Sentences with phrase «library system more»

Even though Maryland's entire library system more than doubled its inventory in the past couple of years, it has fewer than 10,000 copyrighted e-books available.

We took the first steps toward making our new, leaner library system more responsive and more effective, so it could better serve the diverse needs of our diverse community.

Not exact matches

A new report from security firm WhiteScope underscores why: more than 8,600 security flaws were identified in an analysis of seven different pacemaker programmer systems and third - party data libraries.

He went off to the library and scoured the U.S. Department of Commerce database of foreign companies for multinationals that had anything to do with phone systems and sent them each a letter soliciting them as customers and, more important, as agents for that country.

After the initial clinic, coaches can access their Member Area all season long, which features a variety of tools and resources, including the Coach Rating System, Coaches Forum, a library of skills and drills, and more.

More than 30,000 free movies became available today to anyone who has a library card from the New York and Brooklyn systems (but not Queens) through the online streaming service Kanopy.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr., along with the directors of the Mid York Library System, Jervis and Utica Public Libraries and Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter, announced today that nearly $ 50,000 in... Read more

«As the Kindle, Nook, iPads and other reading devices become more and more popular, libraries have become the best resource for free downloadable books,» said Mary Jean Jakubowski, director, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.

«Last year, more than 39,000 children and teenagers took advantage of library Summer Reading programs right here in Erie County,» said Mary Jean Jakubowski, Library System director.

According to Commissioner Cannell,» The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System joins 1,100 public libraries and more than 1.65 million young people in New York State who are expected to participate in Summer Reading activities.

Even more top brass have come under fire for taking expensive free meals from the scandal - scarred former head of the Queens library system.

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System has more than 3.2 million materials such as books, magazines, eBooks, CDs, DVDs and rare materials including popular, diverse and specialized collections which can be found throughout its 37 libraries and the Library on Wheels Bookmobile.

That amount is not enough even with reduced hours and new staffing strategies to sustain more than two - thirds of today's library system.

With more than 450,000 books in its collection, the Mount Vernon Public Library is the Central Library in the Westchester Library System, the sixth largest public library in the state and the second largest in the New York City region.

Marshall has directed more dollars to libraries than any other borough president, and in the past decade the Queens system has remodeled more than half of its locations.

The system comes with a library of more than 100 preprogrammed effects.

I was lucky growing up because mine were pretty similar (my city had a good library system) and now I realize, living in an area where libraries are a bit more scarce, how nice it is to have good ones.

Even though it's not the best JRPG out there in the vast 3DS library, The Alliance Alive comes in the twilight of the portable system, and it offers 40 - plus solid hours of adventuring for the ones who were left wanting more from The Legend of Legacy.

That's not a slight against the software library that Sony's next - gen system has amassed over the past six months or so — although we're sure that many would like to take it that way — but more a testament to just how good the arcade launch title is.

Digging deeper into Vita's library isn't a perfect solution; PS4 still needs more big - ticket games to keep its owners happy and court new buyers, and porting Vita's best games would nullify the few remaining reasons to buy the system, not to mention bringing over third - party titles like Danganronpa would require an external push.

This month has been filled with small game surprises on Nintendo Switch, with almost every week being jam - packed with indie titles and classic game ports making the system's library even more appealing.

Over the last eight years, the district has spent $ 32 million on the hardware systems necessary to track student demographic and performance data districtwide, and another $ 2 million on additional computers that allow teachers to access the system; much of this funding has come from the federal E-Rate program, which has allocated more than $ 10 billion toward Internet infrastructure in K — 12 schools and libraries since 1996 (see «World Wide Wonder?»

Those teachers may be also interested in having more aide support, smaller classes, a new HVAC system, a large classroom budget, a hands - on science lab, more counselors, or an inviting and wonderful library.

If you need more information or assistance with the library system, contact Crystal Cluver at 1-800-848-2714 or 540-231-0807.

