Sentences with phrase «library user does»

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.
Case in point: regular public library users don't just borrow books.

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But users who want to carry their music and video libraries on their handsets will be able to do so via micro SD.
(i) current employees / faculty of the Licensee who are doing work or conducting research for the Licensee who are authorized to access the Secure Network; (ii) current contractors or visiting faculty doing work or conducting research for the Licensee who are authorized to access the Secure Network; (iii) where applicable, retiree or emeritus faculty of the Licensee who are authorized to access the Secure Network; (iv) where applicable, individuals who are currently, officially enrolled as a registered student of a degree program at the Licensee's institution who are authorized to access the Secure Network; (v) walk - in users who are permitted to use the Licensee's library or information services and who are authorized to access the Secure Network, but only while on the physical premises of the Licensee; and (vi) Other users as may be authorized in writing by and at the sole discretion of the Publisher.
Image searching on image libraries, art collections and stock photography agencies can be a pain for most users, but in the age of «Big Data» and «Machine Learning», using multiple computer algorithms to enhance the user experience has now become a reality and doesn't necessarily have to cost companies the price of a rocket scientist.
We found that the majority of the sites we examined did not take even basic security precautions, leaving users vulnerable to having their personal information exposed or their entire account taken over when using shared networks, such as at coffee shops or libraries.
Most of the Kitengesa library's users are secondary school students, and they are eloquent about how it has helped their education and given them a measure of independence: «When teachers don't cover the whole syllabus, you can find a book and read it,» one student told me.
The Milwaukee Public Library does not allow users to buy materials to replace those lost; the library will buy them.
The first thing I saw when I logged into Twitter this morning was a Tweet about this article, which reports about Amazon wiping the entire library of a user without explanation or recourse — this would be after they swore they wouldn't do so without being ordered to do so by a court following the completely ironic debacle of -LSB-...]
The first thing I saw when I logged into Twitter this morning was a Tweet about this article, which reports about Amazon wiping the entire library of a user without explanation or recourse — this would be after they swore they wouldn't do so without being ordered to do so by a court following the completely ironic debacle of them wiping copies of 1984 in 2009.
But where do the public libraries fit in if Bilbary is enabling users to borrow ebooks through its site?
Furthermore, the library insists on a valid subpoena or warrant before it will turn over any user information, and will thoroughly investigate whether they are required to do so under the law before complying with a request.
The work we did with the State of Washington also helped us get closer to our goal of supporting libraries» individual and unique missions by providing scalable, reliable and easy - to - use library - branded mobile apps that users of library resources increasingly demand.»
3) You don't think there should be any force that determines a good book or a bad book but the public 4) You have built a company based on submitting user generation content to all major online bookstores, libraries and eBook subscription sites.
This app allows users to access any library that does business with Tolino, so you can browse, checkout and read free e-books.
Best of all, there's no differentiation on the shelves for pay - per - use or library - purchased titles, meaning users don't have to wade through different search results to find a title.
Few library users made use of a library website without also visiting a library in person in that time, however, so overall library usage rates did not increase:
If a library doesn't have a specific eBook or audiobook in their digital collection, users can recommend that their library purchase the title for patron driven acquisition.
All users have to do is log in using their library card number.
Funded by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services, the project teaches New York City library staff how information is shared online, what risks users commonly encounter, and what libraries can do to better protect patron privacy.
And the actions of the user are so strictly defined — turn page, highlight, go back to library — that you can build in hardware buttons to do a lot of heavy lifting.
Not a good user experience: (Also just downloaded the NYPL open books app but it doesn't recognize my library card number or pin, but also doesn't give me the option to register anew.
Research indicates that ebook users are already «power users» of library resources, regularly visiting their local libraries for programming and to borrow materials, as well as borrowing ebooks online, and doing all those activities in great gulps.
Once the lines or spaces are filled in, there's nothing to do for subsequent users, so libraries won't buy it.
The system for magazines and newspapers does well in a library setting like this because eBooks have a one user one use system, whereas PressReader gives unlimited access.
A regular OverDrive library user who also has a substantial Kindle book collection, several years ago Toronto Public Library announced it would be getting Amazon Kindle support — but it never has, even while many US libraries apparently did.
They do not sell audio content directly to consumers, but they offer a powerful API system that retailers all over the world employ to sell audiobooks directly to users, your local library or non-conventional distribution models such as bundling or unlimited subscriptions.
We don't usually mention particular vendors on our site (outside of our guide to library eBook vendors), but RF would like to thank OverDrive for being responsive and taking another small step in making thier sitre more library user friendly and in accord with RF principles.
OCLC's Perceptions of Libraries 2010 report shows that users don't start their information searches on library websites.
We are mostly capable users of the different illegal og legal services on the internet that provide access to digital content and we have big accumulated hard copy libraries that we don't use anymore because we have become used to fx.
With many users and politicians remaining unaware of the many ways a library contributes to the public other than just dusty, molded print books, it's easy to understand why some people don't feel the call to support libraries.
Users do have the ability to link to any library they want, and most do it via Smashwords or Project Gutenberg for free content.
One of the benefits to the subscriber libraries that comes from using a subscription model, at least at the onset of ebook lending, is it allows them to track patron usage, user interest, and overall lending data so that they can do a better job of applying their budgets to digital content.
The profusion of mobile devices means that half of public library users who visit library websites do so from their mobile device.
This arrangement seems to be working for library users, but what about nonusers and users who don't know we have ebooks?
@learhpa42: Well, I don't think my local public library is any kind of outlier in being terribly keen from hearing from it's users on that score.
Libraries, by using these vendors have outsourced what they did best in the past — organizing, housing, protecting and distributing content in a user centred and accessible environment.
43 % of Beanstack users do not have a library card when signing up.
It allows users to borrow and read e-books from the library, but the Aura Edition 2 does not have the customized Overdrive e-Ink App.
Penguin's library ebooks aren't available to Kindle (s AMZN) users, because Baker & Taylor and 3M do not yet support the format.
While its library is not as comprehensive as what Amazon offers, Kobo does allow its users to borrow books from their local library, sideload any e-books they may already own and download online articles using Pocket.
This is also is easy to be done, and users only need to connect your iPad to computer with USB cable, and sync iTunes Books library with iPad.
The Nook does have certain advantages: a small color LCD screen in addition to the main e-Ink screen, support for free library e-books through Overdrive, an SD memory card slot, and a user - replaceable battery.
Grubb did not have demographic information on these users, but he said that the people downloading the app frequently had not been library patrons previously or had not used the library for a long while.
Google also allows users to upload ePubs and PDFs to their ebook libraries, but all the other main ebook stores like Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Apple don't offer any such feature.
Kindle users enjoy the same features with library books as they do with traditional Kindle books purchased from Amazon: synchronized notes, highlights, last page read and real page numbers.
Users do not have access to Google Play, but a library of applications is filtered by the manufacturer.
If you are one of the new users of the latest version, then do head to the Nook com account in order to create your nook account and have the access to the extensive Nook library for your e-reading experience.For all the existing users, having the Nook tablet for the e-reading is been a classy experience, if ignoring some of the annoying bugs.
English said he doesn't believe that the threat from these services is as dire as some believe, since their business models currently depend on subscribers reading 12 or fewer ebooks per year — a slow pace for most regular library users.
However if you happen to be a competitor / publisher, I do think some posters are underestimating the barrier to entry of the users past purchase library if DRM survives.
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