eBooks and Audiobooks: Baker & Taylor Announces Enhancements to Axis360 Platform
From B&T:
The enhancements upgrade the library user experience by providing more intuitive and engaging ways to discover and access digital materials. And, on the service administration side, the changes provide libraries with the opportunity to create customized Staff Picks Magic Wall displays and to create notifications and order parameters for holds and content license expirations to more nimbly manage their ebook and digital audiobook collections.
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The enhancements include:
- Increased flexibility in the display and navigation of the library’s collection via the engaging Magic Wall.
- Design flexibility for the Magic Wall, allowing libraries to create and manage the presentation of collections they would like to showcase to users.
- Enhanced browse-by-subject options for users, with visually appealing graphics and less text.
- A streamlined and intuitive interface for the administration of Axis 360 websites, including new user management options, reports, alerts and cart creation for high-demand items, as well as publisher content licensing tools.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.