Sentences with phrase «good library catalog»

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Forecast: Fitting well into the recent trend of young adult dramas, «To the Bone» helps address the surprising lack of feature films about eating disorders, and should be an active catalog title in the Netflix library.

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.

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.

The website features resources for use in classrooms or school - wide, with family, after - school programs, or in the community, as well as a catalog, newsletter, resource document library, and details on training opportunities.

As eBooks become pricier libraries offer great digital loaning as well as curation management on their online catalogs for physical books.

As library ebook lending for both academic and public institutions continues to make steady progress, libraries are finally able to «shop» the competition to provide the best user experience for their patrons, the largest catalogs of bestselling titles, and investigate the available features of different platforms.

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.

At yesterday's IDPF event, BiblioBoard's Mitchell Davis sat down with Good eReader to talk about the new feature that was just launched with Library Journal that will offer libraries a way to feel confident about including self - published ebooks in their lending catalogs.

With different choices and different publishers participating in content providers» catalogs, libraries find themselves with a good deal of leg work in order to provide the best value and best experience.

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.

The best we can do is to make our eBook collections findable via our library catalog, but that lacks the sophisticated search functionality of the individual platforms themselves.

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.

OverDrive «s CEO Steve Potash was on hand at this year's Digital Book World conference and took a few minutes to talk to Good e-Reader about the buzz surrounding ePub this year and about their recent release of data concerning the massive growth of users connecting to library content through the OverDrive catalog.

«This spike in library lending of eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming video is the result of the tremendous efforts of thousands of librarians, as well as significant ease - of - use improvements including seamless integration with library catalogs,» said Shannon Lichty, OverDrive's Director of Partner Services.

New opportunities through periodical platforms like Next Issue, PressReader, and Zinio, as well as ebook catalogs through Freading, Boopsie, and Smashwords» unprecedented distribution agreement with OverDrive have meant that not only do libraries have options for providing relevant formats to their patrons, but they also have competitive choices that can lead to better budget options.

Place holds, check - out items, view availability, manage fines and receive communications within individual library catalogs or in the venue the library believes will serve them best, without having to visit separate websites (libraries, not distributers, should be enabled to manage all interactions with users).

Academic Complete was recently named Library Journal «s «Best E-Book Database,» among other accolades and awards, and serves its member libraries and institutions by offering a catalog of more than 80,000 titles which are available for unlimited access by multiple users simultaneously through ebrary's subscription model.

This results in a greater volume catalog for smaller - budgeted libraries, as well as not requiring as hefty an investment up front.

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.

The addition of Image Comics» iconic catalog is the latest in a spate of content additions for Madefire, including recently launched Marvel Comics ®, DC Comics ®, and brings together a vast library of digital works that include over 30,000 comics, graphic novels and Motion Books, produced by the best creators and publishers in the industry, including IDW ®, TNT ®, 20th Century FOX ®, Archie ®, BOOM!

This model, already used in US public libraries is a highly desirable solution for readers (better value proposition, absolute freedom to follow their interests) and for publishers (utilize the full value of their catalog, bring life to the long tail).

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.

My public library has integrated catalog, Kindle & BN have similar displays for both print and digital books, so I'm not sure why it would be good to put e-Books in a separate «shelf» experience.

Also, libraries could offer and adequately promote a rental and purchase program well integrated with library catalogs — services that subscribers could sign up for through federal and state tax check - offs and take advantage of the economies of scale.

The free apps include a «Get Books» feature that guides users to their local library's digital catalog of best - selling and new release titles, allowing them to easily browse, check out, and download with just their device.

The summer initiative worked well for the libraries, with about 70 % of UK libraries offering some form of ebook lending, even if the catalog of titles is sadly limited.

Notable events have included its kick - off in New York City's Central Park and the Library of Congress's National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Patrons who visit the traveling ebook library can sample content from OverDrive's catalog of over one million titles, as well as streaming audio and video, audiobook downloads, and more.

By displaying the available ebooks in the various publisher catalogs to patrons, as well as linking the libraries websites to several major online book selling retailers, libraries stand to benefit from the affiliates» program while patrons have the option to purchase ebooks that their libraries may not offer.

Being a movie nut, I know I would build my library quickly with a Sony Tablet S and the increased use of UltraViolet technology with Blu - ray purchases could make this machine the best way to access your online movie catalog.

