ebrary | Case Studies

Boulder Public Library


Cardholders		100,000+
Type		Public
Location		Boulder, Colorado, USA
ebrary subscription		Academic Complete™
Implementation date		June 2002
Contact		Lynn Reed Information Services Manager reedl@boulder.lib.co.us

Trends that impacted decision to subscribe to ebrary:	•	While the printed book is still preferred in many instances such as cover-to-cover reading of fiction titles, a growing number of patrons are relying on digital books and other resources to conduct research “The ebrary database of digital, full-text books is full of research oriented titles, and people are happy to use it for research topics.”

Reason(s) for choosing ebrary:	•	Won a free subscription to ebrary in 2002. Became a subscribing customer in 2003. “I like the academic aspect of ebrary even though we are a public library. The higher level of topics gave the library a collection we would probably never purchase in a book format, and yet Boulder is a highly educated town so the public has found the collection very useful.”

Content strengths:	•	“Once again I will say the point that sold me was having an academic collection in a public library catalog.”

Favorite feature(s):	•	“The ebrary staff is wonderfully responsive to library staff and library patrons.”