Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced an agreement with Blackwell, US, supplier of books and bibliographic support to academic and research libraries. The deal gives Blackwell e-book distribution rights to libraries around the world via Ingram's industry-leading MyiLibrary platform, with the exception of the United Kingdom and Canada. The agreement will allow Blackwell Digital Services customers to discover and order MyiLibrary e-books via Collection Manager, the Blackwell interface.
MyiLibrary is a sophisticated platform of aggregated e-book content from the world's leading commercial publishers. It currently hosts over 185,000 e-books and is used by hundreds of academic, public and professional libraries around the world.
Blackwell's Collection Manager has just been released in a new version, providing sophisticated faceted search capabilities using the Endeca search engine. FRBRized organisation of searched titles will allow libraries to see metadata for both print and electronic versions of books, including those available from the MyiLibrary platform. Identified orders can then be ordered directly through Collection Manager, or from the library's order system, based on data downloaded from Collection Manager. Assistance in answering licensing and platform questions will be available from experts within Blackwell's Digital Services Department.
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