Press release.Yarra Yarra, river, 115 mi (185 km) long, rising in the Great Dividing Range, S Victoria, Australia, and flowing generally westward through Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay. It is important to the water supply of Melbourne. There are recreational facilities along the river. Plenty Regional Library Commences 12-Month PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). eBook Trial Once again at the forefront of new technology, Yarra Plenty Library announced today, the trial of loaning ebooks to library users with PDA's. Using the eBook lending library lend·ing library n. A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library. Noun 1. at Yarra Plenty, patrons can download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. borrowed eBooks to their handheld devices. In working together with eInfo Solutions Pry Ltd the service will be available to 50 volunteers over the next 12 months. The aim of this trial is to assess the demand for acceptance of eBooks on PDA's in a public library environment. Located at www.libwise.com/ozebooks, the facility built by eInfo Solutions contains almost 300 titles, mostly works of fiction, and will expand during the 12-month trial to reflect the reading preferences of the patrons. Regular feedback is being sought of the volunteers, identifying such issues as preferred book categories and ease of navigation. "We are really excited to offer this alternative to our print collection, the library already loans eBooks through the web, but we are amongst the first in the world to offer eBooks directly onto borrowers own PDA devices" says Pam Saunders Saun´ders n. 1. See Sandress. , ebook Project Manager, Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service. Mike Ottoy, the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of eInfo Solutions, sees this project as "a very important milestone in the development of eBook technology and supporting infrastructure. At the end of this 12-month trial we will have a far better picture of who will read what in an eBook format, what they look for in an eBook lending facility, and whether existing technology, in this case PDA technology, is an acceptable medium". At the end of this 12-month trial a research paper will be written which, when combined with the research being undertaken by eInfo Solutions at schools and universities, will present a valuable insight into the future of eBooks in Australia. The benefits derived from eBook lending libraries are potentially fairly significant, and include cost reductions in the acquisition and distribution of books, including Large Print editions made instantly available by simply increasing the font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. size. Rural and remote communities, where library services are not easily accessible, will also potentially benefit from such a facility as they could be readily serviced from one central location. The system uses free Mobipocket reading software to secure the contents, while eBooks may be wait-listed, becoming automatically available upon expiration EXPIRATION. Cessation; end. As, the expiration of, a lease, of a contract, or statute. 2. In general, the expiration of a contract puts an end to all the engagements of the parties, except to those which arise from the non- fulfillment of obligations created of the existing loan period. Each borrower can loan up to 3 ebooks at a time and these will stay on their device for 3 weeks, they will then vanish and be available for another borrower. Any further enquires maybe directed to: Pam Saunders Ebook Project Manager psaunders@yprl.vic.gov.au 03 94010731 http://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/Ozebook1.htm |
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