Sentences with phrase «from library catalogs»

Cultivation of synergies between libraries and both physical and digital bookstores, which, for example, can benefit from «buy» links from library catalogs.

Penguin Group, which announced last year that any books published after November 14 would not be available for ebook lending from libraries — and initially had said those ebooks would not be available for Kindle, but has since backed down from that statement — has now decided to pull its audiobook downloads from library catalogs for books published on or after that same date.

Here's where it gets interesting: Should no copies be available, patrons will be prompted to purchase a copy of the e-book from the library catalog.

We know something is up when the top ebook authors are missing from a library catalog: Amanda Hocking, John Locke, and Louise Voss, all top ebook authors are missing from my local library's catalog.»

On any guide created in LibGuides CMS, embed video, audio, slideshows, images, links, documents, rich text, interactive surveys and polls, items from the library catalog, book trailers, RSS feeds, moderated discussions, multimedia widgets, podcasts, schedules, calendars of events, user profiles, and tables of contents, just to name a few features... all with a few clicks.

The OverDrive blog states that the company was «instructed to suspend availability of new Penguin eBook titles from our library catalog and disable «Get for Kindle» functionality for all Penguin eBooks» in an «abrupt change in terms» last week.

The ODS is easy to search, but it is not easy to link directly to documents therein from the library catalog.

Not exact matches

The library also houses the Menu Project, an ongoing effort to collect, catalog, and digitize menus from every restaurant throughout the South and beyond.

Here are the T - shirts in my regular rotation: John Lennon portrait Hellfire and Dalmations T - shirt (i like puns and jokes) I Heart NY Lucky Duck (duck reclining swimming in pool) Never Forget (with a picture of a card catalog box from the library)

Three inserts cover the DVD: a unique redemption code and general directions for accessing the included UltraViolet stream of the film, your Sony Rewards code (part of a booklet advertising the book and other Sony products), and finally a PIN entitling you to 5 free song downloads at SonyMusicPass.com, an especially nice touch for those whose public libraries do not participate with Freegal and give you a few free downloads from the same limited Sony catalog every week.

With a growing library of flicks like Bright and Mudbound (and First They Came for My Father and The Meyerowitz Stories and Okja and 1922 and a whole range of other movies) combined with the standup specials pouring forth from the streaming service and a hot new show once every couple months — to say nothing of the increasingly unimportant back catalog of Hollywood titles — it's hard to think of a better value for your dollar than the eleven bucks Netflix's streaming service runs you each month.

From each library we select one Newly Added film, one Catalog Title and one Expiring Title for your viewing pleasure.

Kino's licensing deal with MGM (the current MGM entity, which is largely made up of United Artists productions; the grand old MGM studio library belongs to Warner) gives them access to the new high - definition masters from a portion of the catalog as well as access to elements to create new HD masters, plus access to select supplements from previous disc releases.

Library skills are taught at each grade level, and range from teaching children to use the electronic library system, to understanding different literary genres, to teaching research tools and skills, to exploring the online database and catalog.

For example, it is not sufficient for a student to simply know that the online catalog is a database of the materials in the library media center, if a student can not go from the computer to the shelves and locate the materials.

Today the Axis 360 platform now allows library patrons to have access to all library materials from the online catalog — whether physical or digital — and creates a convenient experience for borrowing and enjoying ebooks and digital audiobooks in the patron's favorite reading apps and on their device of choice.

While Smashwords has been the powerhouse pioneer for indie authors in its agreement with OverDrive to allow libraries to access the Smashwords catalog, there is still a stigma in place that blocks libraries from seeing this catalog as a viable option for ebook content.

At the same time, the company incorporated better search features that let students recommend specific titles from the OverDrive catalog for their school libraries to make available.

3M Cloud Library was set up in the BEA Digital Zone to talk about its library lending offerings, but the real news from 3M lately was the recent partnership with Smashwords that puts the ebook distributor's titles in the catalog for libraries to choose from.

The first is Metadata API — which allows access catalog information such as title, author, description and title samples.The second is the Availability API — which provides unique title - availability information from library holdings including number of units or copies, units available for lending, number of copies on hold, etc..

One of the end results of these meetings is an agreement from Random House that it would support ebook lending of its catalog of titles, but that the price that libraries must pay for those books would have to increase.

With SirsiDynix Community Funded Services, patrons can pay fines and fees online, make online purchases from your library's catalog, use their library card as a prepaid debit card, and — most importantly — give back to their library.

So a bookstore who only orders a few books from say Baker & Taylor per month, or who doesn't have a good credit rating, or who often pays late, will be sent the bottom (library) catalog.

