Databases
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New offers | Existing Subscriptions | The Process | Policies | General info | Libraries' FTE/size
Spring 2010 discount offers (Fall offers coming soon)
For any of the offers below, please contact databases@tenn-share.org for quotes or more information (unless otherwise noted). Larger discounts may be negotiated if there is a lot of interest. Some free trials are available, request others individually.
by primary library type | by product type
Remember that a small Tenn-Share surcharge will be added to the pricing below. See surcharge schedule.
The TSERC Job/Career Product Review Committee has completed their final report. Recommendations: Career Accelerator (Learning Express) overall and COIN Career Library (EBSCO) for lower-cost career guidance. Read the complete report here (members only).
The TSERC Language Learning Product Review Committee has completed their final report. Recommendations: Mango
overall and Rocket Languages (Library Ideas)
as a good lower-cost option. Read the complete report here (members only).
| BY LIBRARY TYPE | ||
| Academic | Public | K12 |
| Annual Reviews BioOne Chronicle of Higher Ed Duke Univ Press Emerald Gale Products new! Naxos Music netLibrary 9th Project MUSE Sage Springer eBooks Value Line (offer withdrawn) |
Books24x7 BYKI Career Accelerator (Learning Express) COIN Career Library (EBSCO) Career Transitions (Gale) EBSCO Databases Ferguson's Careers (Facts on File) JobNow! (Brainfuse) Mango Optimal Resume Powerspeak (Gale) ProQuest (CultureGrams, Ancestry, Entrepreneurship) Rocket Languages (Library Ideas) TellMeMore TumbleBooks Tutor.Com Career Center Wilson Careers WorldTrade Press
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Gale Products new! TeachingBooks |
| BY PRODUCT TYPE | ||
| Language Learning | Job/Career Help | eBooks |
| Language/Learning Product Review Cmte picks (read full report): Mango Rocket Languages (Library Ideas) Others: BYKI Powerspeak (Gale)TellMeMore |
Job/Career Product Review Cmte picks (read full report): Career Accelerator (Learning Express) COIN Career Library (EBSCO) Others: Career Transitions (Gale) Ferguson's Careers (Facts on File) JobNow! (Brainfuse) Optimal Resume Tutor.Com Career Center Wilson Careers |
Annual Reviews Springer eBooks Books24x7 netLibrary 9th TumbleBooks TeachingBooks
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| Other Products | ||
| BioOne Chronicle of Higher Ed Emerald Naxos Music |
Project MUSE ProQuest (CultureGrams, Ancestry, Entrepreneurship) Value Line EBSCO Databases WorldTrade Press |
Sage |
Existing Group Purchases
Subscription Calendar for renewals (Exel - sort by date or vendor/product)
- ACLS Humanities eBook
- Blackwell Synergy - Online access to Blackwell Journals
- Columbia Granger's World of Poetry and International Affairs Online (CIAO)
- Credo Reference
- LexisNexis Academic and Congressional
- MathSciNet - Mathematical reviews on the web
- OCLC WorldCat - Subscription adds library's holdings to WorldCat.org and provides unlimited searches through FirstSearch. more . . .
- Oxford University Press - Offers several Online Reference products.
- STAT!Ref - Offers four products: Medical eBook Collection (33 titles); Nursing eBook collection (titles); Pharmacy eBook Collection (titles); Anatomy TV
- Science Direct Freedom Collection - Online access to thousands of scientific journals and books
- Testing & Education Reference Center - A database of practice tests and educational materials, such as the ACT and Peterson’s College Guides, from Gale.
- Wiley InterScience - Online scientific, medical, and technical journals. Will be combined with Blackwell for 2011.
The Process
The Tenn-Share Electronic Resources Committee (TSERC) (and Product Review subcommitteees) review database offers and recommend products for negotiation. Products for Fall 2010 consideration are being gathered. The Nov 2009 round of priorities are listed here: priorities for group database purchases.
TSERC also encourages all TN libraries to get more involved with inter-library cooperation and to make consortial purchasing a priority. This philosophy is outlined in the Statement of Intent for Consortial Purchasing. Please sign on to the statement or leave comments.
Partner Your Way to Success: Advancing Consortia Opportunities in the Volunteer State (ppt)
Presentation given by T. Liedtka D. Luck, M.E. Pozzebon at the 29th Annual Charleston Conference on Nov 5, 2009.
Policies & Agreements
- Tenn-Share surharge schedule
- Late Fee Policy
- Out-of-state libraries in group purchases
- Definition of single/multiple libraries for special libraries
- Tenn-Share/TBR Pay Agent Agreement (pdf)
General Information
Tenn-Share members are eligible to participate in discounted subscriptions to electronic resources. The discounts can take many different forms. For our "group purchases," libraries agree to subscribe, and a price for the entire group is negotiated by the Database Coordinator. Other vendors offer straight percentage discounts and member libraries take advantage of them individually.
As part of Tenn-Share's service to its members, an electronic resource vendor fair, called the DataFest, is held every Fall. The 2010 DataFest will be held Thursday, October 21st.
The Database Coordinator, DeAnne Luck, is responsible for communicating with vendors to set up trials, secure discounts, and negotiate pricing, chairing TSERC, and for communicating this information to the members. Suggestions for additional databases are always welcome. DeAnne works part time. Usual office hours are Monday & Friday: 1:00-3:00
Tuesday & Thursday: 10:00-3:00 (Central time).
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