[OPLINLIST] Group Pricing Deal for NoveList (was: the end of Novelist)

[Christine Morris]

Good morning,

I do have some other good news to offer on the NoveList front...

While OPLIN unfortunately will not be able to fund NoveList on behalf
of all Ohio public libraries after July 1, OHIONET has been able to
negotiate a group discount deal, and that deal was just finalized last
week.

I know that it's near the end of the budget planning cycle for most
libraries, but if you would like to contact me off-list, I can let you
know how much it would cost your library to participate next year.

Also, I know that some libraries were interested in the NoveList Plus
content as well, and that has been included as an option in the group
deal.

Sincerely,

Christine Morris
OHIONET Member Services Representative
1500 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH  43221
614-486-2966, ext. 29
800-686-8975, ext. 29
Fax: 614-486-1527
christinem at ohionet.org



On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Carolyn Rector <rectorca at oplin.org> wrote:
> To the Oplin community:
>
> Are there other people who are worried about losing Novelist as part of
> the OPLIN package of databases. I see that they will be adding nonfiction
> as well. Is this the reason the price is going up? Will there be a
> replacement and will the replacement included K-12 as the older Novelist
> has done. We use this database to build teacher collections. How else is
> this a valuable resouce for librarians?
>
> We also wonder about the alternatives to Novelist? What are the free
> databases for searching for children's books?
>
> Just wanted to start a discussion on this topic.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Carolyn
>
>
> Carolyn Rector
> Adult Services Librarian
> 11 E. Main St.
> Tipp City, OH 45371
> 937-667-3826
>
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