By a unanimous vote, the Board of Regents selected MaryEllen Elia, the recently fired superintendent of Hillsborough County, Florida, to head the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and serve as President of USNY which, in addition to overseeing the entire public K - 12 education system of 7000 schools, oversees more than 240 public and private universities, 7000 libraries, the state archives, special schools for the hearing and visually impaired, over 750,000 licensed professionals, and over 200,000 certified public school teachers.

This system allows library media center staff members to work more efficiently while creating engaging and collaborative learning environments that promote and support student achievement.

If you look around our school on a typical afternoon, you will see sixth graders studying botany and history by planting tomatoes in our garden and building models of ancient aqueduct systems, third graders using research to design proposals for more diverse books in our libraries, and kindergartners buzzing as they return from interviewing local business owners in downtown Durham.

3M Library Systems, creators of cloud - based ebook lending and a library - specific e-reader device for patron checkout, and OverDrive, the leading provider of ebooks,... [Read more...]

Some library systems have gone so far as to establish 21st century models for libraries, including everything from computer terminals, classroom and meeting spaces, green energy community gardens, and more.

Some library systems have gone so far as to establish 21st century models for libraries, including everything... [Read more...]

We now have a definitive date of March 1st, 2013 that will bring over 1,200 ebooks that will be added to the Content Reserve system for libraries to to... [Read more...]

3 million or more digital books circulated • Toronto Public Library (ON) +20 % (standalone library) • King County Library System (WA) +21 % (standalone library) • Wisconsin Public Library (WI) +11 % (consortia) • Greater Phoenix Digital Library (AZ) +12 % (consortia) • The Ohio Digital Library (OH) +15 % (consortia)

One of the big reasons why libraries dig the 3M ecosystem is because it ties into major ILS systems a little more fluidly.

The system serves more than 1300 private, public, school, and university library members, representing more than 4200 library facilities in a 27,000 square mile area.

3M and Polaris Library Systems announced a partnership today that will build on their existing relationship in order to bring more checkout features to library patrons.

By purchasing together, the system was able to buy more ebooks than each would have been able to afford individually, and the project demonstrated to administrators that the libraries are working together to find creative solutions.

Not only have 10 libraries hit over a million or more downloads, but Toronto Public Library and King County Library System had over two million.

Overdrive is currently the largest system used by libraries to facilitate the lending of eBooks, Audiobooks, Videos and more.

Hopefully, as more major library systems showcase highly successful pilot programs and more publishers adopt the attitude that an ebook really is just a book, lending will continue to grow.

The growing list of 3M Cloud Library customers now numbers more than 70, with libraries across the country enthusiastically implementing 3M's turnkey system of digital content, in - library hardware, and apps for borrowing and reading.

Readers at five library systems borrowed more than 3 million digital books and seven libraries circulated more than 2 million eBooks and audiobooks.

The McCracken County Public Library is migrating from its old integrated library system to a new, more user - friendly one.

As university presses adjust their business models to meet today's digital requirements, more are turning to Ingram for integrated physical and digital solutions to reach more students, educators and libraries through Ingram's global distribution system.

What's more, he could serve as a valued advisor to the endowment and the public and academic digital library systems that it helped finance.

It's an ambitious enterprise, but through partnerships with government, business, and grassroots supporters, the library system receives more than $ 21 per capita income in a state where average local government spends only $ 8.75 per person on libraries.

I agree that the model they have with services like Overdrive is somewhat problematic, more of a lease than ownership, and I agree that traditional publishers have been unreasonable here, but e-book lending is an extremely high growth, high use area for my library system.

I know at least a couple library systems across the US from me ordered some of my own books, for example, because I've had readers tell me they found my books in their local library, liked the covers, and tried them out and are now fans who are going on to buy more of my work.

The market is much more diverse, more centered (most items are bought for K - 12 educational uses), much larger in sales than the library market, and the K - 12 publishers aren't the Big Six but rather smaller independent firms that work far closer with the school systems to survive.

Immediately, this step resolves the concern from many librarians that a major city's rather large library system paying the same price as a more rural, «small town» library.

It could also give a boost to 3M and Overdrive's ambitions to woo even more libraries into doing business with them and facilitate digital content delivery systems.