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NOBLE : North of Boston Library Exchange
5 Cherry Hill Drive, Suite 250
Danvers, Mass. 01923
978-777-8844

Directions from the South on 128

• Take 128 north to Exit 45, Route 1A – take second 1A exit (north)
• Go under 128 bridge, get in left lane, and take left at traffic light
• You are now on Conant St. Follow Conant St. through light, up the hill and past first Cherry Hill Corporate Center entrance
• Go past ice cream stand and take next right into the park
• NOBLE is the first building on the right, a multi-story brick office building.
• You can enter through the front door (with stairs) into the lobby. Veer to the hallway to the right, the elevator is immediately on the left. Go to the second floor and turn right out of the elevator.
• The rear of the building has an entry ramp and handicapped parking spaces. Enter the building, veer left down the hall and the elevator is on the right past the rest rooms. Go up to the second floor and go right out of the elevator.

Directions from the North on 128

• Take Route 128 to Exit 44
• Turn Left off the ramp onto Conant St.
• Take the first right into Cherry Hill Corporate Center
• NOBLE is the first building on the right, a multi-story brick office building.
• You can enter through the front door (with stairs) into the lobby. Veer to the hallway to the right, the elevator is immediately on the left. Go to the second floor and turn right out of the elevator.
• The rear of the building has an entry ramp and handicapped parking spaces. Enter the building, veer left down the hall and the elevator is on the right past the rest rooms. Go up to the second floor and go right out of the elevator.

From the West and North (via Rt. 114, Rt. 62 or I-95):

• Follow Rt. 114 South or Rt. 62 East to Middleton Square. Follow Rt. 62 through Middleton and into Danvers.
• At the lights at Rt. I-95 and Rt. 1 at Danvers Plaza, continue straight through on Rt.62.
• The next set of lights is the intersection with Rt. 35. Continue straight through.
• At the following set of lights get in the left lane and take the left fork up the hill. You are leaving Rt. 62 at this point, going onto Conant St. A green sign will indicate “North Beverly”.
• Follow Conant St. up the hill. After the top of the hill there will be an undeveloped conservation area on the left. Immediately after the conservation area, at a small rise, Cherry Hill Drive for Cherry Hill Corporate Center will be on the left.
• NOBLE is the first building on the right, a multi-story brick office building.
• You can enter through the front door (with stairs) into the lobby. Veer to the hallway to the right, the elevator is immediately on the left. Go to the second floor and turn right out of the elevator.
• The rear of the building has an entry ramp and handicapped parking spaces. Enter the building, veer left down the hall and the elevator is on the right past the rest rooms. Go up to the second floor and go right out of the elevator.

If coming from Rt. I-95 South:

• Take Exit 70 onto Rt. 1 South. Take the second Rt. 62 exit for Rt. 62 East near Supino’s and gas station. Take right behind Supino’s to get onto Rt. 62 East. This will bring you to a set of lights, follow from step two immedately above, “From the West and North”.

The North Of Boston Library Exchange purchases and provides access to digital content in the form of ebooks, e-audiobooks, databases and other online resources for direct access by users of member libraries. Decisions regarding these collections are governed by this policy and additional specific instructions of the NOBLE Executive Board. This Electronic Collections Policy is based on and reflects NOBLE’s mission, vision and goals.

Digital content shall be selected and retained on the basis of its value for the interest, education, information, and recreation of the people of the communities served by NOBLE member libraries. We recognize the challenges of purchasing for both public and academic libraries while fulfilling the needs of a diverse population. NOBLE shall consider library user suggestions of titles and subjects to be included in our network collection, and purchase materials based on this policy.
Individual member libraries are responsible for policy and decisions regarding additions to their own digital collections, even where these collections may become shared with the larger NOBLE digital collections.

The following criteria are taken into consideration in selecting materials for the collection:

• Best sellers and award winners
• Interest and demand – staff and patron requests, usage data, waiting lists
• Budget considerations
• Popularity in other library collections and formats
• Suitability of subject, style, and reading level for intended audience
• Accuracy and comprehensiveness
• Currency, where important to the topic
• Authoritativeness of author, issuing body, and/or publisher
• Diversity of viewpoint
• Reviews – in review journals, popular media
• Format – availability, popularity, suitability to the content, ease of use
• Hardware, software, licensing, networking and storage requirements
• Long term availability and perpetual access rights

Retention of Digital Collection Materials

NOBLE will periodically review digital collections using the selection criteria stated above. Content may be removed from the collection at any time at our sole discretion. Expired content may display in the catalog but may not be available or selected to repurchase. Additionally, items in the collection may become unavailable by the publisher or provider at any time. NOBLE does not control certain deselection processes made by the publishers or content carriers.

Reconsideration of Digital Collection Materials

Review Criteria:
Best practices in collection development assert that materials should not be excluded from a collection solely because the content or its creator may be considered offensive or controversial. Refusing to select resources due to potential controversy is considered censorship, as is withdrawing resources for that reason. Libraries have a responsibility to address challenges that limit a collection’s diversity of content. Challenges commonly cite content viewed as inappropriate, offensive, or controversial, which may include but is not limited to prejudicial language and ideas, political content, economic theory, social philosophies, religious beliefs, scientific research, sexual content, and representation of diverse sexual orientations, expressions, and gender identities.The Executive Board will evaluate whether the material still has significant value to the intended audience according to NOBLE’s selection criteria, and whether it has any material deficiency or error that significantly impairs its value to that audience. If the review fails that test the material may be removed from the collection if the Executive Board concurs.