Sentences with phrase «physical libraries access»

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(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.

We propose the active participation of the school library media program toward the development of STEM identities among young people by having school librarians (1) provide advisory information on the science - infused books and programs that young people can read — the school librarian as the information specialist; (2) collaborate with STEM teachers and provide intellectual and physical access that further enrichs the STEM learning — the school librarian as the instructional partner; and (3) act as technology allies to help educators and students experiment with new media tools and online communities.»

Your Virtual Library Learning Commons: The virtual learning environment parallels the physical learning environment in the school library learning commons: facilitating 24/7 access to resources for learning, interactive tools and opportunities for collaboration.

In November 2017, BCPS removed the barrier of the physical library card and created BCPL accounts for all 113,000 students, who now are able to access physical and digital materials using their student identification numbers.

This means that all schools large and small, urban and rural, public and private, brick and mortar or virtual, need to provide access to teaching expertise in the library as well as best resources, technologies and physical and virtual learning spaces to support learner needs as they evolve.

Today the Axis 360 platform now allows library patrons to have access to all library materials from the online catalog — whether physical or digital — and creates a convenient experience for borrowing and enjoying ebooks and digital audiobooks in the patron's favorite reading apps and on their device of choice.

However, the survey found that, while the number of people visiting a physical library location may have dropped by a few percentage point, library website use is up, possibly due to increased access to ebook lending to personal devices and library subscriptions to streaming videos, music, and research tools.

Located in Trivandrum, the capital city of the South Indian state of Kerala, the library has to its credit books, documents, and letters that have highly restricted physical access.

The project focused on the idea of the physical library space as a destination for readers and tested a proposition for in - library access to a wide range of digital reading and reading - related content.

Publishers will have access to a new digital print facility, nationwide distribution and channel connectivity to physical bookstores, online retailers, libraries and universities in country.

Because Ingram distributes to all of the major players (online and physical stores, libraries, gift shops, Big Box chains, Apple, and many more around the globe), you have access to an incredible amount of opportunities to sell your book.

It almost pays for itself if you pair it with an Amazon Prime account, which for $ 99 per year offers access to large libraries of streamable content, in addition to free two - day shipping on physical goods from Amazon itself.

If my books were in physical libraries, either as print or e-book downloads, any number of people would have access to them.

Libraries are a cultural commons — both as a physical space where people can go without being expected to buy something, and as a place where people can have access to information for free.

ReadersFirst has advocated for a better experience for library users in accessing all of a library's offerings, including physical materials, eBooks and digital audiobooks, databases, programs, and more.

Aptly named the Digital Public Library of America, or DPLA for for short, this library aims to become the national archive of content that is currently tucked away in libraries, museums, and universities around the country, accessible only to those patrons with the means to go to the physical location and who have the permission to access the contents.

Another panelist wrote: «Though e-books are important, we must keep an emphasis on our physical libraries as a community space and option for lower income and lower education neighborhoods who may not have access or knowledge of e-book devices and e-book use.»

In terms of working with the vendors, libraries need to be able to experiment and develop on the Queens model to provide single points of access to all materials, both physical and digital, and a solid customer experience.

ReadersFirst is an organization of nearly 300 libraries representing 200 million readers dedicated to ensuring that library users have the same open, easy and free access to e-books that they have come to rely on with physical books.

As readers increasingly turn to eBooks, libraries have a responsibility to provide them with the same open, easy and free access to content they have with physical books.

They also work out well for people like me who do not have easy access to huge physical lending libraries and / or read a large number of books a month.

According to the ReadersFirst website, libraries have a responsibility to fight for the public and ensure that users have the same open, easy, and free access to ebooks that they have come to rely on with physical books.

I am delighted to share with you that Superintendent Woods» letter to the governor mentions library media centers: These activities include but are not limited to: Advanced Placement, arts integration, computer science education, early childhood education, gifted education, health education and services, physical education, media and library services, out - of - school learning opportunities, school climate, STEM / STEAM, social studies / civics, technology integration, digital access, and world languages.

We propose the active participation of the school library media program toward the development of STEM identities among young people by having school librarians (1) provide advisory information on the science - infused books and programs that young people can read — the school librarian as the information specialist; (2) collaborate with STEM teachers and provide intellectual and physical access that further enrichs the STEM learning — the school librarian as the instructional partner; and (3) act as technology allies to help educators and students experiment with new media tools and online communities.»

At the time, one of the publishers» complaints was that library access to ebooks might be too easy, compared to borrowing physical books — there wasn't enough «friction» in the process of checking out an ebook.

In fact, Amazon users who purchase Amazon Prime get access to a selection of thousands of free streaming movies and TV shows, as well as a selection of free apps, and a library of free e-book titles as well — and this is in addition to the free 2 - day shipping on purchases of Amazon's physical goods that the $ 79 Prime subscription already buys users (30 days of Prime is free with the purchase of a Kindle Fire).

A full - access library card can be used to access both our digital and physical collections.

Many libraries in the UK and USA see e-book lending as a possible solution to dwindling visitor numbers because people can access and «borrow» e-books without visiting a physical library location.

Patrons with limited access to their library's physical branch, including adults living with disability and those who live in very rural areas, mentioned how e-books helped them read more.

With physical books, access to books can be impeded by three barriers: archiving (physical books are expensive to preserve); indexing / search (even where catalogues are available online, searching for relevant books on a given topic can be difficult, and many books are not yet indexed); and obtaining books (once you find a book you think you want, you may need to buy it, borrow it or, if you have access to a library with the right relationships, attempt to order it via interlibrary loan).

At the moment, though, it's a tad unclear as to whether this works only with digitally downloaded games, or if you'll also be able to access games from your library that you purchased on a physical disc.

So it makes sense, as electronic access becomes even more prevalent, to consider the possibility of moving the physical presence of libraries to a single space which is: (i) capable of holding all remaining materials, (ii) readily accessible to walk - in patrons and (iii) more economical than the prime office space occupied by some libraries.

There is an urgent need to have the same reliability of persistent and consistent access to the digital version of cases, government reports and publications as we have to our physical, leather bound volumes, such as 32 Henry VIII, (ie, the acts passed in 1540 in England), a citation unchanged by the passage of time, the object still fully legible, and through its class mark, easy to locate on an assigned shelf in our physical library.

Data is collected and used in libraries for purposes like the evaluation of usage statistics of purchased content to assess whether value is being gotten for money, and as a way to evaluate whether a physical space is still required, but I would argue that the numbers of times someone accesses a subscription, asks a question at a reference desk, or takes out a book are not reasons to fund a library that are compelling to decision makers.

Key themes / issues discussed in the study: - open access - branding the library - researchers» behaviour (e.g., how they find information, their use of print information resources, etc)- the library as a physical space / place - availability of digital information - researchers» new ways of working - communications between librarians and... [more]

If a lawyer is not in physical proximity to the physical library collection, then the library needs to provide access to library materials through other means.

Most importantly, we also have the ability to take an empathetic approach to access by stepping away from our physical libraries and at least understanding, if not entirely replicating, the working styles of the clients we serve.

Key themes / issues discussed in the study: - open access - branding the library - researchers» behaviour (e.g., how they find information, their use of print information resources, etc)- the library as a physical space / place - availability of digital information - researchers» new ways of working - communications between librarians and researchers