NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and a leading platform for full-text digital content in libraries worldwide, has achieved a ground-breaking milestone in the eContent industry. NetLibrary is the first eContent platform to offer academic, public, special and school library users access to more than 100,000 full-text eBook and eAudiobook titles.
"Being the first to reach the 100,000-title milestone shows NetLibrary's continued commitment to electronic content, and the breadth and depth of our collections," said Richard Rosy, Vice President of Content Management, OCLC. "This milestone is a significant achievement for the digital world."
The 100,000th title, Growth and Empowerment, Making Development Happen, by Nicholas Stern, Jean-Jacques Dethier and F. Halsey Rogers, is published by The MIT Press (2005), and presents a new strategy for growing economies in the developing world.
"As part of our mission to disseminate the best scholarly work in the fields in which we publish, The MIT Press is committed to making our books available to libraries around the world, in digital as well as print form," said Gita Manaktala, Marketing Director, The MIT Press. "NetLibrary has been a terrific partner for us in this enterprise, and we are delighted to have contributed the 100,000th title to their exceptional catalog."
The NetLibrary platform syndicates content from more than 400 publishers and makes it available in systems serving 13,000 libraries worldwide. NetLibrary titles are all represented in WorldCat so metadata for these titles are available to all OCLC member libraries.
NetLibrary is also available to South African libraries through an agreement between Sabinet Online Ltd and OCLC PICA.
To meet increased demand for eContent worldwide, NetLibrary continues to expand its catalog by offering a growing collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eJournals and subject-specific databases from leading publishers worldwide. More than 20,000 new titles have been loaded in 2005 alone.
NetLibrary's catalog includes the latest information technology titles, reference essentials, business and economics resources, best-selling fiction titles and more. NetLibrary continually adds different types of eContent to its catalog to further its objective of helping libraries meet the digital demands of their users.
"We continue to see tremendous growth in the adoption and usage of eContent in the library community and recognize that we would not be able to achieve a milestone of this magnitude alone," said Mr. Rosy. "As we celebrate the release of our 100,000th title, we would like to extend our sincere appreciation to The MIT Press and the more than 400 publishers and 13,000 libraries that have helped us reach this goal."
The following is a complete list of NetLibrary title milestones:
10,000:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume by Susan Ireland. Penguin Group (USA).
20,000:
Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon: Himalayan Foothill Folktales by Kirin Narayan and Urmila Devi Sood. Oxford University Press (US).
30,000:
Data Network Design by Darren L. Spohn. McGraw-Hill Professional.
40,000:
Digital Switching Systems: System Reliability and Analysis by Syed Riffat Ali. McGraw-Hill Professional.
50,000:
Politics in the U.S.A. by M. J. C. Vile. Taylor & Francis Routledge.
60,000:
Frommer's Portable Amsterdam by George McDonald. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US).
70,000:
Fractures of the Upper Extremity by Bruce H. Ziran and Wade R. Smith. Marcel Dekker, Inc.
80,000:
Analyzing Popular Music by Allan F. Moore. Cambridge University Press.
90,000:
Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools & Techniques of Organizational Change by Esther Cameron and Mike Green. Kogan Page.
100,000:
Growth and Empowerment, Making Development Happen by Nicholas Stern, Jean-Jacques Dethier and F. Halsey Rogers. The MIT Press.
A complete list of NetLibrary Publisher Partners is available at: http://www.netlibrary.com/Company/PublisherPartners.aspx
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