Nevada Discovery
Discovery powers the whole Nevada System, which consists of a growing meta-database with more than 60 million unique titles, 17 846 Journals, 7 million Articles, and 3.5 million eBook resources.
Acquisitions
An end-to-end workflow environment for lecturers, librarians, acquisition management librarians, and other selectors.
Prescribed Textbooks
Academic institutions can add their prescribed textbook requirements to different courses and term periods for the Faculty and its various Departments.
eBook Solutions
1. eBooks through the Acquisitions Module
2. eBooks through the Online Exhibition Module
3. eBooks through the Prescribed Textbooks Module.
Online Expo
Academic institutions utilize this module to allow lecturers to add their prescribed textbook requirements to different courses and term periods for a Faculty and its various Departments.
Copyright
The Copyright Officer can manage all requests received from the Selector; once approved, they can effortlessly apply for a quotation from DALRO on the Nevada Platform.
Defined search results are delivered in a fraction of a second.
Bibliographic Database
As a user, you will have access to our bibliographic database, including all titles published and represented in South Africa. This data will also include titles published in all indigenous languages.
Export
Export your search results in multiple formats, including PDF, Excel, CSV, Marc21, Json, Onix 2.1, and Onix 3.
Support
We offer an experienced team that can assist with any inquiries and support.
One Search
Nevada Discovery consists of a growing meta-database with more than 60 million unique titles, 17 846 Journals, 7 million articles, and 3.5 million eBook resources.
Enriched Information
The Discovery Module allows you to do faceted searches and customize your results via 45 different attribute filters. Librarians and lecturers have unlimited access to the Nevada Discovery module.
One Search, no more GOOGLE, AMAZON, etc.
Online Expo Access
Access the Online Exhibition module to allow a range of pBooks & eBooks vendors to provide special offers to faculties during ad-hoc periods.
View Fund Allocation
Allocations for each department/ faculty before executing an order.
24/7 365
All order information is captured in the order trail and is traceable for forensic auditing purposes.
Reports
An audit trail platform with various reporting functionalities for auditing purposes.
Connect
Invited vendors can manually upload their catalogues to the Acquisitions portal or automate their catalogue updates via our API.
End to end
Interact with the Nevada Vendor platform, which distributes the pricing, license types, and inventory catalogues of the pBook and eBook vendors.
Create with ease your prescribed textbook lists.
Create
The user or Selector can start by adding a book title to a dedicated list. From here, the user can view the list and process it to the appropriate Prescribed textbook list for approval by the Prescribed Textbooks Manage.
Direct Ordering of Ebooks
Academics - B2B Platforms
Students - B2C Platforms
Consistency
The prescribed list manager can view the lists created based on the following information: Year and Term/ Start Date/ Release Date and amend if the list is active and locked.
Order with Ease
1. Buy and distribute eVouchers to your students and lecturers within the PTM portal.
2. Download your prescribed lists and distribute them to your preferred vendors.
3. Submit your prescribed lists to the Nevada student portal, where the student can acquire their prescribed materials directly.
1. eBooks through the Acquisitions Module
2. eBooks through the Online Exhibition Module
3. eBooks through the Prescribed Textbooks Module.
EASY
The Manager can organize and file all agreement documents with their vendors on the platform.
Vouchers
Purchase eBooks directly within the PTM platform. The PTM manager can distribute eVouchers to lecturers and students via the platform.
Open Access
There are currently 17 846 Journals resources on the platform to use via Open Access. Lecturers and students can access these titles for free, as additional study materials.
Vendors
Vendors can add their catalogue stock prices, availability, and other necessary information for you to make an informed decision on your acquisitions.
Special Offers
Management
The Manager can organize and file all agreement documents with their vendors on the platform.
The best logistic solution.
Access
This module can only be accessed via the Acquisitions module.
Collections
Online Exhibition allows the Library to invite vendors onto the platform to upload specific catalogues at special prices, as negotiated between the Library and the vendor.
Range
This module grants access to the Library Administrator, allowing a range of pBooks & eBooks vendors to provide special offers to faculties during ad-hoc periods.
Exhibition
Eliminate the hassle of a physical Exhibition.
Evaluation
Select books at your desk and saves costs. Eliminate the hassle of a physical Exhibition.
Admin
The best logistics solution and reduces the overall administrative burden of ad-hoc physical exhibitions.
Grouping
Packaging of the catalogue items to target specific areas of interest (subjects).
The Copyright Officer can manage all requests received from the Selector;
once approved, they can effortlessly apply for a quotation
from DALRO on the Nevada Platform.
Contact Us
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7140 Western Cape,
South Africa
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