In-Library Lending An Introduction

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Books at the Internet Archive 2 million classic eBooks available; 5 million downloads per month 150,000 modern eBooks, scanned for the print-disabled

In-Library Lending Deliver eBooks to your patrons 85,000+ titles from ALL libraries in the pool via your IP network 2 week loans, 1 person per copy No cost – it’s free

openlibrary.org Building a web page for every book ~250,000 unique IP visits per month Open, editable bibliographic catalog

Launched February 22,

e.g. Massachusetts area

Borrow an eBook

Borrow an eBook

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Try another title... Note library attribution

eBooks are available 3 ways In-Browser, PDF, ePub

eBooks are available 3 ways In-Browser, PDF, ePub

In-Browser Instant reading available on any device with a web browser installed, through the Internet Archive BookReader

In-Browser Instant reading available on any device with a web browser installed, through the Internet Archive BookReader

Patron Loans Open Library account holders can borrow up to 5 books at once.

FAQ Books? Devices? Catalog? Any questions?

How to Join Sign Up – Contribute at least 1 book Done!

Today... 2 million free eBooks available now 85,000 modern eBooks to add to your collection Early adopters, innovators Begin/continue digitizing your collection

Future Plans The next million books? International participation Online registration process Lending statistics Catalog integration tools Library card authentication