Once developed, the open - source platform will
enable library patrons to borrow ebooks seamlessly from multiple distributors using a single app or interface.
Not exact matches
Our mobile services
enable us to engage with
patrons beyond our buildings and deliver services, materials, and programs in new ways that promote equitable access to all our
libraries have to offer.
The platforms, available for free to
patrons in select
libraries,
enable indie authors to format their books professionally and distribute them into
library collections.
«If selected via Library Journal's SELF - e curation process, the author's ebooks will become part of a unique discovery platform for participating public
libraries across the United States that
enables patrons to read ebooks on any device, at any time.
Currently, a large number of publishers have prevented or pulled their titles from eBook lending catalogs, the platforms that
enable public
library patrons to borrow digital editions of books on their own reading -
enabled devices.
«Additionally, the SELF - e platform will
enable public
libraries to take submissions from their local self - published authors and make those ebooks available to local
patrons via participating public
libraries throughout their state.
A
library in Lebanon, New Hampshire was the first in the country to provide a particular privacy service to
patrons near and far: it
enabled a Tor relay node that anyone could use to mask their geographical locations from prying eyes.
According to OverDrive, the Media Station «
enables libraries to showcase to the millions of in -
library patrons their entire OverDrive digital catalog, including eBooks, audiobooks, music and video.
The 3M e-readers were also on hand, devices that are designed for public
library patrons who do not already have a digital reading
enabled device to enjoy the convenience of ebook lending.
All of this expansion serves to help
libraries worldwide in their efforts to bring current digital content to their
patrons, furthering the climate of digital publishing by
enabling an ebook lending model that meets the publishers» and the consumers» needs.
WIN will also
enable for
patrons who do not want to wait for popular titles to become available the option to immediately shop for it from a list of booksellers that support their local
library.»
«We worked closely with librarians to develop this system, which
enabled us to create a solution that meets the needs of both librarians and
library patrons,» adds 3M
Library Systems Digital Business Development Leader Tom Mercer.
We are requesting data that
libraries can share about their
patrons» borrowing patterns that over time will better
enable us to establish mutually workable pricing levels that will best serve the overall e-book ecosystem.
As GoodEReader reported this week, the WIN platform enhancements have
enabled numerous publishers to put their back list and out - of - print titles in front of
library patrons, even if the
libraries in question haven't got the funding to publish all of those titles.
«We are requesting data that
libraries can share about their
patrons» borrowing patterns that over time will better
enable us to establish mutually workable pricing levels that will best serve the overall e-book ecosystem,» Applebaum said.
It wasn't long before ebook lending
libraries appeared, followed closely by
libraries that actually loan out the e-reader device to
patrons who don't own compatible hardware that will
enable them to borrow ebooks.
3M is
enabling public
libraries to loan out ebooks via on - site Discovery Terminals and the upcoming 3M e-reader device that
library patrons who do not already own a reading -
enabled device can check - out from the local
library.
The Statesboro Regional
Library System is a member of the statewide Georgia PINES System, which links all the member
libraries together with 300
libraries across the state, and
enables patron's access to books from any
library in the Pines system.
That same technology
enables libraries to provide self - publishing tools to their
patrons easily and with wide ranging access.
E-book platform OverDrive, which
enables distribution of digital materials to
libraries, schools, and retailers around the world, has partnered with self - publishing service Smashwords to provide public
library patrons with access to two hundred thousand titles by eighty thousand different independent authors.
«These
patrons represent the future of the
library in terms of new behaviors that are
enabled by technology,» the report says.
About 55 percent of respondents said that their devices were preloaded with ebooks, while 25 percent said that their
library offered preloaded devices and also
enabled patrons to download their own content.
OverDrive is currently the only
library ebook distributor that
enables patrons to check out books on Kindle's dedicated ereaders (in addition to other platforms) and many librarians were pleased by Penguin's decision to allow simplified Kindle downloading.
If selected via Library Journal's SELF - e curation process, the author's ebooks become part of a unique discovery platform for participating public
libraries across the United States that
enables patrons to read ebooks on any device, at any time.
The 100 % Web - based AGent Software Platform is designed to help
libraries manage their collections and services, while
enabling their
Patrons to easily search and access
library resources.
Mosio's Text a Librarian announced expanded messaging options in support of «
patron relationships» via SMS,
enabling libraries to send alerts and notices to interested
patrons in order to market
library services and enhance interactivity.
Since the beginning of 2013, four major
library vendors have announced the launch of new or expanded streaming services that will
enable patrons to view movies and television shows at their
library or at home using computers, tablets, smart TVs, or any device equipped with a web browser.
The
library world was thrilled at the September 21 announcement that
library vendor OverDrive had
enabled its
library customers to loan the ebooks they'd licensed from OverDrive to
patrons with Kindle e-readers — provided that the ebooks were in Kindle - maker Amazon's sales inventory.
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