Books24x7 provides access to full-text electronic versions of top technical books and journals, fully searchable and consistently presented. Books can be read using Internet Explorer 4 or better and Netscape 4 or better. Pricing for public libraries uses a simultaneous user model. Because the cost of one simultaneous user is relatively high, BCR is aggregating public library purchasing power to buy a pool of shared simultaneous users. The total number of simultaneous users will be determined when we have finished enrolling libraries.
Pricing is graduated based on population served.
BCR will base the price on the total number of FTEs enrolled as of December 15, so please enroll early. See the above BCR Web site for more information. Books24x7 is also producing free MARC records for its electronic book titles. The MARC records are available via FTP and are updated weekly. You can download the entire batch or just the most recent additions.