[WLA-All] BCR Member Libraries Now Have Access to MyiLibrary eBook Aggregator

[Brandie Baumann]

Aurora, COLO - BCR and the Ingram Digital Group have agreed to provide more titles to the member libraries of BCR utilizing Ingram's aggregated eBook library solution, MyiLibrary. 
 
BCR serves more than 8,000 member libraries in 41 US states and Canada.  Under the agreement, BCR members can access a multitude of content on the MyiLibrary platform, a leading aggregator of online e-book and e-content resources for academic, public, medical, professional and corporate libraries throughout the world. 

"BCR is excited to be able to offer BCR members the e-book collections from MyiLibrary.  MyiLibrary is a welcome addition to the suite of products and services BCR can bring to its members," said Brenda Bailey-Hainer, President and CEO of BCR.

MyiLibrary's easy-to-navigate user interface enables fast access to extensive collections of electronic information.  Users can access content on an individual title, publisher-specific or subject collection basis, depending on their particular requirements. In addition, flexible authentication, comprehensive search and retrieval capabilities and the ability for individual users to annotate and store searches for access at a later date makes the MyiLibrary solution an indispensable tool for academic library users.  MyiLibrary also offers customers the benefits of simultaneous multi-user access with no check-in or check-out requirements, no plug-in's or readers to download, as well as functions like new title alerts.  

"Consortia like BCR have thousands of members, and we're proud to serve them with high quality content and seamless access," said James Gray, President and CEO of Ingram Digital Group.  "At Ingram Digital, we deliver an industry leading suite of innovative solutions that meet a library's needs in terms of content, aggregation and acquisition work flow for digital content. We are particularly excited that a longtime leader in library services like BCR has selected MyiLibrary to satisfy their customer's demand for additional content."   

As part of the Ingram Digital Group, MyiLibrary now has over 100,000 current front list academic and scholarly titles available, with an additional 1,000 titles being added weekly. MyiLibrary works with the world's leading commercial publishers including McGraw-Hill, John Wiley, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Springer and Elsevier, and provides exclusive access to intergovernmental publications from groups such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Labor Organization and the World Health Organization.

About BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research)
BCR brings libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. They offer a broad range of solutions and their hands-on, personal attention to each member enables them to deliver effective and timely solutions that help libraries keep pace with new developments in technology and services. BCR is the nation's oldest and most established multistate library cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has helped libraries learn new skills, reach new patrons, increase productivity and save money. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR.org or e-mail info at BCR.org.

About MyiLibrary
MyiLibrary is a global provider of digital content accession, storage, management and delivery services to publishers and other content owners. MyiLibrary specializes in the production of world-class technology solutions for the distribution and hosting of electronic books, journals and other content. MyiLibrary provides eBook titles from academic, commercial, and governmental publishers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.myilibrary.com

About Ingram Digital Group
Ingram Digital Group is one of the Ingram Content companies - together with Ingram Book Group and Lightning Source Inc. - which provide a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram Digital provides publishers and other content owners with a comprehensive offering of digital content accession, storage, management and distribution services. Ingram Digital currently has several solution platforms - including MyiLibrary and VitalSource Technologies - which serve the institutional and educational markets respectively. In addition, Ingram Digital also serves the retail market with full eBook and audio book downloads as well as various search-and-discovery and marketing tools such as widgets. For more information, visit www.ingramdigital.com


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Brandie Baumann
Communications Coordinator
BCR
14394 East Evans Avenue
Aurora, CO  80014-1408
303.751.6277; 800.397.1552
Fax:  303.751.9787
E-mail: bbaumann at bcr.org
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