ebrary - (on
campus access only during trial) - During the month of October the Thrift
Library will be conducting a trial of ebrary, an online ebook collection of
47,000 titles. ebrary is similar in size, scope, and features to
NetLibrary.
This collection is available through a variety of pricing
schemes including:
Subscription – around $6,000 per
year
Purchase entire collection or any
combination of sub collections
Purchase by title
And even a deposit account where
you only buy the titles that are used. In other words, you the user, select
your own collection on a per need basis.
ebrary
provides online support at the following locations.
1. View our Quick Start
video at http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/QuickStart/ (please allow a few
seconds to load). We also offer a one-page Quick Guide, which includes easy,
step-by-step instructions on how to get started with ebrary.
2. The Quick Guide can
be found online at http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/en/Quick_Guides/Quick_Guide.pdf. Printed copies are
also available upon request.
3.
Sign
up for live, online training for you and your library patrons. We offer several
different modules at a variety of times to meet your library’s needs. For a
description of the modules and to sign up, please visit http://www.ebrary.com/corp/training.jsp.
4. Additional training
materials, including Flash videos and user guides, are available at http://www.ebrary.com/corp/training.jsp.
Your opinions as to the usefulness of this
second eBook collection would be appreciated.