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| FTE |
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5,957 |
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| Type |
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Career College |
| Location |
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Birmingham, AL |
| Implementation date |
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3/24/2003 |
| Collection |
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Academic Complete |
| Contact |
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Diana Rowland
Library Director
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What trends impacted your
decision to subscribe
to ebrary? |
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Many of our students have full-time jobs and families and it is difficult for them to visit our ground library. With ebrary, they are able to do a great deal of their research from the comfort of their homes at times that are convenient for them. |
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| What issues or problems has ebrary addressed at your library? |
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We are able to provide our students with more information for less money than with traditional books. Storage is also a problem. We do not have a facility that is large enough to house the 23,000 electronic books that ebrary provides. |
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| What do you and your patrons like best about ebrary’s technology? |
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Our patrons like being able to access the materials from home. Most of them are comfortable with computers and understand how to research using technology. |
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| What do you and your patrons like best about ebrary’s content? |
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We like the sheer number of books that are available, and ebrary’s content coincides with our curriculum. |
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| How does ebrary compare to other digital resources at your library? |
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Students are able to do a little more in depth research using ebrary. |
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