ProQuest Ebook Central™, an innovative ebook platform, was named a finalist for the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Research Information Solution, which recognises the 'research information solution that provides high quality content and meets rigorous standards for the academic and scientific researchers and professionals'. Finalists represent the information industry's best products, technologies, and services in the software, content and business technology.
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries, and have been recognising product excellence for more than 30 years. The awards offer 91 categories that are organised by industry focus of education technology and business technology. Ebook Central was honoured as one of three finalists in its category.
Ebook Central launched this year, delivering a modern ebook experience to support libraries and researchers around the globe. With an administrative portal that simplifies workflows, Ebook Central eliminates the complexities surrounding ebooks. It features an extraordinary range of content with approximately 800,000 books available on the platform – including unique subscriptions such as Chinese language and reference works. Its multiple access models can be used in combination to meet libraries' specific needs and budgets, making collection building flexible and affordable. The platform's development was guided by intensive study of the ebook workflows of librarians and researchers and ongoing market surveys that have explored acquisition trends. The result is a platform that enables libraries to significantly improve users' research outcomes and boost the productivity of their staff.
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program. The first round review of all nominees is conducted by software and business technology executives with considerable industry expertise, including members of the industry, analysts, media, bloggers, bankers and investors. The judges are responsible for selecting the CODiE Awards finalists. SIIA members then vote on the finalist products and the scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners. Winners will be announced during a virtual award ceremony on May 18.
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