ETC (Enhancements, Training and Content) is an ongoing, multifaceted program that provides Readex customers with one-of-a-kind historical content unavailable online elsewhere. In addition, the ETC program ensures the latest and most useful features and functionality, and provides guidance and suggestions for making the most of your Readex collections. ETC also covers online access and storage support.
Just as Readex is committed to providing its customers with the highest level of ongoing support and maintenance, it is also committed to ensuring that its definitive and comprehensive digital collections continue to grow through the addition of highly relevant new content and features. The ETC program enables you to be certain that you are providing your users and patrons with the most complete and robust digital edition of every Readex collection available at your institution. Through ETC, new content that brings significant enrichment and up-to-date interface functionalities and features will be added periodically. In this manner, ETC will continuously enrich your Readex collections by providing added value and content for your users and patrons for years to come.
Our first 2010 release included:
• Early American Newspapers: up to 502 additional issues in five series
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set: House and Senate Journals from 1961, 87th Congress, 1st session.
Releases will continue throughout 2010 on a bi-monthly basis, including additional content for Early American Newspapers, U.S. Congressional Serial Set and Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996.
In 2009 institutions enjoying ETC benefits received:
• Early American Newspapers: up to 3,036 additional issues in seven series
• Early American Newspapers: two new Article Types (cartoons and illustrations)
• Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports: more than 50 corresponding Annexes
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set: every House and Senate Journal from 1953 to 1960
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set: A-Z browse lists for subject headings.
Questions or comments? Please feel free to post them here or email me directly at bkolcun@readex.com .
