Sentences with phrase «use of our library services»

My law firm library is about content, access to enriched content, and delivering content in a manner that encourages use of our library services.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Reorganized the cataloguing system, making the process 58 % less cumbersome to perform than before • Rearranged the entire library's books into a «by author» sequence, as opposed to the cumbersome first in, first shelved basis • Successfully arranged and led a series of in - house reading sessions for 6 year olds for a local community school • Suggested acquisition of Braille materials to cater to and encourage blind population to make good use of library services

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The service's user interface can look dramatically different depending on the app or device you're using, and its movie library continues to consist mostly of older titles.

In the early 1970s, when the Adirondack Park Agency was created, people weren't used to zoning and land controls, said Neil Surprenant, director of library services at Paul Smith's College and the institution's resident historian.

RFID provides the opportunity to use technology to improve public service and assist staff, whose numbers have been reduced by previous years» budget cuts, in meeting the demand from heavy patron usage of library services;

The first phase would convert 51 % of the Library's collection housed in the Central, Buffalo branch and Amherst Libraries using funds from an Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority (ECFSA) efficiency grant, which would provide the opportunity to use technology to improve public service and achieve staffing savings realized as attrition occurs.

(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.

A direct affiliation with the Licensee may include, for example, (a) current employees whether on a permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis, but excluding employees at a foreign affiliate or constituent university and (b) individuals who are: (1) officially enrolled as a registered student at the Licensee's institution; (2) authorized to use the library network from within the library premises or from such other places where such persons work or study (including but not limited to offices and homes, halls of residence, and student dormitories) and who have been issued by the Licensee with a password or other authentication method for such use of the library network, but (3) excluding students at a foreign affiliate or constituent university; or (c) walk - in users who are permitted to use Licensee's library or information service and permitted to access the library network but only from computer terminals within the Licensee's library premises («Authorized Users»).

Oncotest, for example, provides drug - testing services to 16 of the 20 largest pharmaceutical companies, using a library of more than 350 PDX mouse models.

We see all manner of New Yorkers make use of a hugely diverse set of services and get a real sense of the library as a place where nobody is excluded.

A library of twenty classic NES games will be available on the service at launch in September too, even using online play with your friends added in.

Historic England has worked with a wide range of local heritage services including museums, galleries, libraries and archives to develop local heritage resources that teachers can use in the classroom.

«Having interactive boards lets the media specialists and students use library materials to create questions and quizzes and develop entertaining ideas that will hopefully attract more patrons to the library media center,» reported Judy Serritella, an experienced elementary and high school media specialist who is coordinator of library media services for the Georgia Department of Education in Atlanta, Georgia

Sen. Conrad Burns, R - Mont., and Rep. W.J. «Billy» Tauzin, R - La., have advanced legislation that would use a third — or about $ 1.7 billion per year — of the current 3 percent telephone excise tax to pay for «telecommunications and related services» in schools and libraries.

A panel of 16 experts in the field reviewed materials from 165 libraries, which were nominated in 14 program areas, including services to special populations, instruction in literacy, innovative uses of technology, and models for joint library - teacher involvement in student learning.

Other scholars and researchers who have information needs within the scope of our collections may apply to use the library weekdays from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Contact Access Services at 617-495-3423 for more information.

Teachers who often don't live in the area of the school are provided with information on the local historical environment, classroom resources and are encouraged to make more use of local archives, libraries and heritage services.

Photos — we have a massive library of royalty - free stock photos that can be used in several different courses and settings including corporate, business, technology, financial services, manufacturing, blue collar, aviation, and industrial.

The book provides inspiration and guidance for the creation of national school library standards and for the development and use of standards and guidelines to change school library practice, to define the teaching role of school librarians, to guide the initial preparation of school librarians, and to advocate for school library services.

Includes foundational skills for future coursework, including use of the library, the University Writing Center, tutorial services, academic advising, and career services.

E-Rate: is the commonly used name for the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

According to the same Pew report, 53 % of patrons surveyed think libraries need more ebooks, and another 42 % «definitely» believe libraries should move most of their catalogs and services to an online portal for patrons to use remotely (and additional 34 % think it's something libraries and patrons should at least consider).

In a recent survey of over 1,000 patrons conducted in conjunction with the Washington State Library on the effectiveness of the state's Library Now app, 85.5 % stated they use the Library Now App, and 74.8 % use the library's other online services.

OverDrive continues to be the most popular library wholesaler, with 88 % of firms using their service.

