«Designed using the strengths of the EBL and
ebrary platforms, ProQuest Ebook Central will feature a user - centered design that will improve ebook research and management experiences from end to end.
«Via
the ebrary platform, we're enabling RCL to directly enhance the research environment by streamlining access to essential titles.»
Not exact matches
The ProQuest ebooks team will be employing a consultative, step - by - step launch for the new
platform, working closely with libraries to ensure a seamless transition for all
ebrary and EBL customers and users.»
She will lead the effort to merge EBL and
ebrary into one optimized
platform.
EBL and
ebrary content will continue to be supported in the combined OASIS
platform.
EBL is part of ProQuest's ebooks area, which also includes
ebrary, a company renowned for its inventive acquisition models and robust
platform.
And of course
eBrary says that their DRM is absolutely necessary to protect the copyright holders, but then you have a
platform like EBook Library, where users can download books using Adobe Digital Editions where the document will simply expire after a predetermined amount of time.
When I first assumed I would hate reading ebooks, I'd based it on the experiences I'd had reading books on my computer through academic
platforms like NetLibrary and
eBrary.
ebrary offers its
platform on apps for iPhone and iPad, as well as Android powered devices.
With the growth of Android powered devices and the popularity of tablets such as the Kindle Fire and the Nook tablet, whose app marketplaces give Amazon and Barnes and Noble customers a centralized location for finding apps,
ebrary's response to the Android market is well - timed and the distributor joins an ever - growing list of companies who are working in both the iOS and Android
platforms.
In a statement to the press, ProQuest CEO Kurt Sanford said that the company viewed EBL's business models and acquisition tools as complementary to
ebrary's core
platform technology, subscription service, and content selection.
They plan to merge EBLs
platform with
ebrary, which ProQuest acquired in January 2011.
Just months after rolling out its newly redesigned search and discovery
platform, ProQuest announced January 6 that it has acquired e-book pioneer
ebrary, setting the stage for the company's plans to offer greater depth of access to content from a growing variety of sources and media types.
«Within ProQuest, Books In Print is used as a key bibliographic component for a variety of services, from Intota Assessment to Syndetic Solutions to building the new ebook
platform for
ebrary and EBL.