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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:46:04 -0400

Dear Ann,

Thank you for your question about the World Bank's new Open Knowledge
Repository (OKR). The World Bank eLibrary, a separate product to the
OKR, remains a subscription-based product that adds value through its
enhanced functionality. The World Bank eLibrary offers a variety of
conveniences for librarians, researchers and heavy users of Bank
research outputs and knowledge products. These tools include MARC
records, the ability to personalize content alerts and bookmarking
content, and a powerful search engine. It also has current articles
published in the World Bank Research Observer and World Bank Economic
Review.

A new and enhanced version of eLibrary will be launched later this
year that will offer mobile access, allowing even more flexibility for
sharing, using, and re-using the Bank’s knowledge. The new eLibrary
will be XML base and will allow users to access books and reports at a
more granular level - such as by chapter, table, or figure. Among
other features, users will be able to build custom ebooks from
eLibrary content that can be used as course packs for classroom use,
create alerts, bookmark content, and a series of other
functionalities. The eLibrary is also indexed through all major search
and discovery vendors. The subscription price for the new eLibrary has
not yet been determined.

Please note that the OKR currently hosts a third of the content in the
eLibrary. All new content will be made available in both products
simultaneously. Backlist content will be added to the OKR in
subsequent development phases.  Please note also that Bank
publications remain available through content aggregators like eBrary,
Ingram, EBSCO, Overdrive and others, as well as through consumer
channels like Amazon or B&N.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Kind regards,
Jose

Jose de Buerba
Sr. Publishing Officer
Marketing Manager
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