He also described record growth in e-book borrowing, as well as OverDrive's latest innovation, which the company calls its WIN (for «Want It Now») Catalog of titles which library patrons can discover and purchase through the library web sites.

It's best to get your catalog added now so that you can join the early wave of authors as libraries excitedly try to incorporate ebooks into their physical catalog of books.

The other thing with libraries is if you are on IngramSpark then you can get into library catalogs and also CreateSpace you can as well.

KU is the new digital library card, and until actual libraries make it easier for us to get into their catalogs (currently, your main option is SELF - e), it can be a good, viable option for getting your book in front of readers who may otherwise pass it up.

The library catalog is perhaps the best single place to make our e-book collections discoverable, but many catalogs lack the sophisticated search functionality of the individual vendor platforms themselves.

We can include your titles in our seasonal sales catalogs, email blasts, and other promotions that we make available to wholesalers and retailers, as well as to independent bookstores, libraries, niche - specific book buyers, and more.

The obvious benefits of «title - by - title» (or «pick - and - choose») buying have been well documented in LIS literature: not only does it provide libraries with the flexibility to supplement their existing catalogs with targeted selections, it requires less initial investment of time and money; it is often seen as the easiest way to select and purchase only what libraries need; and it is also the most intuitive to the library profession, because it places the art of curation front and center — something many librarians still see as an integral part of their professional identity.

By using OPDS, libraries can expose their content to the web and to third - party interfaces, as well as their own online catalogs and websites using a stable open standard (as opposed to proprietary vendor APIs).

One way this issue is managed is by partnering with an e-book distributor such as OverDrive, which manages an array of digital content for 18,000 libraries and schools in 21 countries, including 15,000 in the United States.47 OverDrive generally charges public libraries a set fee for use of their checkout system, as well as a fee per title for patrons to borrow.48 The OverDrive catalog for libraries now includes 700,000 copyrighted e-book, audiobook, music, and video titles in 52 languages.

It offers access to a massive catalog of books, magazines, newspapers, and audiobooks via Amazon.com's familiar online store, as well as to online loaners from your local library.

By examining evidence around the consumer demand and affordability of indie eBooks versus eBooks from traditional publishers, we can demonstrate how incorporating indie eBooks into libraries» catalogs can be good for both patrons and libraries.

The exact number per year for the last 200 years is unknown, but Heald and his assistants were able to arrive at a pretty good approximation by relying on the number of titles available for each year in WorldCat, a library catalog that contains the complete listings of 72,000 libraries around the world.

Not only is backward compatibility one of the most - requested fan features, it's also part of our vision to provide the biggest and best games catalog without limits, so you can get more out of the investment you've made in your game collection, and your games library is not limited to just one device.

Yet print catalogs are often expensive and hard to find, requiring journeys to good antiquarian book stores or well - stocked research libraries.

You can share drafts and final versions of your content and store it in a well - cataloged library.

The other University of Miami libraries, including Richter Library, Calder Medical Library, as well as the Marine Science, Music, Business, Architecture, Math, and Lowe Art Museum Libraries can also be searched in uSearch, either by using the Everything tab or the All UM Libraries option in the Library Catlibraries, including Richter Library, Calder Medical Library, as well as the Marine Science, Music, Business, Architecture, Math, and Lowe Art Museum Libraries can also be searched in uSearch, either by using the Everything tab or the All UM Libraries option in the Library CatLibraries can also be searched in uSearch, either by using the Everything tab or the All UM Libraries option in the Library CatLibraries option in the Library Catalog tab.

Crews points out that this quest has been made a good deal easier because of the Google Books project, which has scanned a number of volumes of the U.S. Copyright Office's Catalog of Copyright Entries (otherwise available only in paper at some libraries), which tell you whether the original copyright has been renewed.

The library has a rich collection of materials in multiple languages on international law and international relations, but the catalog includes journal articles on comparative constitutional law and other topics as well.

Amazon Prime members benefit from free streaming or downloading of its vast video catalog, as well as access to its lending library of books.

The open platform Shield will support 4K HDR casting via Nvidia GameStream, and allow gamers to access on - demand PC games, including Ubisoft's catalog of AAA titles, as well as the vast library of new Android games.

If playing music from Apple's catalog doesn't appeal to you, but having on - the - go access to your full owned music library does, iTunes Match is a good alternate option.