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ebrary had 2,700 subscribers (mostly libraries) at the end of 2009. Users gain access through a subscribing library and can view, search, copy, and print documents from their computers. |
ebrary had 2,700 subscribers (mostly libraries) at the end of 2009. Users gain access through a subscribing library and can view, search, copy, and print documents from their computers. |
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Staffordshire University in England has supplied some texts for ebrary and encourages use by students and faculty. The University has been pleased with its effectiveness. A study of usage there reports, "The ability for students and researchers to search across the full content of 30,000 e‐books in one 'go' and then capture that information quickly and easily is also very valuable."<ref>David Parkes, "E-books from ebrary at Staffordshire University: a case study." ''Program'' 41.3 (2007): 253-261.</ref> More generally Anne Morris and Panos Balatsoukas report that other universities also have studied usage and consider ebrary a valuable resource.<ref>Anne Morris and Panos Balatsoukas. "Usability evaluation of Ebrary and Overdrive e-book online systems." ''Libraries without walls'' 6 (2006): 211-223.</ref> |
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ebrary was founded in 1999, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was acquired by [[ProQuest]] in 2011. |
ebrary was founded in 1999, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was acquired by [[ProQuest]] in 2011. |
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| Producer | ProQuest (United States) |
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| History | 1999 - present |
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| Cost | Subscription |
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| Website | http://www.ebrary.com |
ebrary (the "e" is lower case) is an online digital library of full texts of over 700,000 scholarly e-books.[1] It is available at many academic libraries and provides a set of online database collections that combine scholarly books from over 435 academic, trade, and professional publishers. It also includes sheet music (9,000 titles) and government documents. Additionally, ebrary offers content services for customers to distribute their own PDF content online.
ebrary had 2,700 subscribers (mostly libraries) at the end of 2009. Users gain access through a subscribing library and can view, search, copy, and print documents from their computers.
Staffordshire University in England has supplied some texts for ebrary and encourages use by students and faculty. The University has been pleased with its effectiveness. A study of usage there reports, "The ability for students and researchers to search across the full content of 30,000 e‐books in one 'go' and then capture that information quickly and easily is also very valuable."[2] More generally Anne Morris and Panos Balatsoukas report that other universities also have studied usage and consider ebrary a valuable resource.[3]
ebrary was founded in 1999, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was acquired by ProQuest in 2011.
Notes
- ^ "Academic Complete Surpasses 70,000 E-books".
- ^ David Parkes, "E-books from ebrary at Staffordshire University: a case study." Program 41.3 (2007): 253-261.
- ^ Anne Morris and Panos Balatsoukas. "Usability evaluation of Ebrary and Overdrive e-book online systems." Libraries without walls 6 (2006): 211-223.
Journal articles
- Fialkoff, Francine. "The Book Is Not Dead," Library Journal, (June 15, 2009) Vol. 134 Issue 11
- Godwin-Jones, Robert. "E-Books and the Tablet PC," Language, Learning & Technology Vol. 7, 2003
- Raisinghani, Mahesh S. "Wireless Library Aids Student Productivity," T H E Journal Vol. 30, 2002
External links
- ebrary website
- The State of Worldwide Library eBook Lending, By Michael Kozlowski