Libraries have a new alternative for providing access to compelling reading material. Starting in January 2009, OCLC’s NetLibrary will offer libraries five Sony Reader Mobile Collections—groups of eBooks that can be read on Sony’s Reader Digital Book.
The program includes a Reader model PRS-505, a collection of titles from leading publishers and all required licenses. Using the library’s PC, librarians can download a mobile collection title or titles from the NetLibrary site to the Reader as necessary.
Libraries that purchase Mobile Collections will be able to offer their users the ability to check out Readers for on-site or off-site use, depending on the policy established by each library. Collections, selected by NetLibrary’s collections librarian, include Career Development and Business Self Help (30 titles), Management and Leadership (22 titles), Popular Fiction (29 titles), Romance (19 titles) and Young Adult Fiction (24 titles).
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