Andrew Huggins, student, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Campuses across Alabama are again providing digital content in science, business and engineering 24/7 through the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL) and publications from Springer Science+Business Media (Springer).  For the third year, NAAL has signed an agreement with Springer – a major scientific, technical and medical publisher – to bring e-books to NAAL’s member libraries, including the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Salmon Library.

The agreement covers three subject collections:  Behavioral Science, Business and Economics, and Earth and Environmental Science.  Over 2,700 e-books are readily available to students at most libraries at four-year public and private institutions across Alabama via their laptop computers, desktop computers, and smartphones.

“Springer provides high quality content with few restrictions on printing and downloading,” said NAAL Director Ron Leonard.  “Alabama’s students will have unlimited access to these e-books, which will be permanently preserved. In addition to supporting the educational needs of university students, this agreement could contribute to economic development in Alabama, particularly the strong collection in business and economics.”

For more information, contact NAAL Director, Ron Leonard, or Salmon Library Director, David Moore.