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NetLibrary Adds Holds Feature

New Holds Feature Allows Users to Reserve Checked-Out Content

Beginning this week, your users will have the option to reserve OCLC NetLibrary content that has already been checked out by another user. New holds functionality, scheduled for release on Wednesday, January 27, will be automatically integrated into NetLibrary’s Web-based user interface and the Media Center.

Designed to help libraries manage the growing demand for eAudiobook and eBook titles, the new holds feature will enable users to:

  • Place up to three hold requests for titles that are already checked out
  • View their place in line, or cancel hold at any time
  • Receive e-mail notification once the title becomes available.

When the holds feature is initially released, functionality will be activated for eAudiobook content only. To activate holds for eBooks, you will need to e-mail OCLC’s Customer Service Department at support@oclc.org. OCLC NetLibrary also plans future enhancements that will allow you and your staff to manage configuration of holds functionality and generate related access reports through the Library Resource Center. Be sure to watch for upcoming announcements.

Please note: During this upgrade, the NetLibrary Web site will be offline from 7:00-8:00 am EST on Wednesday, January 27.

Go Portable: Downloadable titles for eBook readers, laptops and PCs

NetLibrary offers more than 140,000 PDF titles that are compatible with increasingly popular eBook readers, including all four Sony Digital Readers (PRS-300,505,600 and 700BC), as well as the COOL-ER. Soon NetLibrary expects to announce compatibility with even more eBook readers. Additionally, these titles can be downloaded to laptops and PCs for offline reading. An Adobe Content Server (ACS) license is required for downloading, and a one-year license is $350. Libraries can receive a complimentary ACS license with a purchase.

Lists or recommended (text-intensive PDF) content are available on TitleSelect, in the Special Offers section, under “Fiction Titles for Mobile and Offline Reading” and “Non-Fiction Titles for Mobile and Offline Reading” at http://extranet.netlibrary.com/titleselect/collection.asp?list_id=21.

More information is available from OCLC at their website: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/ebooks/go_portable/, or call 1-800-848-5800 and follow the prompts, or by e-mail at support@oclc.org .

Boost Your Buying Power – OCLC Shared Collections of NetLibrary eBooks Now Available

OCLC offers you a way to boost your buying power and build your eBook collection. NetLibrary Shared eBook Collections include titles hand-picked by OCLC collection development librarians.

A shared collection is a great way to start or add to your eBook collection. You’ll gain access to hundreds of frontlist eBooks by combining your buying power with that of other participating libraries. And the great thing is, with continued participation and feedback from the membership, the collection keeps growing!

With the OCLC Shared Collections, you’ll benefit from:

  • eBooks available 24/7 via the Internet. Allows users to self serve on any computer with Web access.
  • Collections developed specifically for libraries like yours. Projected list of 1,000–1,500 titles gives you access to content from leading publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis and Facts on File.
  • Real-time usage reports. Available anytime online.
  • No physical inventory to manage. Check-outs and check-ins handled automatically.
  • Full OCLC-MARC record sets. Yours at no extra cost.

Order now and save!

Order your collection by December 31, 2009 to take advantage of current low rates. Please contact us for details on this exceptional collection at 1-800-898-6252, ext. 3800 or www.oclc.org/info/sharedcollections

Build Your Business and Management Collection With Emerald

Sample Emerald Group Publishing’s business and management journals online for free and take advantage of a special offer for the Emerald Backfiles online collection available through May 31, 2009.

Journal of the Week

A good way to sample Emerald’s business and management journals is to take advantage of the Journal of the Week (JOTW) feature that provides free online access to two journals (current and archived issues) each week. Check it out at http://info.emeraldinsight.com/jotw/index.htm.

Emerald Backfiles Special Offer

The Emerald Backfiles online collection is a one-time purchase offering 120 journal titles with more than 68,000 articles in key management disciplines. The Backfiles can be used to complete and enhance a mature collection or provide an introduction to business and management research.

Visit the Emerald web site for features, benefits, frequently asked questions, and sample articles: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/backfiles/index.htm.

Journal title list:
in PDF at http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/backfiles/pdf/backfiles_titles_list.pdf
or in Excel at http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/backfiles/pdf/backfiles_titles_list.xls

Academic pricing: $18,000 for the Backfiles if ordered by May 31, 2009 (a savings of 25% off the list price of $24,000). A two-payment option is also available with a total payment of $18,500. An annual hosting fee may also apply.

Other Emerald online products available at a discount through Nylink:

Emerald Management Xtra (http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/xtra/index.htm)
Emerald eBook Series (http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/ebookseries/index.htm)
Emerald Engineering (http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/engineering/index.htm).

Contact Nylink at services@nylink.org or 800-342-3353 for more information.

NetLibrary offers Elseiver titles at a discount

Now through December 31, 2007, NetLibrary will be offering Elseiver titles at a discounted rate. If you bill your NetLibrary purchase through Nylink, you save an additional 5%!

If a library purchases:
100-249 titles, you Save 25%
250-499 titles, you Save 30%
500-1,000 titles, you Save 40%
1,001 and more, you save 50%
Looking to aquire the entire list of Elseiver titles? You can save 60%!

Additionally, NetLibrary has compiled subject collections of Elseiver titles. If you purchase a subject collection you will save 50%!

Subject Collections are available in:
Architecture, Biomedical, Business, Chemistry, Computing, Earth Sciences, Engineering Materials Science, Film / Animation / Theater, Finance, Forensics, Graphics, Math / Physics,
Media Technology, Security, and Tourism.

Remember, when you order your Elseiver titles note on the order form that you want to by billed through Nylink for an additional 5% off!

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