ebrary Launches New Posttraumatic Stress Disorder E-book Collection with DASH!

August 2, 2011

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PALO ALTO, Cailf.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ebrary^®, a leading provider of e-books and research technology, today announced the availability of a new e-book collection on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Priced under US$3,000, the perpetual archive package includes 40 current titles from renowned publishers such as Wiley, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. The e-books may also be purchased individually, and they are not available in any ebrary subscription product.

In support of troops, veterans, and others, ebrary will offer any institution that purchases the PTSD collection a complimentary open access channel, which they may use to upload and integrate their own PTSD reports, studies, and other important materials on the ebrary platform with DASH!™ (Data Sharing, Fast). Institutions must have the right to upload the materials and make them publicly available. ebrary will aggregate uploaded materials across institutions and open the collection for all researchers’ use at www.ebrary.com.

“In addition to providing libraries and other institutions with authoritative e-books from trusted publishers that can help researchers understand more about posttraumatic stress disorder, we are happy to facilitate the sharing of open access information using our technology,” said Leslie Lees, ebrary’s Vice President of Content Development.

ebrary’s new PTSD collection is the company’s only perpetual archive package to include DASH!. The technology has historically only been offered with ebrary’s “complete” subscription e-book databases including Government Complete™, which features a growing selection of more than 70,000 titles with unlimited access.

Key features and benefits of any product on the ebrary platform include:

Available any time through any web-enabled device including the iPad
Easy-to-use interface localized in multiple languages
ebrary InfoTools™, which turns every word into a portal to additional information in the library and on the web
Notes and highlights that are automatically stored on a personal bookshelf
Ability to copy/paste and print text with automatic citations and URL hyperlinks back to the source
Personal bookshelves with moveable folders that can be shared with others
Multiple options for searching, navigating, and browsing
ADA 508c compliant content, text-to-speech, and other accessibility features
Free on-demand MARC records
Granular COUNTER-compliant usage reports
24/7 web-based training with a real person

ebrary’s e-book selection for libraries may be previewed at http://site.ebrary.com/lib/librarytitles. For a demonstration, pricing, or other information, please email sales@ebrary.com.

About ebrary (www.ebrary.com)

ebrary is a leading provider of e-books and research technology to libraries worldwide. Founded in 1999, the company offers more than 273,000 e-books from over 500 trusted publishers under flexible models including subscription, perpetual archive (purchase), patron driven acquisition, and short-term loans. ebrary is the only e-book provider that enables customers to upload and integrate their own digital materials right from their computers with DASH!™ (Data Sharing, Fast) technology as well as apply cross-referencing with multiple online resources with InfoTools™ technology. A member of the ProQuest® family of companies, ebrary is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, USA.