Keywords
Citation
(2002), "ebrarian for libraries: multi-user access to quality content at an affordable price", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 30 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilds.2002.12230cab.018
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
ebrarian for libraries: multi-user access to quality content at an affordable price
ebrarian for libraries: multi-user access to quality content at an affordable price
Keywords: Electronic publishing, Distribution, Books
ebrary offers an affordable solution for desktop delivery of valuable books and other documents from more than 100 leading publishers including The McGraw-Hill Companies, Random House, Penguin Classics, Cambridge University Press, Princeton University Press, Yale University Press, Taylor & Francis, John Wiley & Sons and many others that integrates with libraries' existing catalog systems and other digital resources.
Key features and benefits of ebrarian include the following:
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Co-branded Web site – The ebrarian service is delivered via a custom Web site, which ebrary creates, hosts and maintains. Co-branded Web sites never contain advertisements, and they can be customized with libraries' logos and branding.
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Integration – ebrarian integrates with libraries' digital resources and catalog and administrative processes, specifically through full MARC records for all titles in the ebrary repository.
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Authoritative content from world-class publishers – With tens of thousands of titles under contract, ebrary is continuously expanding its collection in key subject areas and will offer periodic content updates to libraries at no additional cost. The majority of ebrary's titles were published within the past two years.
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Customizable research tools – ebrary InfoTools™ make it easy for patrons to instantly link to knowledge resources including definitions, biographical information, maps and translations as well as digital resources within the library. Patrons can instantly access these resources when words or phrases are selected. The ebrarian solution also features online annotations, highlighting, bookmarks and more.
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Accounting and reporting tools – Libraries can use real time activity reports to gain information on usage and transactions in order to make more informed collection development decisions.
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PDF technology – ebrary's product is based on the portable document format (PDF), which is used by the majority of printing houses worldwide. This enables ebrary to efficiently and cost-effectively grow its collections. PDF technology also ensures that documents maintain the look and feel of the originals, which enhances patrons' experience.
Pricing and availability
ebrarian for Libraries is available now to organizations worldwide. Special regional network and consortia pricing is available. ebrary charges an annual licence fee for implementation, technology licence and maintenance. Exact pricing varies depending on the type of library and its size (FTE). For more information call 650-230-0700 or visit www.ebrary.com.
About ebrary
ebrary is a leading provider of information distribution and retrieval services. The company's customizable ebrarian solution combines powerful software with copyright-protected books, journals, periodicals and other online documents provided by more than 100 of the world's leading publishers. The ebrarian solution enables libraries, institutions and other organizations to give their users access to authoritative materials and customizable research tools that allow them to automatically access additional materials, biographical information, maps, translations, definitions and more when words or phrases are selected. ebrary's publishing partners benefit from new sales and marketing opportunities on the Internet. ebrary is privately held and is funded by Random House Ventures LLC, Pearson plc and The McGraw-Hill Companies. For more information, visit www.ebrary.com