Sentences with phrase «with library catalogs»

Also, libraries could offer and adequately promote a rental and purchase program well integrated with library catalogs — services that subscribers could sign up for through federal and state tax check - offs and take advantage of the economies of scale.
«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.
true integration with the library catalog.

Not exact matches

«Many of our patrons have asked for one - on - one assistance to help them use their eReaders with the library's growing catalog of downloadables.
Here are the T - shirts in my regular rotation: John Lennon portrait Hellfire and Dalmations T - shirt (i like puns and jokes) I Heart NY Lucky Duck (duck reclining swimming in pool) Never Forget (with a picture of a card catalog box from the library)
Three inserts cover the DVD: a unique redemption code and general directions for accessing the included UltraViolet stream of the film, your Sony Rewards code (part of a booklet advertising the book and other Sony products), and finally a PIN entitling you to 5 free song downloads at SonyMusicPass.com, an especially nice touch for those whose public libraries do not participate with Freegal and give you a few free downloads from the same limited Sony catalog every week.
With a growing library of flicks like Bright and Mudbound (and First They Came for My Father and The Meyerowitz Stories and Okja and 1922 and a whole range of other movies) combined with the standup specials pouring forth from the streaming service and a hot new show once every couple months — to say nothing of the increasingly unimportant back catalog of Hollywood titles — it's hard to think of a better value for your dollar than the eleven bucks Netflix's streaming service runs you each moWith a growing library of flicks like Bright and Mudbound (and First They Came for My Father and The Meyerowitz Stories and Okja and 1922 and a whole range of other movies) combined with the standup specials pouring forth from the streaming service and a hot new show once every couple months — to say nothing of the increasingly unimportant back catalog of Hollywood titles — it's hard to think of a better value for your dollar than the eleven bucks Netflix's streaming service runs you each mowith the standup specials pouring forth from the streaming service and a hot new show once every couple months — to say nothing of the increasingly unimportant back catalog of Hollywood titles — it's hard to think of a better value for your dollar than the eleven bucks Netflix's streaming service runs you each month.
Kino's licensing deal with MGM (the current MGM entity, which is largely made up of United Artists productions; the grand old MGM studio library belongs to Warner) gives them access to the new high - definition masters from a portion of the catalog as well as access to elements to create new HD masters, plus access to select supplements from previous disc releases.
The website features resources for use in classrooms or school - wide, with family, after - school programs, or in the community, as well as a catalog, newsletter, resource document library, and details on training opportunities.
Starting today, authors with works in Draft2Digital's catalog of 50,000 + books can opt into Oyster's subscription service, Oyster Unlimited, which has more than a million titles in its library.
Library Directwill allow libraries to bundle books in Smashwords» catalog and select the books based on sales ranking; partnered with the new Pricing Manager which allows authors and publishers to set the prices that libraries will pay, even opting to make their titles free to libraries, the amount of ebook titles that libraries can offer to patrons will increase.
According to the press release on the launch of this child - safe library environment, «The eReading Room is a safe environment for children, independent of the larger digital collection, yet easily accessible and fully integrated — seamlessly working with your existing catalog.
While Smashwords has been the powerhouse pioneer for indie authors in its agreement with OverDrive to allow libraries to access the Smashwords catalog, there is still a stigma in place that blocks libraries from seeing this catalog as a viable option for ebook content.
Hoopla does business with over 800 libraries in the United States and has an extensive catalog of over 300,000 e-books.
While the struggle for a satisfactory condition continues in the world of ebook lending for public libraries, some companies are still managing to make progress with digital catalogs.
In the United States over 95 % of libraries have an e-book catalog and according to the most recent Overdrive figures, they do business with 90 % of them.
At yesterday's IDPF event, BiblioBoard's Mitchell Davis sat down with Good eReader to talk about the new feature that was just launched with Library Journal that will offer libraries a way to feel confident about including self - published ebooks in their lending catalogs.
Baker and Taylor have inked a new deal with publisher Macmillan to have their entire back catalog of 11,000 eBooks available for libraries.
3M Cloud Library was set up in the BEA Digital Zone to talk about its library lending offerings, but the real news from 3M lately was the recent partnership with Smashwords that puts the ebook distributor's titles in the catalog for libraries to choose from.
Occhipinti goes on to provide a gloriously old - school education in how to build a library in your home, with diverse storage strategies and tips on putting together your own card catalog.
With different choices and different publishers participating in content providers» catalogs, libraries find themselves with a good deal of leg work in order to provide the best value and best experieWith different choices and different publishers participating in content providers» catalogs, libraries find themselves with a good deal of leg work in order to provide the best value and best experiewith a good deal of leg work in order to provide the best value and best experience.
With SirsiDynix Community Funded Services, patrons can pay fines and fees online, make online purchases from your library's catalog, use their library card as a prepaid debit card, and — most importantly — give back to their library.
With the Enterprise Package, your book will be included in the Bookseller Catalog, the resource major retailers, wholesalers, libraries, bloggers and thousands of industry professionals use to search for new titles.
