NetLibrary novice

["Turner, Anne" <A.Turner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't know much about the NetLibrary service yet - read the information on CSDirect and am left wondering:

1)  Apart from the Innopac interface, what are the main advantages of contracting with NetLibrary given that the service is (freely?)
available on the Web and users can register themselves and go ahead and read or download the e-books?  How expensive is it?

2)  Shouldn't Innopac access to the book be controlled by patron's number (same as with Electronic reserves) rather than Library IP address,
so the patron can use the service from anywhere?

3)  Why should the patron need to "check out" the e-book - why should they need "exclusive" access to it for a period of time?  Can't
e-books be used concurrently by severals users if required?  Is the booked "checked in" again automatically after the specified period?

4)  Why is there a separate Preview option to access the entire content of the e-book for a maximum of 20 minutes?  (I can perhaps see why
if only one user at a time can have full access as above.)

  Thanks for any help,

    Anne Turner
    Sheffield Hallam University, UK
    a.turner@xxxxxxxxxx

    




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