Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that thousands of e-books have been added to the eBook Academic Collection, increasing the number of e-books to more than 112,000. The collection supplies full-text e-books covering a broad spectrum of academic subjects from technology, science and engineering to the humanities and social sciences.
Since its release, eBook Academic Collection reportedly has continued to grow and offers academic institutions a vast array of e-books to complement their collections. The breadth of multidisciplinary e-book titles available in this collection enables students and researchers to find information relevant to their research needs, according to the company.
eBook Academic Collection is offered on an annual subscription basis with unlimited access to the content, and unlimited downloads if the library makes them available. Each title is offered with unlimited users allowing more users access to each title in the collection. As with all e-books available from EBSCO, eBook Academic Collection is integrated and works seamlessly with all EBSCOhost content. Users will be able to search the collection on its own or side-by-side with other EBSCOhost databases.
Annual subscription is one of the ways EBSCO enables libraries to add e-books to their collection. Libraries are also offered a growing number of purchase and lease options as well as patron driven options. E-books are available on an individual basis as well as in Subject Sets, Featured Collections and Custom Collections.
eBooks on EBSCOhost is said to represent a deep collection of e-book content that is accessible via a variety of devices. The e-books are provided with no markups and no fees and can be ordered through the EBSCOhost Collection Manager or YBP's GOBI3 allowing libraries more freedom to make purchasing decisions.
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