Unlike in the US where an author is only paid when a library purchases a particular title for lending from its catalog, under the UK law Public Lending Right, authors are compensated at each patron checkout, as well.

Since the public libraries are seeing a spike in ebook borrowing and Amazon's catalog is growing exponentially, it's probably pretty safe to assume that reading consumers are enjoying the ability to borrow digital content from their local libraries and online retailers.

In addition to the ability for OverDrive members around the world to access these Japanese - language ebooks, the formation of OverDrive Japan means that the Japanese library market can now benefit from OverDrive's one million title catalog.

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.

In addition, readers can choose from a back - catalog over 30 million titles through Amazon, used bookstores, libraries and friends.

60 different libraries now have the ability to allow readers to easily discover titles from the digital media catalog and instantly link to online booksellers offering the title for sale.

According to a press release on the program, «OverDrive offers libraries and schools the industry's largest and most complete eBook catalog, including Kindle eBooks from more than 800 publishers.

When a library purchases the title for inclusion in its catalog, it is treated as a sale, just as when that same library purchases a title from a Big Five publisher.

Libraries have access to OverDrive's catalog of nearly 2 million titles in audiobook, eBook, music and video formats from more than 2,000 suppliers, spanning nearly every genre.

Aside from the very obvious benefit to the growing number of library patrons who only access the catalog of titles electronically, this program has some additional features such as access to foreign language periodicals and a highlighted list of very popular favorites.

Publishers have imposed boycotts on ebook lending, issued impossible pricing strategies for digital content, and even removed titles from the lending catalogs, all of which have all left libraries at odds with the publishers as they struggle to provide quality reading content for their patrons.

Book Search lets users browse and read from a catalog of millions of books and magazines from library and publisher collections.

This study highlights the continuing need to improve the library eBook experience, not only from apps but from our catalogs, using APIs to provide as few clicks and the most direct experience from the library's site as possible, so that all our readers can get content as easily as possible.

Kindles: Amazon has a larger catalog of modern books because amazon has been in the e-book market longer than anyone other.They have 2,00,000 Kindle exclusive e-books with many from the famous authors who publish directly via amazon.There are not many choices to buy e-books for the kindle from other stores or free book sites.The bought books are stored in the cloud.Just keep the local copies of the books.You can also lend a book to a friend once for 14 days.Amazon also has kindle lending library which is currently available only to amazon prime subscribers.Thus via this service borrow books and read without buying.You can also read e-books loaned from the public libraries.Getting the loaded books onto the device is simpler on kindle unlike the nook.The books can easily be downloaded wirelessly via whisper sync service (an AT&T 3G powered connection).

OverDrive, which provides a full catalog of ebooks for public and school libraries to lend their patrons to over 15,000 libraries, was stunned this week when Penguin Group demanded that all of their titles be pulled from OverDrive's catalog, claiming that it had «security concerns.»

Located in California, the library system established a partnership with Smashwords that will let the libraries» patrons check out ebooks from a catalog of 10,000 digital titles in Smashwords» platform on a one - at - a-time basis.

Using Baker & Taylor's suite of API services, libraries using the TLC system can now provide their patrons with full search and discovery of Axis 360 titles, view real - time availability, and complete a checkout or place a hold with one - click right from the library's online catalog.

The MyiLibrary platform addresses two needs for libraries: first, it maintains a catalog of titles that rivals those of some bookstores, adding nearly 5,000 new books each month; second, it helps librarians shed the archaic search systems they've used for decades in favor of selected content from publishers.

«With the unlimited plans offering access to our entire catalog from a single intuitive App and personal library, we're delivering magazines the way consumers want to read them,» said Morgan Guenther, CEO of Next Issue Media.

Barnes and Noble, Scribd and many others source their catalog from Findaway, but Libro works directly with publishers and has a library of 60,000 audiobooks, including all the latest New York Times best sellers.

With this content agreement, patrons of participating libraries will have access to the HarperCollins global English Language catalog of acclaimed authors — which includes titles from... [Read more...]

OverDrive libraries add to their collections from a catalog of over 2 million eBooks, audiobooks, and videos.

In essence, libraries don't make any money from loaning out ebooks and the investment for a solid catalog often run upwards to $ 20,000.

This will display full publisher catalogs from those participating in library lending, including midlist and backlist titles that your library may not have purchased yet.

If a patron used the EAF app to download ebooks from our catalog, tries five titles, and can't get through any of them because they aren't good, that patron will stop borrowing our titles because they no longer trust us, and libraries will stop buying our catalog.

Streamline your workflows with BLUEcloud Cataloging's intuitive drag - and - drop features, and quickly manage all your library's applications from a single interface.

From drag - and - drop cataloging to intuitive mobile discovery, both library staff and users can accomplish their tasks with ease.