Discounts on OCLC Language Sets

Limited Time Discounts on Language Sets Saves You Money

OCLC and Califa are pleased to offer Califa members a group discount on Language Sets ordered between December 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. When Califa members order Languages Sets, they can combine their purchasing power to earn discounts only available to Califa members.

What are Language Sets?

Language Sets are collections of current and popular books, CDs and DVDs built by language and collection development experts in 13 languages. Each collection includes everything you need to start, maintain or expand a non-English language collection. All you need to do is select language, format, audience, subject and when you would like to receive your materials. OCLC will handle all of the details needed to acquire, select, catalog, discover and promote your non-English language collection, saving your library time and money.

To learn more about Languages Set click here
To see available languages, title lists and set availability click here
To see how Languages Set can save your library time and money click here

Pricing and ordering:
Link to the order form.

Discount structure
All orders received from Califa libraries between December 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 will be aggregated and will receive a discount of up to 20% using the following discount schedule. The more libraries that order, the larger the discount and there are no restriction on the number collections or shipping dates that you can select.

Timeframe: December 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Discounts:
Combined Purchases: Up to $300,000
Single set discount: 10%
Duplicate set discount: 20%

Combined Purchases: $300,001 - $500,000
Single set discount: 15%
Duplicate set discount: 20%

Combined Purchases: $300,001 - $500,000
Single set discount: 20%
Duplicate set discount: 20%


For more information
Contact Jennifer Walsh at 1-800-898-6252, ext. 3803 or e-mail langsets@oclc.org for more information or to place your order.

Upcoming Credo Reference Webinars

For those of you who are interested, here are some more webinars coming up from Credo Reference (and the chance to win a $100 amazon.com gift card).

Credo is one of our vendors, so if you are interested in them, we do have discounted pricing. Let me know if you'd like a quote.

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You can find the full schedule at http://corp.credoreference.com/webinars


Tuesday, November 17, 2009
3:00PM EST / 2:00PM CST / 1:00PM MST / 12:00PM PST
Meeting Number: 681 615 262
Meeting Password: Demo1234
Toll-free call in number (US/Canada): 866.699.3239

To join the webinar:

1. Go to https://credo.webex.com/credo/j.php?ED=116964697&UID=1053590907&PW=NMjZmMjE5ZWU3&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: Demo1234



Thursday, November 19, 2009
11:00AM EST / 10:00AM CST / 9:00AM MST / 8:00AM PST
Meeting Number: 684 688 130
Meeting Password: Demo1234
Toll-free call in number (US/Canada): 866.699.3239
To join the webinar:
1. Go to https://credo.webex.com/credo/j.php?ED=116964782&UID=1053591077&PW=NNWFlMWIxZWYy&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: Demo1234

PS: As a reminder, these sessions are geared more toward libraries who are not yet subscribers to Credo Reference – they provide an overview of our content, platform and service and don’t go into the instructional detail of a training session.

Update from Text a Librarian

An update from one of our most interesting vendors, Text a Librarian:

We have added a new package to the Text a Librarian Options. It is called Text a Librarian “Lite”.

You can find more info here: http://www.textalibrarian.com/pricing.php

The additional package is added to your consortia ordering page: https://start.textalibrarian.com/order/c/califa

If you are interested in ordering, please make sure you use the Califa-specific link above to get the best price. Any questions - let us know!

AWE Early Literacy Station Order Time

For those of you who follow these things, it's time for our Fall bulk order of AWE Early Literacy Stations. See the flyer with pricing information here, and let us know if you have any questions or would like more information. This product has been amazingly popular with our members in the past, and we are hoping for another successful order.

NewspaperArchive.com early bird special

I just heard from our NewspaperArchive.com rep that they would like to implement an early-bird special. Any libraries subscribing before the end of the month will receive an additional 20% discount (total of 40% off list) and any libraries who subscribe before the end of the year will receive an additional 5% off (25% off list).

Let me know if you would like a trial, or have any questions.

New Califa Vendor: CQ Press

We are very happy to announce that we have an agreement with CQ Press, which will hopefully lead to large discounts for everyone based on an aggregated group purchase. While we have pricing available for most of their products, the one product we expect will be the most popular is the CQ Researcher, which starts at just over $900/year, but could get much less expensive if we get more participation from libraries. More information about CQ Researcher is below.

Trials are available, and if you'd like to learn more about the products, we will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 8th at 10am. If you would like to attend that webinar, please email us with your name, library name, and email address in the body of the message.

Also, we can offer discounted pricing on the CQ Press Online Collections, Political Reference Suite, and CQ Press Online Editions. For quotes for any of those, please email us.

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The CQ Researcher Online is a primary source for original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. CQ Researcher is used by students, researchers, teachers, interested citizens, librarians, journalists, and more, who need to complete an assignment, prepare for a debate, or become a quick expert on a topic. Each 12,000-word report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist. Published 44 times a year, each single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a pressing political or social issue. Reports features cover topics in health, international affairs, education, public policy, social trends, criminal justice, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. Online, you can read CQ Researcher in its entirety or conveniently navigate by section, including the issue “background,” “chronology,” “current situation,” and “pro-con” feature which provides statements from representatives of opposing positions. Easy-to-understand graphics including photographs, tables, maps, and charts help make sense of complex topics. CQ Researcher also offers bibliographies of key sources and links to resources for further information.

Authoritative Information
Balanced, comprehensive coverage of today's most important issues.
Recipient of American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award and the Society of Professional Journalists Award for Excellence.
Selected by Library Journal as a "Best Reference Database."
Access to reports from 1991 to present.
Original content guaranteed: The CQ Researcher is published by CQ Press and not available through any other source.

Valuable Features
CiteNow!, which provides a citation in APA, Bluebook, Chicago, or MLA style.
Directions on how to "Find a Topic" and "How to Cite," to aid students writing research reports.
"Your Profile" tools such as "Favorite Documents" and "Saved Searches."
"In the News," up-to-date information on issues covered in recent reports.
A redesigned report window, providing improved navigation within report sections.
The option to browse reports by date or topic or to download a PDF of the complete CQ Researcher index

Text a Librarian update

A quick note about Text a Librarian – they were one of the most popular vendors at the recent Vendor Fair, and so they have sent us a few more links about them, as well as ordering information.

Please note that if you want to order their SMS Reference product, and you want to ensure that you get the Califa discount, you need to use the order page here: https://start.textalibrarian.com/order/c/califa If you order directly through them, you may not get the best price, so please use that link. It’s also up on our website, in case you lose this email.

Also, they have regular webinars which you can sign up for here: http://www.textalibrarian.com/webinar.php

They also have a slideshow/movie up online here: http://bit.ly/1iyda

We look forward to feedback from our members on this product – I know there’s been a lot of buzz about it, but would love to hear from some of you who are actually using and/or considering it.