Overdrive intends on releasing a massive amount of metrics based on all of the schools and libraries that use their service for the facilitation of ebook and audiobook lending.

«As use of our MyiLibrary solution grows, our ongoing development of the platform continues to be driven in a large part by industry growth and direct library and patron feedback,» said Dan Sheehan, Vice President and General Manager, Ingram Content Group library services.

Note: If you're an indie author, you'll want to use IngramSpark as it provides services to self - publishers, while Lightning Source is the division of Ingram that handles POD for trade publishers, retailers and 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.

Each of these services allows you to order 1 - up - to - mass - quantity of your books, shipped directly to you for your own marketing strategy, or you can use these services to integrate your book into Amazon, bookstores, and libraries.

• «Redbox» - style lending machines or kiosks located throughout the community where people can check out books, movies or music without having to go to the library itself: 33 % of Americans ages 16 and older would «very likely» use that service and another 30 % say they would be «somewhat likely» to do so.

• «Amazon» - style customized book / audio / video recommendation schemes that are based on patrons» prior library behavior: 29 % of Americans ages 16 and older would «very likely» use that service and another 35 % say they would be «somewhat likely» to do so.

• GPS - navigation apps to help patrons locate material inside library buildings: 34 % of Americans ages 16 and older would «very likely» use that service and another 28 % say they would be «somewhat likely» to do so.

«This spike in library lending of eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming video is the result of the tremendous efforts of thousands of librarians, as well as significant ease - of - use improvements including seamless integration with library catalogs,» said Shannon Lichty, OverDrive's Director of Partner Services.

The high - point of Google Books is that being an online service, the user is able to access his e-book library by using any computer or device that is connected to the internet.

Take responsibility for guiding my child's use of the library and to monitor the personal information they may share with online subscription databases and services.

Using state - of - the - art field recording equipment, a library of images, sound effects and excellent voice - over talent, they provide author media services such as audio books, audio promotion packages and video book trailers.

That means a lot of the methods used by the average essay writing service - keeping a library of pre-written papers, for example - simply aren't suitable.

The role of the school library is expanding and it's transforming the way students use your space and the services you provide.

This document contains the results of the first phase of a three - part impact study conducted in New York, which examined the influence of school libraries on technology use, the relationship between principals and school libraries, and the level of service to students with disabilities.

Clearly libraries are institutions where learning happens, and Valerie Gross, president and CEO of Howard County Library System (MD), is taking it a step further and advocating for changing the language we use when we talk about libraries and their services.

The survey will seek to understand library patrons» use of digital resources and other services offered by public libraries, and will «examine the impact of digital consumption behaviors, including the adoption of new business models,» on library usage across America.

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.

Using Baker & Taylor's suite of API services, libraries using the TLC system can now provide their patrons with full search and discovery of Axis 360 titles, view real - time availability, and complete a checkout or place a hold with one - click right from the library's online catUsing Baker & Taylor's suite of API services, libraries using the TLC system can now provide their patrons with full search and discovery of Axis 360 titles, view real - time availability, and complete a checkout or place a hold with one - click right from the library's online catusing the TLC system can now provide their patrons with full search and discovery of Axis 360 titles, view real - time availability, and complete a checkout or place a hold with one - click right from the library's online catalog.

You can easily add professional narration to your favorite Kindle books with one click using Matchmaker (www.amazon.com/matchmaker), a service that scans your Kindle library to find which of your Kindle books have a companion Audible version available.

You can get ebooks from a wide range of ebook stores and even get free ebooks from local libraries using a service called Overdrive.

You can even use the device to stream directly from the Amazon Prime library of content — if you pay Amazon's $ 79 annual membership fee for that service.

The sooner libraries adapt to the flexible infrastructure of eBook technology, the more capable they can court new readers who enjoy celebrating guilty pleasure at their disposal into using their additional services.

Penguin and Amazon are in dispute over the terms of sale and lending for Penguin titles, but Penguin's response has been to order Amazon to lock down the ebooks that libraries acquired — using their precious and dwindling collections budgets — so that patrons can no longer check them out (Update: Amazon says Penguin and Overdrive, the e-book lending service, took the action without Amazon's involvement.

The report, «Mobile Devices, Mobile Content, and Library Apps,» a part of LJ's ongoing Patron Profiles series, points out that even though digital users — defined as a patron who uses a smartphone, ereader, or tablet — remain a minority, they are, nonetheless, more active than the general patron not only in digital services but also «in virtually every metric of library activity.»

Beginning with the DCL model, changes were made to include the number and types of libraries able to use the service, as well as the functionality.