NetLibrary signs agreements to offer French-language eBooks

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 11 October 2006—NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and a leading platform for eContent to libraries worldwide, has signed agreements with two Canadian publishers, Option Santé and Septentrion, to make a selection of their titles available as eBooks to libraries across the globe.

These titles will be added to the Netlibrary eBook collection. eBooks are electronic full-text copies of published print materials that are available wherever there is a Web connection. eBooks are searchable across a library's full collection, and users can take notes and copy-paste important text.

"There is growing demand for French eContent in Canadian libraries and in libraries throughout the world," said Daniel Boivin, Director, OCLC Canada. "We are delighted to offer these quality French-language eBook titles from Canadian publishers to libraries."

Septentrion specializes in French and English books related to history, social sciences, archaeology, political science, ethnography, historical novels and Amerindian culture. Some popular titles include: Dictionnaire des canadianismes by Gaston Dulong; Histoire des Patriotes by Gérard Filteau; and Le défi français by Christian Dufour.

Option Santé specializes in French and Spanish books related to health, psychology, female-male relations, parent-children relations, personal growth and relaxation. Some popular titles include: Par le bout du nez?La psychologie de l'enfant roi et la compétence parentale by Gilbert Richer; Shiatsu et énergie, guide complet et pratique by Yvon Dallaire and Renée Bérubé; and Guide de la psychologie br@nchée by Alain Rioux.

For more information about Septentrion and Option Santé titles available through NetLibrary, contact an OCLC Canada by sending an e-mail to canada@oclc.org or call our office at 1-888-658-6583.

About Septentrion

Founded in 1988 along with the acquisition of Pélican (1956) Septentrion accounts for over 400 active titles in its catalogue. Several awards for excellence have been attributed to our diverse works such as The Governer General's Literary Award; The Johann Gutenberg Prize, the Prix Richard-Arès , Prix de l'Académie de la Marine and the Prix France-Amérique. For more information, visit www.septentrion.qc.ca/.

About Option Santé

Founded in 1988 in Québec, Option Santé is not only a publishing house but also a production house for conferences and workshops in the areas of health, psychology, male-female relationships, parent-child relationships, the male condition, personal growth and relaxation. Option Santé?s objective is to make accessible quality information that is rich and presented by people well known and respected in their fields whose purpose is to help people aspiring to a better life. For more information, visit www.optionsante.com.

About OCLC

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, USA, OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit organization that has provided computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, eContent and preservation services to 55,000 libraries in 110 countries and territories.  For more information, visit www.oclc.org.

The NetLibrary division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. <www.netlibrary.org> helps academic, public, corporate and special libraries create a richer, more productive learning environment for their users.  By combining the time-honored traditions of the library system with electronic publishing, NetLibrary offers an easy-to-use information retrieval system for accessing the full text of reference, scholarly and professional books, journals, eAudiobooks and other eContent

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