Proquest has officially acquired Ebook Library and this new acquisition greatly enhances the the ability for Proquest to expand its digital offerings in Academia. The acquisition supports ProQuest’s overall goal of enhancing the research experience through seamless discovery of content across multiple formats, including books, journals, dissertations, newspapers, and … [Read more...] about ProQuest Completes the Acquisition of EBL and Explains What It All Means
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Bowker, ebrary, Choice Partner on RCL
Digital publishing, especially in the academic arena, has opened the door for some collaborative efforts that have increased the reach and productivity of many of the tools that schools and libraries consistently use. Bowker and ebrary, both ProQuest companies or affiliates, have teamed up with the ALA's academic library review Choice in order to improve the accessibility and … [Read more...] about Bowker, ebrary, Choice Partner on RCL
ebrary Launches International eBook Lending in Germany
ebrary, a ProQuest company that specializes in providing streamlined digital content to libraries, announced this week that it is now partnering with publishers to provide German-language ebooks for lending. Launched at Bibliothekartag, this represents a significant expansion of its database and its subscription model by including almost 5,000 titles from publishers such as De … [Read more...] about ebrary Launches International eBook Lending in Germany
ebrary Signed With Over 100+ in 2012
While digital publishing on its current scale is only a couple of years old, the original models for early digital publishing go back decades. That time line for ProQuest company ebrary goes back to 1999 and the launch of Academic Complete in 2003, for which the company has cause to celebrate in 2013. Its other powerful achievement is the data that shows ebrary closed out 2012 … [Read more...] about ebrary Signed With Over 100+ in 2012
ebrary Reaching Out into Foreign-Language Markets
ebrary, a ProQuest company, announced today that it is expanding its reach into non-English speaking markets, specifically the Nordic regions, in order to bring ebook content to those areas that could currently be considered not worth it by most major ebook retailers and distributors. Specifically in reaching out to Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, ebrary is … [Read more...] about ebrary Reaching Out into Foreign-Language Markets
ProQuest Works to Improve eBook Discoverability
According to the results of its own study, ProQuest, the parent company over several divisions that support digital reading, cited discoverability as one of the most often mentioned factors that prevented respondents from using ebooks. “Our 2011 Global Student E-book Survey identified discovery as an area of the e-book experience that could be substantially improved,” said … [Read more...] about ProQuest Works to Improve eBook Discoverability
ebrary Partners with YBP, Boston Library Consortium
Ebook provider ebrary announced this morning that it has now added the Boston Library Consortium to its growing list of library systems that rely on the company to make publishers’ titles available for online reading by its member patrons. YBP Library Services, a division of Baker & Taylor, is also helping in this partnership. “Demand-driven acquisition at the consortium … [Read more...] about ebrary Partners with YBP, Boston Library Consortium
ebrary Provides Content Aligned with Common Core Standards
One of the key flaws of the US educational system as identified among teachers and parents is the constant feeling of disjointedness when it comes to new curricula; add that to the fact that each state gets to determine its own curriculum, yet the test scores of the entire nation are compared to those of students in other countries. While not yet reaching the point of … [Read more...] about ebrary Provides Content Aligned with Common Core Standards
ebrary Adds 9,000 New eBooks to Government Libraries
ebrary won a government contract a month ago that put it in the unique position of being the only ebook business on the government buyers list. This has given the company a huge revenue boost in supplying various libraries, such as the American Water Works Association, Cardiotext Publishing, and Urban Institute Press. The database now includes a growing selection of more than … [Read more...] about ebrary Adds 9,000 New eBooks to Government Libraries
Ebrary Launches New Android App
Earlier this year, ebrary (a company dedicated to making ebooks available to libraries and researchers) launched its own branded iOS app to enable reading on compatible devices. Today, ebrary issued a press release regarding its creation of an Android app to meet the needs of the millions of Android device users. “There are an estimated 300 million active Android smartphones … [Read more...] about Ebrary Launches New Android App
ebrary Study Demonstrates Higher eBook Use Among UK Students
More than 6,300 students worldwide took part in a library-based study commissioned by ebrary to determine their attitudes towards digital reading. Not only were the numbers higher than expected for that student demographic, the attitudes in favor of digital reading were higher in the UK than for students of a similar age bracket in other countries. Over 85% of the students … [Read more...] about ebrary Study Demonstrates Higher eBook Use Among UK Students
Ebooks Still Viewed Differently Than Print
A survey on the perceptions of patron ebook checkout by librarians, most of who served in academic libraries, has shed some light on the check-out processes of patrons who borrow digital content from their libraries. The new report was instituted by ebrary and had some interesting results. The first newsworthy item involved the borrowing habits themselves. For example, while … [Read more...] about Ebooks Still Viewed Differently Than Print