McGraw-Hill Launches New eBook Platform Offering Patrons Unlimited Access to Content

NEW YORK, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Professional announces the launch of the McGraw-Hill eBook Library™, www.MHeBookLibrary.com, a state-of-the-art platform delivering unparalleled access to the publisher's premium content for institutions around the world.  Responding to librarians' and patrons' evolving digital information needs, McGraw-Hill has taken the revolutionary step of providing unlimited concurrent usage to the digital library so patrons can access high-quality curated content from world-renowned authorities.

A powerful online resource, the McGraw-Hill eBook Library provides more than 1,000 titles in collections that are continuously updated with new eBooks.  Users can access hundreds of thousands of pages of content from authors who are leaders in the areas of Engineering, Computing, Business, Medical, and Student Study Aides.  This exceptional collection highlights the depth and breadth of McGraw-Hill's works, from business classics like Stocks for the Long Run and Juran's Quality Handbook to acclaimed First Aid™ Medical test prep titles to the popular Demystified® and Schaum's® College Outlines series.  

"McGraw-Hill books and authors represent some of the greatest scholarship and thinking in their respective disciplines," says Philip Ruppel, president of McGraw-Hill Professional. "Our new platform gives us the ability to provide even greater access to these works for library patrons around the world."

Equipped with internal customer usage stats, the McGraw-Hill eBook Library allows librarians to monitor real-time usage to gauge actual demand of content and cater to the needs of the patrons/users/researchers.  McGraw-Hill offers flexible subscription options which are the optimal model for librarians to get free monthly updates to the McGraw-Hill eBook Library's content and keep it constantly up-to-date.

The McGraw-Hill eBook Library At-A-Glance Facts:

• Unlimited concurrent usage
• More than 300,000 pages of content
• 1000+ titles in the areas of:
  • Engineering  
  • Computing
  • Academic Study Aids and test prep
  • Medical and First Aid  
  • Business
• New books added throughout the year at no additional cost to subscriber
• Flexible subscription options ranging from 1-4 years  
• Program features
  • Note taking feature
  • Bookmarking
  • Customer usage stats
  • DRM
  • Printing

For more information about the McGraw-Hill eBook Library, including details about product demos, please visit www.MHeBookLibrary.com

About McGraw-Hill Professional

McGraw-Hill Professional is a leading global provider of print and electronic content and services for the medical, technical, and business communities. Its offerings include reference and certification books for all professional and educational disciplines and online solutions on medical and health, engineering, business, and scientific topics. For more information, visit http://www.mhprofessional.com/.

McGraw-Hill Professional is a unit of McGraw-Hill Education. McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading innovator in the development of teaching and learning solutions for the 21st century. Through a comprehensive range of traditional and digital education content and tools, McGraw-Hill Education empowers and prepares professionals and students of all ages to connect, learn and succeed in the global economy. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com.

SOURCE McGraw-Hill Professional