NetLibrary launches its first collection of eAudiobook Subject Sets for libraries
Introducing biographies, classics, young adult fiction and more
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 30 March, 2007—NetLibrary, the leading platform for full-text digital content in libraries worldwide, has launched its first collection of eAudiobook Subject Sets for the U.S. library market.
eAudiobook Subject Sets are bundled groups of unique titles, each offered at a fixed price. This new collection of Subject Sets is available to all library types through NetLibrary’s eAudiobook purchase program. Developed by NetLibrary collection development librarians, eAudiobook Subject Sets provide a quick and easy way for libraries to offer the most popular downloadable eAudiobook titles to their users.
NetLibrary is currently introducing nine eAudiobook Subject Sets: Biography, Business, Children’s Fiction, Classics, Learning Guides, Mystery & Suspense, Popular Nonfiction, Self-Help and Young Adult Fiction. NetLibrary’s eAudiobook Subject Sets feature titles from the audiobook industry’s leading publishers: Books on Tape, Listening Library, Living Language and Blackstone Audio.
“We are pleased to offer NetLibrary eAudiobook Subject Sets for the first time to libraries. eAudiobook Subject Sets make the material acquisition process easier by allowing librarians to add entire groups of expertly-assembled titles at once,” said Scott Wasinger, Managing Director of Business Development, OCLC Online Computer Library Center.
Titles are never duplicated from set to set, allowing libraries to own more than one Subject Set without overlapping their collections. Delivery of OCLC MARC records is provided at no extra charge.
A popular format in many libraries, eAudiobooks allow library users to listen to materials on-the-go. Users can search for, preview and check out eAudiobooks from their personal computers at home, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Users may check out up to 10 eAudiobooks at a time. Libraries no longer have to worry about physical wear on materials or limited availability of titles.
eAudiobooks can be downloaded or played on any desktop, laptop or portable device that supports Windows Media Player version 9 and above. Users can also transfer favorite titles to a wide range of portable devices, including portable music players, portable media centers and Pocket PCs.
To learn more about NetLibrary eAudiobook Subject Sets and to view titles, visit: http://www.oclc.org/audiobooks/purchase/default.htm
About OCLC
Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit library membership and research organization that has provided computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, eContent and preservation services to 57,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories. OCLC and its member libraries worldwide have created and maintain WorldCat, the world’s richest online resource for finding library materials. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.
OCLC’s NetLibrary division provides content and technical delivery solutions to institutional libraries, corporations and government agencies that facilitate the purchase, management and distribution of research, reference, digital learning and general interest content via Web-based technologies. NetLibrary’s eContent solution is the most broadly adopted in the market, making the content of more than 400 publishers and eContent providers available through more than 15,000 libraries worldwide. For more information, visit www.netlibrary.org.
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