catalogs, libraries can offer great ebook access to their patrons.

Since July 2008, we have offered a books - by - mail program that allows library patrons to receive their materials through the mail.

It made the title The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone, available simultaneously to all patrons of over 3,500 OverDrive partner libraries.

Still, library patrons will still be able to read stuff by Emily Giffin, Robert Jordan and Janet Evanovich.

Patrons whose local libraries are not hosting an event next month are still welcome to participate in the global webcast by clicking here.