#12 – Netlibrary

Netlibrary, as a resource, is woefully understocked. I would only recommend attempting to use it if it’s already known that the book the customer is looking for is part of their database. The basic search function is too broad in its scope, and it seems to place no weight on authors or titles over miscellaneous information. The advanced search works much like Horizon’s advanced search, and is the only search I would tell a NetLibrary user to employ.

I’m of the opinion that digital delivery of books is the obvious direction we’re headed in, but reading on computer screens (at least with the standard black-text-on-white-background setup) is far too harsh on the eyes, and eReaders won’t become popular until they start coming preloaded on devices we already have.

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