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| Cardholders |
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100,000+ |
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| Type |
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Public |
| Location |
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Boulder, Colorado, USA |
| ebrary subscription |
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Academic Complete |
| Implementation date |
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June 2002 |
| Contact |
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Lynn Reed
Information Services Manager
reedl@boulder.lib.co.us
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Trends that impacted
decision to subscribe
to ebrary: |
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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.”
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Reason(s) for
choosing ebrary: |
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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.”
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| Content strengths: |
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“Once again I will say the point that sold me was having an academic collection in a public library catalog.” |
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| Favorite feature(s): |
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“The ebrary staff is wonderfully responsive to library staff and library patrons.” |
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