O'Reilly New Safari Library Subscription

Single Source Rationale for Safari Library from O’Reilly Safari was awarded a GSA Schedule 76 contract per https://www.safaribooksonline.com/government/ . Safari provides anytime, anywhere access to the most current and authoritative technology, design and business information from leading publishers around the globe. Safari is an on-demand digital library that provides searchable, online access to the full content of thousands of books, prepublication manuscripts, training videos and conference sessions from the world’s leading authors and publishers. It delivers access to the most current and critical technology, design and business information, as well as personalization and collaboration tools that will help USACE teams organize and share information as they learn. Safari provides instant access to materials for our customer base, which includes HECSA, Headquarters, IWR, and the 249th Engineer Battalion. HECSA Library has been providing Safari Books Online to its customers since 2008. The service saves the library time from updating and weeding an ever evolving information technology collection on the shelves. Safari content ranges from introductory to expert level and it is technical depth that separates this service from a competitor like Lynda.com. While primarily sourced as a technology repository, Safari has recently added business and management materials from publishers like Harvard School for Business. This service provides unique content to both our technical staff as well as leadership. This is the only known source for this subscription.