46,313 Books in 12 Minutes!
In just 12
minutes, Library and Technology Services increased access to
electronic books through ASA, the online catalog, by adding
bibliographic records for the 46,313 titles in the ebrary
collection.
In a matter of days since the bibliographic records were
loaded, Business Librarian Heather Simoneau reported that
she was able to find an e-book about management practices
in South Africa. Most books about South Africa are about
Apartheid. It was difficult to find a book that discussed
the management styles prevalent in South Africa. An ASA
search turned up a promising e-book from ebrary.
This collection of e-books, to which the library now
subscribes, includes titles in many areas of the humanities,
sciences, and social sciences, including:
Business & Economics
Computers & IT
Education
Engineering & Technology
History & Political Science
Interdisciplinary & Area Studies
Language, Literature & Linguistics
Law, International Relations & Public Policy
Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health
Physical & Life Sciences
Psychology & Social Work
Religion, Philosophy & Classics
Sociology & Anthropology
The ebrary collection is a prime example of how thoughtfully
considered e-book collections can meet the needs of a wide
variety of faculty and students in the Lehigh community. It
also makes good use of batch cataloging practices: as the
titles states, 46,313 records were added to the online
catalog in a matter of seconds. Although some preliminary
effort was required, it is amazing that this much quality
bibliographic detail could be added in such a short time.
Simoneau, along with Jean Johnson, LTS Team Leader for the
College of Education; Science Librarian Brian Simboli; and
Acquisitions Librarian Helen Mack, constitute the LTS e-book
selection committee.
To find ebrary titles, or other electronic books, you can
search ASA by typing electronic books and [the subject of
your choice], such as: electronic books and Bethlehem. Once
an item is found, a link will appear which will lead you
directly to the full-text of that title which can be read
and searched online. You can also view all e-book
collections
here or from the
Librarys main website by mousing over Electronic
Resources and clicking on E-books.
-- Doreen
Herold
Catalog Librarian
Article posted April,
2010
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