GOBI Library Solutions
GOBI Library Solutions is a leading provider of e-books, print books, and comprehensive workflow services targeted primarily at academic libraries around the globe. While designed with academic institutions in mind, GOBI's offerings are also beneficial for public libraries, healthcare providers, government agencies, publishers, and corporations. The platform offers various acquisition models, enabling users to efficiently manage cataloging, book processing, and metadata collection in one centralized location. GOBI supports both print and e-book acquisitions, allowing libraries to access a broad selection of titles from reputable publishers.
The service includes unique features like Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) and customized cataloging support, which streamline the selection and acquisition processes. Additionally, GOBI's Collection Development Managers work closely with libraries to align resources with their collection goals, using enhanced bibliographic metadata to provide valuable insights. With its commitment to workflow efficiency, GOBI partners with all Integrated Library System (ILS) vendors, ensuring a smooth integration and user experience. This makes GOBI Library Solutions a versatile and indispensable tool for diverse library needs.
GOBI Library Solutions
GOBI Library Solutions is the leading provider of e-books, print books and workflow services to academic libraries worldwide, supporting both collection development and acquisition needs. GOBI was designed specifically for academic libraries, but its resources are also well-suited to the needs of public libraries, healthcare providers, government institutions, publishers, corporations, and consortia. These institutions can choose from multiple acquisition and access models, and can use GOBI to streamline cataloging and book processing, acquire e-books and print books in one place, and optimize data collection with GOBI’s best-in-class propriety metadata.
Acquisition & Ordering
GOBI is a tool that supports selection, collaboration, and acquisition for individual libraries and members of consortia or buying groups. In addition to print books from thousands of top academic publishers, GOBI users can also order from the widest range of e-book publishers and aggregators all in one place. Duplication control, workflow support, and record cataloging help users save valuable time and effort, and E-book acquisition options include (but are not limited to) title-by-title firm ordering, eApproval plans, and Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA), and print book acquisition options include (but are not limited to) title-by-title firm ordering, approval plans, rush order service (US), series, and out-of-print and out-of-stock books.
Collection Development
GOBI Library Solutions Collection Development Managers work with you to help understand your collection development goals and provide the best solution. Best-in-class proprietary bibliographic metadata is developed by GOBI Library Solutions profilers—subject-matter experts who sit with book-in-hand (or book-on-screen) to generate enhanced title-level data. This data provides deeper connections, helpful context and evaluative guidance to support collection development. Additionally, librarians can save time finding recommended print and e-books by taking advantage of GOBI’s Spotlight Lists, which contain librarian-recommended books and include categories such as Award Winners, Popular Fiction & Nonfiction, subject-focused lists, and many others.
Workflow Solutions
GOBI technical services help libraries achieve workflow efficiency, change management support, and find new ways to save time and enhance their user experience. For print and e-book cataloging, customized cataloging support that saves you time. Customized cataloging support assists with print and e-book cataloging, with classification options including Library of Congress, Dewey, and National Library of Medicine (NLM) with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). GOBI offers a wide range of shelf-ready services, ensuring that books are prepared for circulation as soon as libraries receive them. Due to its openness and commitment to providing libraries with choices, GOBI partners with all ILS vendors and offers integration with all library systems.
About EBSCO
EBSCO is the leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books, and discovery service to libraries of all kinds. For more than seventy years, EBSCO has partnered with libraries to improve research with quality content and technology.