Sentences with phrase «library patrons with»

That is a clerical position and requires the right candidate to be able to assist library patrons with their requests and to ensure that the functioning of a library runs smoothly at all times.

Assisted library patrons with check - out and return of materials.

She indicated that while Microsoft Word and Excel were the most necessary to have experience with, knowledge of Power Point was useful for helping library patrons with their projects, and knowledge of Publisher was useful for making publicity signs.

World Book Web Scavenger Hunts - World Book has designed a collection of scavenger hunt activities to help familiarize students and library patrons with the resources available on the World Book Web.

Studio M provides library patrons with access to tools and hands - on learning opportunities.

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.

Zinio, for example, announced a new library partnership this morning that will bring nearly 300 magazine titles to library patrons with free access; leading all - you - can eat and library subscription app PressReader has upped that number to over 1,000 titles.

The new program first started off with the St. Paul Library and provided library patrons with a myriad of very intuitive options to facilitate borrowing digital books.

The most likely route would be to try to get the Copyright Office, at its next DMCA rulemaking in 2013, to approve an exemption that would allow libraries to circumvent (hack) DRMs in order to lend e-books as long as they re-package them for the library patron with the same type or strength of DRM.

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.

«We are excited to partner with hoopla digital to bring our beloved characters and educational content to library patrons across North America,» said Jennifer A. Perry, Vice President & Publisher of Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Workshop.

«Our partner libraries and their patrons often express how hoopla digital has become part of the experience they have with their families.

«Many of our patrons have asked for one - on - one assistance to help them use their eReaders with the library's growing catalog of downloadables.

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.»

They are Bella's boss, a librarian with a dictatorial streak, and an eccentric young library patron doing architectural research.

«The books are spread out on grass mats beneath an acacia tree, and the library patrons, often barefoot, sometimes joined by goats or donkeys, gather with great excitement to choose their books,» writes Hamilton, who wrote a novel about the library.

Patrons with Harvard IDs and PINs should renew library materials directly through HOLLIS + by clicking «My Account / Renew.»

Harvard College Libraries - Services for Persons with Disabilities Lists the services available to patrons with disabilities, as well as information on physically accessing the various lLibraries - Services for Persons with Disabilities Lists the services available to patrons with disabilities, as well as information on physically accessing the various librarieslibraries.

Highly trained staff combines state - of - the - art digitization equipment with best practices to provide support for collection - level digitization projects, systematic digitization, as well as on - demand requests by Stanford researchers and other library patrons.»

The homeless use public libraries like many patrons do — to access information, use the Internet and learn, but they come with everyday needs that the average library user does not have.

For the first time, patrons of those libraries will be able to borrow fiction classics including The Great Gatsby and Misty of Chincoteague, along with newer bestsellers including Walter Isaacson's biography on Steve Jobs, in e-book form.

Along with negotiating to get more digital rights management - free ePub and MP3 formats into the collection, they have Library bin, or «buy it now» options for patrons to buy eContent and support the library's collection budget.

A paid rental option could bring much - needed money into libraries» strained coffers, resulting in a better service to patrons who can pay and, with this improved funding, a better free service for those who can't.

Fixed with the right apps, the Fire might even make a decent library loaner for trusted and tech - savvy patrons.

Library Directwill allow libraries to bundle books in Smashwords» catalog and select the books based on sales ranking; partnered with the new Pricing Manager which allows authors and publishers to set the prices that libraries will pay, even opting to make their titles free to libraries, the amount of ebook titles that libraries can offer to patrons will increase.

«We understand that many libraries are facing budget cuts today, so by starting with a vast, continually growing collection like Government Complete and then supplementing with patron driven acquisition and perpetual archive — including expertly selected packs in critical areas — we help libraries affordably serve their patrons» needs in the most optimal way.»

In a recent survey of over 1,000 patrons conducted in conjunction with the Washington State Library on the effectiveness of the state's Library Now app, 85.5 % stated they use the Library Now App, and 74.8 % use the library's other online services.

This instant access to libraries and their support administrators in the places that patrons naturally look — like Facebook — can help the public perception of what purpose libraries serve, all while allowing librarians to connect with the people their institutions serve.

Libraries certainly don't generate many headlines with making digital content easier to finds so how exactly are libraries making digital discovery easier for their patrons and even building brand aLibraries certainly don't generate many headlines with making digital content easier to finds so how exactly are libraries making digital discovery easier for their patrons and even building brand alibraries making digital discovery easier for their patrons and even building brand awareness?

When library patrons think of ebook lending, they might be familiar with the powers behind the books, with names like OverDrive or 3M distributing content to their local libraries.

«eBooks is one of our strongest growth areas with high demand from libraries and their patrons and we will continue to make a significant investment to assemble a deep offering of titles for the libraries we serve.»

«Baker & Taylor is committed to working with our publishing partners to provide libraries with an outstanding selection of digital and printed materials for their patrons.»

The company is the market leader when it comes to hooking up libraries with the power to purchase and distribute audiobooks and e-Books for patrons to borrow.

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During the pilot program, Penguin will make its ebooks available to the libraries for one year with renewable terms, and library patrons will be able to access the collection remotely utilizing their personal devices, including PCs, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Nooks, and Android devices.

While libraries are concerned with meeting their budgets and offering relevant content in a way that keeps patrons looking to their libraries for material, publishers have to ensure that their authors are compensated and that they continue to earn enough of a profit to keep their doors open.

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.

The company also meets the needs of libraries and their patrons with music, audiobooks, and the ability to stream movies from the library.

Patrons can view content on a 3M eReader that they check out from the library, or can access the system on their own devices with an easy - to - install app (currently available on Android and iOS platforms).

Many libraries are now turning to social media to promote their branch and to foster discussion with their patrons.

Many libraries deal with more than one company for their digital content, which makes the lives of patrons a little more difficult because they have to install many different apps on their smartphones and tablets to get the job done.

The new platform will focus on a better experience for library patrons — especially with regard to the device compatibility — as well as easing some of the workload on librarians.

One of the polarizing issues in the U.S. ebook market right now is the conflict over public library access to ebook titles for lending, but we may be able to take a lesson from Libranda's new partnership with OverDrive to afford access to new and bestselling ebook titles to library patrons in Spain.

US libraries initially experimented with in - house e-readers that could be checked out and borrowed, but still required the investment in the technology and a staff trained to assist patrons with the devices.

But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public libraries could lend ebooks, despite the current numbers that 90 % of American libraries offer digital lending, there's an obvious disconnect between the services offered and patron adoption.

The 3M Cloud Library has just inked a deal with Barnes and Noble to provide libraries with e-readers to loan out to their patrons.

Patrons of libraries who partner with hoopla digital can access this dynamic content anytime on their smartphones, tablets and laptops.

With access to robust management capabilities, libraries can also ingest, store and post library content to patrons.

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.

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