Safari Tech Books Online (Proquest)
Product Highlights
"Customize your collection! Subscribe to 25, 300 or more IT books!"
ProQuest Information and Learning now offers
Safari Tech Books Online—your
sole source for online information technology books from the industry's two leading
publishers. The Safari Tech Books Online information retrieval service is the ideal
ready-reference resource, with simultaneous searching of hundreds of top IT titles
for quick and reliable answers.
'Best of Breed' Content from O'Reilly and the Pearson Technology Group
Safari Tech Books Online offers an exclusive collection of highly acclaimed
reference content from the two premier IT publishers, O'Reilly & Associates,
Inc., and The Pearson Technology Group, with imprints including Addison-Wesley
Professional, Adobe Press, Cisco Press, New Riders, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall
PTR, Que and Sams. Together, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., and The Pearson
Technology Group's imprints deliver well over half the IT books published.
Hundreds of books are loaded now growing to thousands as new books are published.
In most cases, new titles are available in Safari Tech Books Online even before
they appear in print.
Complete IT Subject Coverage
Safari Tech Books Online offers content in more than 20 categories, including
Business Reference, Certification, Cisco, Creative Media, Database, Desktop
Productivity, e-Business, Enterprise Computing, Java, Linux/Unix, Macintosh,
.NET, Networking, Perl, Photoshop, Programming, Software Engineering, Web
Administration, Web Authoring and Design, Web Development, Windows, Windows
Administration, Windows Programming and XML.
IT Answers in an Instant—Find Exactly What You Need
The powerful Safari Tech Books Online search engine lets users locate the IT
information they need, quickly and precisely. Included are all occurrences of
the search terms from all books in the library's subscription collection; thumbnails
of book covers in the hit-list; relevancy-ranked results for books and terms within
the books; hit-lists of book chapters containing the search terms; keywords in
context in the hit-list; complete tables of contents and indexes for each book for
easy page-to-page browsing; charts, graphs, and other graphics in full image, just
as originally published; and cut-and-paste code segments to save time and eliminate
typos.
Easy Integration in the Library
Safari Tech Books Online provides powerful tools for libraries to integrate and
manage the collection including seamless IP authentication, prominent library branding
in the interface, the ability to create links from the OPAC directly to books in the
collection and robust usage reporting.
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Trials
Please note: trials are available via IP authentication only.
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Minitex Pricing
Please contact Minitex or Mike Peters for pricing details.
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License Agreements (Terms & Conditions)
Please print, review and complete the appropriate license agreement and fax it to
Minitex at 612-625-3569.
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How to Order or Renew
Please contact Minitex or Mike Peters with questions about ordering or renewing.
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Technical Support
- Technical Support: Monday–Sunday, 8:00 AM–12:00 AM (Eastern Time)
- Search Assistance: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (Eastern Time)
- Phone: 800-889-3358 or 734-761-4700 ext. 2513
- Email: tsupport@il.proquest.com
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Statistics
Libraries will receive instructions by email after an order has been placed.
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Minitex Contact
Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS)
Minitex
15 Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0439
Toll Free: 800-462-5348
Phone: 612-624-4002
Fax: 612-625-3569
Email: cpers@minitex.umn.edu
Vendor Contact
Mike Peters
ProQuest Information and Learning
Phone: 612-821-3883
Fax: 612-821-6006
Email: michael.peters@il.proquest.com
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