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Key Facts
Format: Full text Multimedia
Media: Electronic/Online
Coverage: 2000-current
Total Sources Covered: 530+
MARC Records: YES |

Created for public libraries, Safari® Select is an online collection of over 530 technical e-books from the world's top IT publishers including exclusive access to books from O'Reilly Media and Pearson Technology Group.

Safari Select covers the top subjects in the area of popular computing and electronics, ranging from desktop software to digital photography. Patrons often ask for information on setting up a wireless network at home, which iPod they should choose, or where they can learn more about their home PC or Mac.

It can be challenging for public libraries to maintain a print collection of the latest technical books in a wide enough range of topics to accommodate customer needs.

With Safari Select, public library patrons can search for and find online answers to the most routine or complex technology questions in these critical subject areas:

  • Computing
  • Desktop Applications
  • Digital Photography
  • Everything Mac
  • Home Entertainment
  • The Internet
  • Windows and PCs

Safari Select includes the bestselling authors, titles, and series that patrons know and ask for by name, including these leading series:

  • For Dummies
  • David Pogue's Missing Manuals
  • Visual QuickStart Guides
  • Microsoft Press Step by Step
  • Head First and Hacks from O'Reilly Media
  • Scott Kelby's Digital Photography books
  • Classroom in a Book from Adobe Press
  • QUE's Absolute Beginners Guides

Safari Select contains best-selling titles from the world's top IT publishers, who together represent more than 80% of all computer book sales in the U.S., including:

  • Pearson, whose imprints include:
    • Peachpit Press
    • Addison-Wesley
    • Prentice Hall
    • Sams Publishing
    • Que
  • O'Reilly Media
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Microsoft Press
More Information

Public librarians can sign up for a free trial of Safari Select by clicking here.

Learn more about Safari Select including pricing information by contacting your ProQuest representative at (800) 521-0600 ext. 73344 or pqsales@proquest.com. You can also locate your local ProQuest representative by clicking here.