Sentences with phrase «smaller libraries do»

Overdrive will also be handling more of the HELPDESK burden since smaller libraries do not have the resources to offer one on one assistance to its customers.
How have the smaller libraries done?

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With more than 200 titles, Shudder's library is considerably smaller than the thousands of shows and movies available on Netflix, but the service does boast that 85 per cent of it is exclusive.
My small town doesn't even have a library.
With the help of the few books I found on heredity in our small town library (pre-internet), I composed an essay on basic Mendelian inheritance, in which I discussed why some children in a family develop a disease and others do not.
Another key contribution made to the field is Schreiber's formal planning of diversity - oriented synthesis (DOS), which involves the creation of diverse libraries of small molecules for biological screening.
While cell - free protein expression done today enables protein chemists to quickly produce small amounts of proteins when screening DNA libraries, there is a need for higher protein expression yields.
Not only do you get a nice and colorful manual with your copy of «RayCrisis», but a decent shooter to add to the small quality library of shooters available on that system.
But she didn't visit her small - town New Hampshire library.
Because of our growing, but still small, school library, many of our students do not get the opportunity to read «window» and «mirror» books.
Make no mistake, libraries going the digital route often have to spend close to $ 10,000 just to get set up, and many small and regional locations don't have that type of money.
Anyone who did not want to be number # 891 on the waiting list on a very popular new book, could purchase it and the library got a small commission.
It seems as though the small to medium sized libraries don't want to shell out the extra money for the e-reader and they often offer their own devices like Sony or the Nook.
The catch: This particular library offers a relatively small selection; don't expect a lot of new titles or bestsellers.
Since the CLA does not have a voice in government, many smaller libraries banded together on a grassroots level to launch the «Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing»libraries banded together on a grassroots level to launch the «Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing»Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing» website.
While the Fire can't do HD, it's a relatively small trade - off compared with the size and breadth of Amazon's Prime video library and the ease in which you're able to stream movies and TV.
Especially those in small towns who don't have access to libraries — or who can't reach their libraries most of the winter due to snow.
I wonder if you asked libraries, or had another friend, ask if there is a reason WHY they they didn't invite small press authors?
But smaller publishers can get on library shelves, and my thought is that soon there will be grouping units that will do the linkage for us.
Niles District Library is doing the Social Workers in Rural and Small Libraries project.
So start small, build up to bigger reviewers, then run an ad in a journal that gets sent to libraries featuring your books and your excellent, credible reviews (even so, personally, I probably wouldn't do that for most of my books... simply because the readers who buy cheap books on Kindle aren't the same buyers who go to libraries to read books).
I'm planning on doing a workshop at my local library on Paths to Publication, where I'll explore different routes: querying agent, submitting to small pubs, self - publishing.
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.
How do I increase the font size of a library book I downloaded — it doesn't seem to give me an option and the print is really small.
Does your library have an idea - big or small - to share?
It has done partnerships with a company called Bilbary, which, as Carrie said, is a company that makes it possible for patrons who see a book that there's a long hold period on, that they can buy the book and the library gets a small part of the profit.
I feel my job does suit me perfectly since I work in a small public library in the town where I grew up.
Among other advantages of the dual - system approach, this would be a way to help make certain that small - town libraries don't fall through the cracks.
Preservation issues aside this creates challenges for small press publishers, indie authors, and library staff who want to do the most good for the community as a whole.
It is a thriving regional library, serving families with small children, but also people without home computers who come into the physical library building to use a computer to conduct a job search or do some other reference work, Jones said.
Libraries don't always have access to a full range of ebooks, especially small local lLibraries don't always have access to a full range of ebooks, especially small local librarieslibraries.
It describes an approach to library space planning that introduces and combines a phased implementation strategy with traditional space planning to allow library transformations and renovations to be done as a single project or a series of smaller, separate, and more manageable phased interventions.
If the library nearest you is small and doesn't have a great selection, or neglects your favorite genre (s), see whether you can use the library system in a neighboring county or city, usually for a fee.
Libraries don't have different rates of payment for different publishers (Amazon are apparently paying medium - sized publishers the full cost of the book every time it's lent out, and only making the small publishers and self - publishers compete among themselves for scraps).
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.
Making books available for library lending is an obligation which comes with the rights granted under copyright law, and is limited in very important ways which mean that it has relatively little effect on authors» earning power, and for the vast majority of them it makes up a very small proportion of their total income, so the zero - sum effect doesn't really kick in.
DVDs / Blu - rays are popular in libraries of every size, though by location they do best in suburban libraries; interestingly, they take the biggest chunk of the materials budget at smaller libraries serving populations of 10,000 to 25,999.
Although almost 60 percent of respondents said that their library does not offer «alternative» ebooks, 20 percent now include ebooks from small and independent presses in their collections, while 14 percent offer e-originals and self - published content.
the screen saver and small banner ad at bottom on list view not a problem, just like k3; and have used them often enough that i probably have a free kindle, however with the paperwhite touch we finally have cover view, top line is library and bottom is advertisement, do nt like this, so paid the 20 $ to remover ads; the screen saver and banner add are gone but the cover page we are still stuck with advertisement, only very weak response from amazon.
Although the sample size of teen library users is too small for detailed analysis, in general the 16 - 17 year olds who went to the library for research assistance in the past year tended to do so five times or less.
Even if your local library does not offer eBooks, there may be one nearby that will allow you to use their library for a small fee.
Though the samples of subpopulations were usually too small to do detailed analysis, the people who were most tied to their libraries and felt most strongly about the library were more satisfied with the selection of e-books that was available to them.
Also, because many of the Big Six publishers are refusing to sell licenses to libraries, many patrons feel that our selection of e-books is small and see it as a fault of the library — unless we tell them that most publishers will not lend to us, they feel that the library is not doing its job and allocating its resources properly when the truth is that it's beyond our control.»
If you do not often browse through your book collection or if you have a small book list because you only read a few books concurrently or because you borrow books from a public library, you may not find the ads obtrusive at all.
Although some testers have argued that the search isn't perfect (sometimes Google incorrectly shows an e-book isn't available at the library and, of course, Google doesn't display holdings from other e-book platforms), I would argue that the small imperfections aren't much of a detriment to the overall goal of promoting library collections.
There's also a small library you can borrow books from, and an express laundry service, done outside of the resort.
Its still early but I hope they do nt think they can survive on the small library like the WiiU had
Titanfall, regardless of your own personal feelings, did well both critically and commercially, and the large majority of players, myself included, had a blast with it, though it seems to be struggling to maintain a constant community, even with such a small library of titles on the Xbox One.
as plus members we did just get Chronoivolt & Jetpack for free on the Vita front, so really, given the smaller library for the unit, can't really complain... for me, discounts is really where it's at... I absolutely get my moneys worth annually with savings on games I want to buy.
Each song does have 3 difficulty levels and individual leaderboards so there is replay value for those who want to improve their skills, but with such a small library, things get very repetitive, very fast.
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