Sentences with phrase «read electronic library»

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Electronics are noticeably taking over writing: teleprinters, reading machines, high - speed transmissions, automatic photographic and electronic composition, automatic writing devices, typesetters, electrostatic processes, ampex libraries, cassette encyclopaedias, photocopiers and magnetic copiers, speedprinters.

The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky said that the new initiative will transform local libraries into modern information and cultural hubs, adding that citizens» access to the service will be via the internet with a single electronic... [Read more...]

The report suggests that coordinated aggregation by search engines would facilitate library patrons finding electronic books to borrow and read more easily.

Now, LeVar Burton, longtime host and executive producer of the program, is venturing into the world of electronic juvenile reading with the launch of RRKidz, a subscription - based digital library for iPad and key Android devices which will give young readers access to hundreds of titles while being moderated for content appropriateness.

And there are so many people who can't buy every book they wan na read, so I'm just wondering if you or Diane may have some creative vision for how we might integrate electronic readers, because they're not going to go away into our public library system.

Does the electronic reading service the libraries are offering now save operating dollars?

The symbolism of standing guard to prevent senseless damage to books is not lost on those of us who are reminded almost daily that our right to read is being threatened, either intentionally or not, by an abundance of entertaining electronic media, funding cuts to libraries and schools, even moronic, extremist book banning in our public education institutions by those who wield arbitrary power over curricula.

I have many downloaded on my Kindle but avoid reading electronic books, although I like the convenience of having a library in my purse.

I often end up buying or getting from the library the print version of ebooks I own for them, as both boys want to read the hard copy rather than the electronic version.

In short, an all - electronic school library would not be devoid of good things for students to read... merely somewhat impoverished, in comparison to a good print library.

I can do research on the internet far more effeciently than I can in a library and find that regardless of infrequent use my reading vastly increased when I started reading on electronic devices 13 years ago.

Libraries encourage balance with electronic types of reading materials and physical books.

One librarian detailed how the increased popularity of e-book reading devices has resulted in library staff spending more time on the basic tech support: «Many of our older patrons received electronic devices as gifts over the past two years.

Backed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Reader Privacy Act extends, as of January 1, 2012, the confidentiality afforded to library patron's reading records into the for - profit world of booksellers.

You'll see below photos of people reading print books, or electronic books, young or young at heart, on the beach, in a library, on a sofa, or in bed.

For professional development reading, I really love the Texas Bar and the ABA's electronic CLE libraries.

basically all I'm permitted to do is — find second reading speeches — find old legislation or EM's — track down cases that we don't have electronic access to, (Document delivery from interstate or using other local law libraries e.g supreme court library); and — newspaper article searches.

All judiciary have access to an extensive electronic library and database, but, like many, I find prolonged reading from a screen to be much less satisfactory than reading printed material.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Introduced a «library» feature at Readings where customers can read and return books while remaining inside the bookstore facility • Increased sales of underselling books by ensuring appropriate shelf space • Suggested improvements in the inventory system and managed to convert the entire system from paper to electronic form, thereby reducing paperwork • Singlehandedly managed the stall display for the store at the International Book Fair 2010

Key Achievements • Implemented an electronic book inventory system, thereby decreasing the time taken to count books and periodicals by 80 % • Increased library membership from 2500 to 3200 within five months by the introduction of 6 reading clubs • Decreased chances of «lost books and resources» by 50 % by levying an «advanced loss charge» at the time of membership • Liaised with 18 different libraries for inter-library loans, thereby increasing the library's resources by 55 %

Librarian Duke University, Naples, FL Dec 2008 — Present • Assist students by locating books and information for them • Ensure efficient retrieval activities • Manage inventory for books and library materials • Maintain catalogs and file library cards • Respond to students» questions about reading materials • Maintain index systems appropriately • Ensure that tattered or torn books are replaced immediately • Shop for appropriate library books and materials • Provide reading lists and manage both electronic and printed materials • Assist researchers with literature searches by employing expertise in using databases and printed materials