7 February 2011

ALIA announces new LIS eBooks Service for Members

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The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), in partnership with EBL, is pleased to announce the implementation of an important new member benefit: access to EBL’s eBook library, which offers over 60 LIS eBook titles covering a range of topics. Members of the ALIA receive access to these eBooks at no further cost.

Sue Hutley, Executive Director of ALIA, said, ‘This partnership is just one way ALIA is contributing to our library profession’s continuing research and professional development. EBL’s eBook package helps ensure library professionals continue to effectively meet the evolving needs of the clients and communities they serve. We’re pleased to have worked with EBL to create this opportunity for our members.’

Kari Paulson, President of EBL said, ‘This provides an excellent opportunity for ALIA members to access the latest high quality research in library and information science. We’re pleased that this new partnership responds directly to membership needs and look forward to continuing working with the ALIA in the future.’

About ALIA
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the professional association for the Australian library and information services sector. It seeks to empower the profession in the development, promotion and delivery of quality library and information services to the nation, through leadership, advocacy and mutual support. ALIA represents the interest of 6,000 members, the profession and Australia's 12 million library users. http://www.alia.org.au

About EBL
EBL is a division of Ebooks Corporation Limited, an Australian public company with additional distribution channels that include ebooks.com (www.ebooks.com), the leading dedicated ebook retail site, and Ebook Services for publishers (http://www.ebookscorp.com/publishers.html). EBL’s multi-user and demand-driven access models have been widely adopted by libraries around the world. EBL’s ever-expanding catalogue currently offers over 150,000 titles from over more than 400 international publishers in a vast range of academic and professional subject areas.