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NetLibrary eAudioBooks

Product Highlights

Available in an easily accessible format, the OCLC NetLibrary/Books on Tape and Blackstone Audio eAudiobooks integrate seamlessly into your existing collection, providing patrons with a single access point for audiobooks, eBooks, eJournals and more. With automatic checkout and return, there is no physical inventory to manage, no re-shelving, and you'll never have to worry about damaged or missing tapes or CDs. The growing collection is made up of the latest best-sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors, classics and more.

Other highlights include:

  • Your one-time cost contributes to the purchase of the titles and platform fees
  • Your library patrons will have access to the collection for five years with no additional cost to the library
  • By combining your buying power with other libraries, the 300 title collection is available to you for a fraction of what it would cost to purchase it individually
  • Three-week checkout period; automatic returns
  • Saves shelf space
  • Includes complete MARC records
  • Options for broadband and dial-up users
  • Easy to use
  • Integrated into NetLibrary Interface
  • Basic Search
  • Advanced
  • Dedicated Audiobook Center
  • Link from OPAC
  • Remote access
  • Download directly to desktops or transfer to portable devices

The MINITEX eAudiobook Shared Collection

The 2007 Shared eAudiobook Collection consists of 300 downloadable titles from such notable publishers as Random House, Books on Tape and Blackstone Audio. The collection contains some of the most popular new titles in fiction, mystery, history, classics, sci-fi and movie tie-ins, including recent bestsellers like The DaVinci Code, Devil Wears Prada, Sideways and more. And many of the books are narrated by award-winning readers.

Trials

To schedule a demonstration, contact Cynthia Busse at 877-308-0547 or bussec@oclc.org.

MINITEX Pricing

Please see the table below for the pricing associated with this group offer:

Population Served Pricing FTE (Full-Time Enrollment)
Less than 10,000 $1,000 Less than 2,000
10,000 – 49,999 $2,000 2,000 – 9,999
50,000 – 99,999 $4,000 10,000 – 14,999
100,000 – 199,999 $7,000 15,000 – 24,999
200,000 or more $10,000 25,000 or more

License Agreements (Terms & Conditions)

To complete the NetLibrary eAudiobooks License Agreement:

  • Download the license agreement Excel Icon (Word document; 119 KB)
  • Open the Word Document and type your library specific information into the highlighted fields (use the tab button to take you to the next highlighted field).
  • Once the highlighted fields have been customized, print the entire document.
  • Sign the document in the first page of the document in the "Subscriber" signature area.
  • Fax all 7 pages of the signed agreement to Mike Morey at 614-718-7163.

How to Order or Renew

Final subscription decisions are due May 31, 2007. The annual subscription period begins on July 1, 2007.

Please complete the license agreement; then complete the order form and fax it to 612-625-3569 (except in the case of credit card payment; see below for fax number).

To pay by credit card, please complete the credit card authorization form and order form; fax all documents to our secure fax line at 612-626-5380.

Technical Support

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Contact Information

MINITEX Contact

Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS)
MINITEX Library Information Network
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 Contacts

Cynthia Busse
Library Services Consultant
OCLC
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 877-308-0547
Fax: 614-718-7581
Email: bussec@oclc.org

Mike Morey
Sales Development Consultant
OCLC
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 800-898-6252 ext. 3810
Fax: 614-718-7163
Email: moreym@oclc.org