Sentences with phrase «library patrons at»

Long term, however, digital should be the main show for library patrons at large.

According to the article, a Swedish library treats ebooks as a «service» with all ebook titles available to all the libraries patrons at all times, for free.

Not exact matches

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.

«Stop at the Newstead Library on Oct. 24 for the Hot Dog Roast Fundraiser and support the library's efforts to provide quality programming and materials to patrons.

Patrons will soon be able to check out their own materials at the Amherst libraries without waiting in line or for a library employee.

Olivia Primanis, senior book conservator at the institute, expressed her appreciation, «With [Dyron?s] information, we are able to tailor our work procedures and equipment to reduce mold exposure for conservators, library staff, and patrons.»

«The Public» is set in the Midwest during a brutal cold front, which prompts a group of homeless library patrons who refuse to leave Cincinnati's downtown public library at closing time when they learn that emergency shelters have reached capacity.

For more proof that the DPLA and typical public library patrons live on different planets, just look at the Alexa graph to the right — showing how how few people are now visiting the DPLA's Web site.

(Still, bear in mind that libraries will still be constrained to lend each e-book file to only one patron at a time.)

According to the same Pew report, 53 % of patrons surveyed think libraries need more ebooks, and another 42 % «definitely» believe libraries should move most of their catalogs and services to an online portal for patrons to use remotely (and additional 34 % think it's something libraries and patrons should at least consider).

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.

A reported 43.8 % of patrons report using the app at least once a week, while 58.3 % reported that it makes using the library easier than before.

Thousands of libraries all over North America issue physical cards that patrons can use to checkout materials at the branch or to use online.

3M spoke to GoodEReader at Digital Book World in January and demonstrated its library - specific e-reader, a pared down device that libraries can let patrons checkout.

At the same time, most younger Americans feel they can easily navigate their local library, and the vast majority would describe libraries as warm, welcoming places, though younger patrons are less likely to rate libraries» physical conditions highly.

The Axis 360 Browser Reader will allow public and school libraries can utilize web ‐ access terminals as ebook reading stations so library patrons do not need to bring their own devices to read e-books at the library.

The system is now fully integrated and live within the Polaris ILS, allowing patrons at participating libraries to discover, check out, and place holds on both physical and digital collections in just one catalog.

At the Johnson County Library in Kansas, for instance, a library patron printed a mechanical hand for a family friend.

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.

Instead of hedging their bets and only getting digital editions of the most popular titles (which are then always unavailable to most patrons), they can offer access to an entire library and not only allow multiple people to read the same book at once but also avoid paying for unpopular titles.

Several years ago, Kobo released the results from its online marketplace that looked at user behavior when ebooks were available for free or at nearly no cost, which is the correlating cost for library patrons.

Libraries also have an important role in bridging this divide, where there is an interesting philosophical debate that surrounds the central question of whether it is the role or responsibility of libraries to provide patrons with access to best sellers at the same time as paying cLibraries also have an important role in bridging this divide, where there is an interesting philosophical debate that surrounds the central question of whether it is the role or responsibility of libraries to provide patrons with access to best sellers at the same time as paying clibraries to provide patrons with access to best sellers at the same time as paying consumers.

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.

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«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.

Writers are invited to come to the member libraries to actually write their content and can benefit from the expertise of the library staff for the process of writing and digitally publishing their work; at the same time, libraries stand to gain from increased patron use and attendance, as well as the furthering of the culture of public libraries.

Looking specifically at technology use at libraries, we found that as a group, patrons under age 30 are more likely than older patrons to use libraries» computers and internet connections, but less likely to say these resources are very important to them and their families — particularly the youngest patrons, ages 16 - 17.

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.

Priced at $ 99 and free from wifi connectivity or cameras, Playaway Launchpads are already in place in a number of public library systems for young patrons to borrow, including Baltimore County Public Library, Cambridge Public Library, Chicago Public Library and Nashville Public Library.

Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules — from no lending of our new titles, to a book can only be borrowed a specific number of times, to no lending of any of our titles at all — it was chaos for the libraries and disappointment for their patrons.

Free ebooks will achieve maximum exposure because a large amount of library patrons can read the book at once.

An e-book will be good for a year, and the library has unlimited checkouts to one patron at a time.

From the Pricing Tool page that just went live (in your Dashboard): FREE ebooks - If your book is priced at FREE, the library will have the option to check it out to an unlimited number of library patrons.

Some book publishers, fearful that library ebook lending will cannibalize retail sales of books, are reluctant to supply ebooks to libraries at the very time that library patrons are clamoring for greater access to such materials.

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.

Although the library isn't responsible for the patron's consumer experience on the internet, as Gangadharan pointed out, «there is the potential for conflation between what happens at the library with a person's internet traffic data, and the library's responsibility for those flows».

(Also, the more speaking you do at libraries, the better your bookstore sales will be, because at least some of the patrons who come hear about your book at your library talk will then go out and purchase the book at their local bookstore.

This exciting new tool makes items in the online catalog more readily accessible to patrons in their homes or on mobile devices at their convenience, without requiring a visit to the library website to search for an item.

A few staff members at the library decided to create a fake library patron called Chuck Finley, who «checked out» 2,361 book over nine months in an effort to boost the circulation stats of the library's classic books.

«While many patrons appreciate bring able to access new digital resources at libraries, they also say they value having print books and other traditional resources at libraries and still want a personal connection with library staff,» Kathryn Zickuhr, research analyst at Pew, observed in a press statement.

«We at SELCO are pleased that we can offer this technology to provide better services to library patrons across the region.»

Even at Norwich I'm starting to get inquiries from patrons about whether they can read ebooks from the library on their mobile devices.

A partnership between Library Journal and BiblioBoard, SELF - e is an author discovery platform that lets patrons at participating libraries enjoy your eBook through the BiblioBoard app and helps feature authors at library events.

To begin with, I think at least libraries need to start educating their patrons.

«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.

«Tens of thousands of people have read this book, and the libraries and patrons got it at no cost, thanks to Michael Malone and Sourcebooks,» said Potash.

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.

The fact that two major book industry organizations are making it possible for library patrons and self - published authors to come together at all means they recognize the worth of many indie titles.

«This exciting new partnership with Ingram allows us to greatly expand the breadth, depth, and quality of eBooks and audiobooks our library partners can make available directly to their patrons,» said Brad Rose, Vice President of Content Strategy at hoopla digital.

Finally, offering libraries affiliate status to a wide variety of book retailers» or publishers» websites for patrons to purchase titles would add much - needed revenue at a time when libraries are simply hoping to keep their doors open.