NetLibrary Announces New Pre-Selected Subject Collections for Libraries
World's premiere eContent platform offers simple way to acquire electronic resources
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, January 28, 2006—NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and a leading platform for full-text digital content in libraries worldwide, offers a quick and simplified way for libraries to meet the needs of their users with additional 'subject sets'.
Subject sets are groups of NetLibrary eBook titles covering specific subjects for public, academic, school and community college libraries. They were developed by NetLibrary collection development librarians, and are ideally suited to support heavily-used subject areas and popular degree programs.
NetLibrary has created 62 different subject sets that cover 18 general topic areas, which are designed to serve a variety of library and patrons interests. For example, libraries that need Business content might be interested in six different Business subject sets, including: Accounting, International Business, Economics, Finance, Management & Leadership, as well as the General Business set for less specialized titles. Other subject set titles range from Career Development to Nursing and Allied Health to Engineering & Technology.
"NetLibrary subject sets make it easier for libraries to meet the increased demand for subject-specific eContent," said Richard Rosy, Vice President of Content Management, OCLC. "We continue to work with librarians to identify the needs of their users, and to deliver a cost-effective, efficient way to purchase relevant eContent."
Subject sets contain titles from top publishers, such as The MIT Press, Oxford University Press (US) and Taylor & Francis. Since titles are never duplicated from set to set, libraries are able to own more than one subject set without overlapping their collections.
The price of each subject set includes ongoing access fees and delivery of OCLC MARC records for every title at no extra charge. A complete list of NetLibrary subject sets and titles is available at: http://www.oclc.org/ebooks/subjectsets/
About OCLC
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit organization that has provided computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, eContent and preservation services to 54,000 libraries in 109 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.
The NetLibrary division of OCLC <www.netlibrary.org> helps academic, public, corporate and special libraries create a richer, more productive learning environment for their patrons. 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 and other eContent.