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Minitex News articles tagged with "Ebooks" (48):

EBSCO eBooks accessibility improvements in 2025

EBSCO is enhancing the accessibility of the EBSCO eBooks user experience to align with requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) which goes into effect on June 28, 2025, and mandates accessibility for a diverse group of products and services, including e-books.

Leading the way in digital lending: Q&A with Sherry Wichitchu

Last year, Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) was the highest circulating consortium on Overdrive, two years running. In this Q&A, executive director Sherry Wichitchu shares insights into their strategic approach, collaborative efforts among member libraries, and their vision for the future of digital access.

Project MUSE special book collection offers available now

Project MUSE offers an evidence-based acquisitions model for its ebook collection sales, as well as custom collections, single titles, and an annual frontlist collection.

Meeting with Clarivate/ProQuest on their ebook announcement

ProQuest is moving to subscription only for their ebook collections. They have offered us two times to meet with them to discuss the new policies: Monday, March 3, between noon and 2:30 p.m., and Monday, March 10, between 3 and 4 p.m.

ProQuest, part of Clarivate, adds new content to Ebook Central

ProQuest has added new titles and new publishers to Ebook Central.

Minitex Shared Digital Collection for Schools: Last Chance!

Enrollment will close November 15 for the new Minitex Shared Digital Collection for Schools. This is a shared digital collection of high-interest ebooks and audiobooks for K-12 schools in Minnesota.

DEED offers "A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota" ebook

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is now offering its popular "A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota" as an ebook. Libraries may add this valuable resource to their catalogs at no charge.

Minitex Shared Digital Collections for Schools coming fall 2024

A new shared collection of ebooks and audiobooks for schools is coming this fall.

Last call to register for the Minitex Conversation: Ebooks in the Library

Registration for the Minitex Conversation: Ebooks in the Library will be closing soon. We are partnering with Sonia Krinke (Century College) and Chelsea Couillard-Smith (Hennepin County Library) for this conversation about eBooks in the Library. These collection development librarians will share their knowledge and experience with eBooks in library collections. You can join us by registering for this event.

Project MUSE 2024 books frontlist collections now available

The Annual Frontlist Collections from Project MUSE offer libraries the earliest access to newly-published books from the more than 200 university press and related scholarly publishers who participate in MUSE book collections. The 2024 collections are now available for purchase.