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Canadian public libraries feeling the budget pinch will find incredible value in the Canadian Electronic Library.
For well under $1 per title, a medium-sized public library system can install over 13,000 online books from over 60 Canadian publishers in its catalogue, making them accessible instantly to every authorized user.
Special features of The Canadian Electronic Library…
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Collections are updated monthly with new titles
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Multi-user access is provided for all titles (no popular title ‘bottlenecks’!)
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No checkout is required
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No downloads (everything is right on our server, so no waiting time required)
The books in the CEL Publishers Collection have a cumulative list price of well over $500,000.
All titles in the collection are available to all authenticated library users under a multiple-simultaneous user license. Once the MARC records are added to your catalogue, usage of this collection will take off. There are no sign-ins or checkouts required; users locate the title through your OPAC or website and begin reading or sampling immediately.
The ebrary platform is used by over 3000 libraries worldwide. The platform gives users many features beyond just the delivery of access, including powerful search capabilities, bookmarking, personal bookshelves, many sharing options and citation generation, to name just a few.
More on how CEL addresses ebook issues for public libraries.
See a comparison of Online vs Downloadable books for public libraries.
Get a complete title list in Excel form here.
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