[OPLINTECH] G Suite legacy free edition

[Jessica Dooley]

Hi Nick,

Microsoft changed their licensing just a few years ago to reclassify public
libraries as eligible for their Education licensing tier. All public
libraries are now eligible for free M365 A1 tier licenses for every staff
member.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans?activetab=tab%3aprimaryr1

(Some anecdata: I helped a library that uses a .com domain name, and was
automatically denied A1 M365 Education licenses due to that domain name, to
complete the appeals process and get onboarded. M365's customer support
process did a great job of reclassifying the library's tenant as an
education institution and approving their .com domain in a timely manner.)

It's certainly worth exploring if A1 suits your library's needs, and of
course your mileage may vary about which product suite suits your needs
best.

Jessica D. Dooley
Infrastructure Specialist
Ohio Public Library Information Network
jessica at oplin.ohio.gov
614-728-5254


On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 11:32 AM Nick Kelley via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> We've been using the Google G Suite legacy free edition for several years
> but Google plans to discontinue this offer on July 1, 2022.
>
> To continue with Google we would have to transfer to Google Workspace at
> $6 per user per month. I've looked at Microsoft 365, which offers a
> discount to nonprofits, but I'm not sure if we'd qualify. Has anybody had
> success obtaining these discounts as a public library?
>
> Ultimately I'd like to know what you recommend as a replacement? How much
> does it cost?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
>
>
> --
> Nick W. Kelley: MLIS
> Technology Services Manager
> Avon Lake Public Library
> 440-933-6418
> nkelley at avonlake.lib.oh.us
> _______________________________________________
> OPLINTECH mailing list
> OPLINTECH at lists.oplin.org
> http://lists.oplin.org/mailman/listinfo/oplintech
>
> ****** OPLIN offers a free service that allows libraries to send
> notification messages directly to patrons' cellphones--at NO cost to you!
> https://oplin.ohio.gov/sms ******
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/oplintech/attachments/20220119/d45ba719/attachment.htm>