November 04, 2006
All BCR/NetLibrary Shared Electronic Book Collections Reopened
BCR, in partnership with OCLC and NetLibrary, invites libraries to take advantage of the reopening of all BCR NetLibrary eBooks Shared Collections. Libraries have an opportunity to select from shared collections containing titles that are appropriate for academic, community college and public library users. This offer expires December 31.
Libraries will pay a one-time fee per collection purchased. As an incentive, purchase one collection and receive a 10 percent discount. Libraries may save up to 35 percent by purchasing multiple collections.
The reopened collections include:
- BCR Shared I with 7,290 titles
- BCR Shared II with 1,605 titles
- BCR Shared III with 1,459 titles
- BCR Ready Reference I with 3,451 titles
- BCR Ready Reference II with 1,269 titles
- BCR Community College with 1,473 titles
To view complete title lists, pricing or place your order please visit: www.bcr.org/reference/Netlibrary/NL-Menu.html.
Also BCR Shared Set IV is still open to libraries. Pricing and ordering information is available at the URL above.
Free MARC records are available for each collection. To obtain the records you must submit an OCLC WorldCat Collection set order form. If a library chooses to have the records modified, OCLC will charge $0.28 per record. For information about obtaining the free WorldCat collection sets of MARC bibliographic records please go to: www.bcr.org/cataloging/wcs-netlib.html.
NetLibrary eBooks are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Your users can view the elebtronic bbooks from any PC with an Internet connection, whether they're in your library or working from their homes, offices or dorms. No additional hardware or software is required, and there's no need to check out titles. Remote access set up is also available.
Free Friday Forum Scheduled BCR will offer the Free Friday Forum, Making the Most of Your NetLibrary Collections, on Tuesday, December 12, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Mountain Time. For more information contact BCR or visit www.bcr.org/training/online/fff/.
