ebrary, a ProQuest business, has added hundreds of relevant e-books across acquisition models, which provide libraries with the best value when combined. The initiative is projected to help K-12 libraries acquire e-books more strategically. Diversifying acquisition models is a key component of ebrary's three-step approach: Transition, Diversify, and Streamline.
ebrary has renamed the Schools and Educators Complete subscription database, which has been updated with thousands of new e-books from renowned publishers such as ALA Editions, ASCD, Classroom Complete, and National Science Teacher Association. The highly affordable database now includes a growing selection of more than 8,500 titles with unlimited, multi-user access and a wealth of information in professional development and training resources. Moreover, almost 4,500 titles in the database have relevance to state, national or provincial curriculum standards – with coverage of all common core subjects – including English Language. Arts, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Health and Physical Education, and Information Literacy/Technology.
Additionally, ebrary has added over 3,000 new titles that can be purchased outright or through its patron driven acquisition programme where titles are only purchased if used. Many of these titles are also eligible for short-term loan and ebrary consistently grows the consideration pool for these titles.
To further align with Common Core Standards and make it easier for librarians to purchase those essential titles, ProQuest's K-12 editorial experts have created a new off-the-shelf pack in Common Core Math Standards using a proprietary software application that aligns content to curriculum. ebrary's new Math pack has over 45 e-books and covers advice, teaching resources, and ready-to-go activity ideas for K-8 teaching, as well as pre-Algebra, pre-Calculus, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, and AP preparation for higher grades. The perpetual pack includes publishers such as Math Solutions Publications, MIT Press, Nomad Press, SAGE Publications Inc. (US), and World Scientific Publishing Co.
