Net library has been a favorite of mine for a number of years. However, I’ve found that our library users are not as immediate in their acceptance of this product. I’ve demonstrated that they do not have to read the entire book online. They can easily zero in on the specific chapter or chapters that will meet their needs. Somehow if the book is of interest to them the conversation comes around to, “Do you have a print copy of this book?” Each time it happens I am surprised, but it happens at least 80% of the time. The Net Library interface I find to be useable but not entirely intuitive. I particularly like the search feature that gets the user to the chapters that will meet his/her needs and the dictionary feature. What a luxury to have it resident so that the student does not have to open another browser window.
Project Gutenberg began even before I started library school. Its infancy was in 1971. Where else can you search for a favorite Shakespearean quote with such ease? This site is a dream come true. What a wealth of out of copyright classics. How much easier it is for serious literacy textual scholars.
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