Alaska Library Catalog Regular library card holders have access to the Alaska Library Catalog (ALC), a consortium of 77 libraries serving over 65 % of Alaska with 3.9 + million items.
With this approach, your book is listed in the Ingram catalog where a retailer (whether physical or online) or a library can find and order your book to sell themselves.
This service registers the book with the Library of Congress Catalog, allowing public library systems to look up information on your book to identify the publisher, should they become interested in ordering the book.
With the permission of COSLA, I have excerpted the use case («Scenario Two») that was included in the full report, as an excellent and simple introduction to the promise of OPDS Catalogs in libraries.
«There is clear demand for enhancing library catalogs around the world with information about ebooks,» says George Oates, the project lead for Open Library.
Even with advancements like inclusion in the Ingram catalog or CreateSpace's expanded distribution option, libraries have had the ability to stock these titles, but really had no incentive to notice or find them them.
OverDrive currently hosts «virtual libraries» in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, and partnerships with publishers like Cloudary in China and Kodansha in Japan enrich OverDrive's catalog with popular content for readers in Asia and beyond.
Test Drive Approved device requirements include compatibility with the library's eBook catalog, direct Wi - Fi checkout and eBook download via an on - board browser or app, and copyright protection (DRM) and lending practices that conform to rules as required by publisher permissions.
OverDrive, a leading distributor of digital content to libraries for patron use, announced today that the 22,000 libraries and schools it partners with generated nearly three billion views of catalog page content in its database of over one million titles among the 192 million registered user logins last year.
Smashwords has successfully convinced Overdrive that there is value with their catalog of 300,000 eBooks, 200,000 of which are available to libraries.
Search and browse a single comprehensive catalog with all of a library's offerings at once, including all e-books, physical collections, programs, blogs, and donor opportunities.
New opportunities through periodical platforms like Next Issue, PressReader, and Zinio, as well as ebook catalogs through Freading, Boopsie, and Smashwords» unprecedented distribution agreement with OverDrive have meant that not only do libraries have options for providing relevant formats to their patrons, but they also have competitive choices that can lead to better budget options.
Place holds, check - out items, view availability, manage fines and receive communications within individual library catalogs or in the venue the library believes will serve them best, without having to visit separate websites (libraries, not distributers, should be enabled to manage all interactions with users).
Popular service Oyster has already had some success with introducing sought after titles into its catalog, and announced this week that Perseus Books Group would be contributing some titles to its growing library.
With this agreement in place, OverDrive can now take steps towards making OverDrive's catalog of digital content available in China to libraries and retailers.
Publishers have imposed boycotts on ebook lending, issued impossible pricing strategies for digital content, and even removed titles from the lending catalogs, all of which have all left libraries at odds with the publishers as they struggle to provide quality reading content for their patrons.
It's not the first vendor to sell a shit product to libraries, of course — ask anyone about their experience with digital catalog vendors like SirsiDynix.
«For a mere $ 1 per library user, libraries can get access to a robust catalog, with every title offering simultaneous access to unlimited library users.
Kindles: Amazon has a larger catalog of modern books because amazon has been in the e-book market longer than anyone other.They have 2,00,000 Kindle exclusive e-books with many from the famous authors who publish directly via amazon.There are not many choices to buy e-books for the kindle from other stores or free book sites.The bought books are stored in the cloud.Just keep the local copies of the books.You can also lend a book to a friend once for 14 days.Amazon also has kindle lending library which is currently available only to amazon prime subscribers.Thus via this service borrow books and read without buying.You can also read e-books loaned from the public libraries.Getting the loaded books onto the device is simpler on kindle unlike the nook.The books can easily be downloaded wirelessly via whisper sync service (an AT&T 3G powered connection).
It has over 3000 titles that can be purchased individually, which also coincides with its pricing structure that allows libraries to offer the titles in their catalogs but only charges them for them once patrons actually check them out.
Additionally, by working with online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, and more through OverDrive's affiliates network, libraries can actually profit by earning credits when their patrons opt to purchase a title that they found by browsing the WIN catalog.
In the early stages of library lending, patrons often experienced frustration with the catalog's offerings, or more accurately, the lack of offerings.
Located in California, the library system established a partnership with Smashwords that will let the libraries» patrons check out ebooks from a catalog of 10,000 digital titles in Smashwords» platform on a one - at - a-time basis.
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 catalog.
As with other OMC apps, you can save the link to your library's OverDrive catalog under «Get Books.»
«With the unlimited plans offering access to our entire catalog from a single intuitive App and personal library, we're delivering magazines the way consumers want to read them,» said Morgan Guenther, CEO of Next Issue Media.
I think the real news is in the addition of a number of publishing partners, upping 3M's catalog offering in order to help libraries provide their patrons with the content they want.
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