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1 | Product | Download | Circulation | Compatibility/Devices/Platform | PDF? | Separate Reader | Audio | iPad | Refworks Export | Quirks | Perks | ||
2 | GVRL | HTML or plain text. Downloaded HTML does not include images | y | Y | N | HTML | Separate Choice for each article-Ipad must have iBooks App to read the PDF | N | Y-And downloadable as MP3. | Will not render multipage PDF wthout app | Y | Citation leaves out elements like Article title | Choice of HTML or PDF downloads as well. Dictionary search for anything you highlight. |
3 | Oxford Reference-Anything that is Grove applies here as well | N | Y | Y | N | HTML | N | N | N | Y | N | Cross-Reference function is disabled-Must select suheadings in some entries for full display. | Advanced Search allows focus on some fields |
4 | Sage Reference | N | Y | Y | N | HTML | N | N | N | Will not scroll in title window for selection | Saves the cite somewhere unknown | Disconnect with Refworks that is going to be fixed. Separate link for bibliography. | |
5 | EBL | Y or Read Online-Download requires creating a loan | Y and copy selected text, but must create a loan65 pages at a time or by chapter | Only the link to the book | Y-Loan or Purchase | PDF-Adobe Digital Editions | Y | Y-if downloaded Adobe Digital Editions (Free) is required. (This doesn't work on an iPad) | Y- but terrible automated voice. | Will not render multipage PDF without app | N | Crashes Mozilla eventually | Custom Fit allows zooming in on Reader. |
6 | NetLibrary | Not available with our contract but you can download up to 60 pages pdf to print or use off line | Y 60 pages per title per hour | N | N- not with current content | HTML | Y- when you print it allows you to download up to 60 pages PDF | N- though you would need Adobe to view download | N- not with our contract | Y | Y | tabs jump around when you are using them, you have to go out of the system to use help, on the ipad it gets stuck on a search and you have to exit to start a new search | |
7 | SpringerLink | Y-Adobe chapter by chapter | Y | Y- as a pdf | multiple users at same time | HTML or PDF download | Y | N | Y | Y | some of the navigation is slightly off on the ipad. Not terribly intuitive. | Allows much flexibility in display and in printing. | |
8 | eBrary | N | Y up to 60 pgs | Y - notes and bookmarks too | Y - 1 or 7 days | N | Y - not required. Does not work Firefox on Mac | N | Y | eBrary Reader not working on Mac; having to create account | Endless books on bookshelf; Notes and bookmarks; Copying comes with citation | ||
9 | ACLS Humanities | Y - page by page | Y - page by page | Y - page by page | N | Y - page by page | N | N | Tedious! | ||||
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