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* * * Apologies for cross-posting * * * Have you seen David Rapp's article in Library Journal on EBL - Ebook Library? Featuring: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Steve Smith, Weslley College, Manager of Collections Management and Preservation at Wellesley¡¯s Clapp Library = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¡°We have looked at other packages and PDA providers, but none of them can compete with EBL,¡± Smith says. The library also uses subscriptions and packages from ebrary (since 2003) and Springer (since 2009) as well, but he says that ¡°EBL wins because of its nonlinear lending model that allows for simultaneous use of all its content.¡± = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Keith Stetson, Collection Development Librarian at Fairfield University¡¯s DiMenna-Nyselius Library = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¡°We believe that providing the complete EBL collection to our users on a short-term-loan basis is a very cost-effective way to provide access to a much more extensive selection of ebooks than a PDA plan,¡± = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Susan ¡©Macicak, University of Texas Libraries¡¯ interim Collection Development Officer = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¡°Our demand-driven programs, such as EBL, enable us to drastically expand the universe of books available to our readers,¡± Macicak says, ¡°while trimming the costs of acquiring, parking, and maintaining print books, many of which may never be read.¡± - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To read the full article in Library Journal GO TO http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/12/ebooks/ebl-touts-its-versatility/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For more information on EBL and our flexible models EMAIL [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kind regards Lou Louise Peck Marketing Director EBL - Ebook Library 21 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2NS United Kingdom Direct +44 (0) 207 268 6944 Off +44 (0) 207 268 6942 Fax +44 (0)117 981 1377 Email [log in to unmask] www.eblib.com <http://www.eblib.com> | www.eblchoice.com <http://www.eblchoice.com> Twitter: @EBLib Facebook: www.facebook.com/eblebooklibrary LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ebl---ebook-library EBL - Technology in the service of knowledge lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG