New Product - ProQuest Press Display!

We are happy to be offering ths new database from ProQuest. If you would like pricing, or any other information, please let me know!

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We’re pleased to announce that we’re offering NewspaperDirect PressDisplay as a new resource to Califa libraries in 2010.

All orders placed in December (payment in January is fine) will receive an additional 5% discount! Ask us for more info!


This database provides full-color, full-page access to more than 1,000 newspapers in 41 different languages from 84 countries around the world. It reads just like a real newspaper, so you can see every photo, every caption, every ad, classified and article. There is a translator feature to covert the articles from English to another language (or vice versa). There are 130 U.S. papers, including the USA TODAY, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Seattle Post, and many more! This database is rich in Hispanic and Asian news – perfect for diverse communities!

Here are some other points of the database that you might find interesting:

· Customizable – put your favorite newspapers as “Librarian’s Picks” on the home page

· We offer dynamic icons for your website. Simply pick a paper (like the LA Times) and include our dynamic URLS and images. Then, every day the icon will change to reflect that day’s front page.

· Front-page News - the front page of the interface offers categories such as Top News, Business, Sports, and the World in Pictures.

· Multi-title searching - users can keyword and topic search across all titles and the entire 60-day rolling archive.

· Library Administration Tool - library staff can now control the content that appears on the front page of PressDisplay through the use of the new library administration tool. Administrators can also pull several different usage reports from this tool.

· Full-page and custom area printing for all titles - users can print page images, in addition to article-level printing.

· Article Rank-measures the interest or popularity of an article, which is determined by the length of time readers spend on that specific article and by the overall attention the article received from all users. Article Rank is continually updated to reflect the most current reading preferences as determined by PressDisplay readers.

· My Newspapers - library staff can customize the front page to display the newspapers their patrons read most.

· Multilingual Interface - the interface is available in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, and Arabic.

· Instant Translation - up to 12 major foreign languages available

· Social Networking - blog, Digg and link to articles in Facebook or Del.icio.us

· Sound Integration - now readers can listen to an audio version of an article through Windows Media Player, while simultaneously reading other newspapers or using other applications (great for the visually impaired!)

· Commenting - join conversations and comment on articles within PressDisplay

· Table of Contents - section-by-section list of articles

· Article Text View - ASCII text view

· Article Jumps and hyperlinks - quick link to the rest of the article

· Live Email - users can email writers with responses and feedback

· Related Articles - users can read additional articles on similar topics

· Remote access is included! Sold by simultaneous users

New Califa Vendor: Boopsie

We are very happy to announce that we have an agreement with Boopsie, a mobile solutions provider for libraries and colleges. They are providing 40% savings on first-year cost for libraries that sign up before Jan 31, a 15% discount for libraries that sign up before Feb 28, and a 10% discount for libraries that sign up before Mar 31.

We will be hosting 90-minute introductory webinars on the following dates:

Tuesday Dec 8 at 2pm
Tuesday Dec 15 at 2pm

If you would like to attend one of these webinars, please email me back with your name, library name, and email address in the body of the message. Please also include the session you want to participate in.

Boopsie is WorldCat/OCLC's mobile solution, ALA's partner for ALA 2009, LITA's partner for LITA 2009, CLA's partner for CLA 2009, and are now engaging a broad range of academic and public libraries.

The guys at Boopsie have reduced a complex development and maintenance effort with man-years of resource requirements into a world-class solution that launches in a matter of weeks across all major devices (not just the iPhone!). They take care of all hosting and platform expansion. Note also that they have a next generation native app solution and not simply an older browser-based mobile solution.

The following demos show some of their mobile solutions for libraries:

Santa Clara County Library: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/3/khMZi98k7W8
Indiana University: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/13/ol_GNrlhMmM
WorldCat/OCLC iPhone: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/15/RZ7ekpLihX0
WorldCat/OCLC Windows Mobile: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/9/83Kxxe0CxMQ
WorldCat/OCLC Blackberry: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/10/fBLG0J2etdE
WorldCat/OCLC Android: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/11/sD7eWQo-uzg

If you have questions, would like a quote, or more information about this vendor, please let us know!

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.