The ebrary Dynamic Content Platform (DCP) ™ integrates patent-pending software with a growing repository of more than 60,000 full-text, digital books and other authoritative content from over 200 leading publishers. The DCP includes the ebrary Reader , which optimizes page-by-page delivery of PDF documents, and InfoTools , which seamlessly links search queries to multiple online databases and information on the Web.
The following collections are available via ebrary’s DCP under a simultaneous, multi-user access model. ebrary integrates with a library’s OPAC and workflow through free MARC records and the customizable InfoTools menu.
- Growing Collections -- Academic Complete (> 24,000 titles) and Public Library Complete (>7,000 titles) span multiple subject areas and are continually growing at no additional cost throughout the subscription term. In 2004, ebrary grew its collection by more than 60%. Growing Collections are priced according to FTE or number of cardholders.
- Fixed Collections -- ebrary offers a number of different aggregated collections in single subject areas such as Business & Economics (3,004 titles), Computers, Engineering & Applied Science (2,078 titles), Humanities (5,400 titles), Science, Medicine & Allied Health (2,078 titles), Social & Behavioral Sciences (5,700 titles), and Career & General Education (4,398 titles). Fixed Collections have flat-rate pricing.
- Custom Collections -- Libraries may pick and choose among titles in ebrary’s Growing or Fixed Collections, creating a database that meets their specific needs. Custom Collections are priced on a per-title basis.
- Single Publisher Collections -- ebrary offers collections from esteemed publishers such as D&B, Datamonitor, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and Harris InfoSource, which are priced based on FTE or number of cardholders.
- Simultaneous, multi-user access
- ebrary Reader eliminates downloading and eBook reading devices through page-by-page delivery
- InfoTools integrates with existing subscription databases, ILS system, and information on the Web
- Full-text browse and search in addition to Boolean and proximity
- Supports federated search
- Bookmarks, highlighting, and annotations, which can be stored on a personal bookshelf
- Copy/paste text or print pages complete with automatic bibliographical citation
- ICOLC compliant reporting tools show how content is used while protecting end-users’ privacy
- Multiple collections and pricing models
ebrary & WiLS
More information:
www.ebrary.com/corp
InfoTools
For product questions, contact:
David Waggener
dwaggener@ebrary.com
Tel: 919-783-7718 or 650-475-8792