Academic libraries

Sep 24

Reminder: Feature Films for Education Webinar on 9/25/18

WiLS vendor partner, Infobase will be hosting an informational webinar for WiLS members only all about Feature Films for Education. This webinar will introduce WiLS members to Infobase’s newest streaming video collection! This outstanding collection, which includes more than 600 full-length feature films, focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles for educational instructional purposes, including literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, Academy Award® winners, and animated films. Stay tuned through the webinar and listen for the secret word. Contact Jeff Brunner () or Hayley Bloch () with the secret word, to get a free gift!

Infobase will also be offering a free trial to the collection to any WiLS members. If you decide to subscribe, you’ll also get a FREE subscription to another great Infobase database.

Session Details:
9/25/2018 – 10:00 AM Central
Register Here to attend, or to get the recording

Learn more about the collection from this flyer.

Sep 17

ACLS Humanities E-Book Webinar and 5-month Trial

Join us to learn more about ACLS Humanities E-Book and the special offer of the extended free trial program for WiLS members: sign up for a webinar on Tuesday September 25th at 2 pm CT. Register here.

ACLS is also offering an amazing five-month trial so your institution can really get a look at the product. The trial period opens September 2018 with access through February 28th 2019 giving your library and faculty a chance to explore the Humanities E-Book collection thoroughly.

The product includes 5,400 titles of high quality, with an annual release of 200-300 every year. Unlimited simultaneous access during the trial, the same level of access as HEB subscribers.

Have questions about the webinar or the extended trial program? Contact Clare Doyle,

Sep 11

OpenAthens Progress Update Webinar – GALILEO

As part of their partnership work with Georgia’s Virtual Library GALILEO and EBSCO, the OpenAthens team be hosting regular webinars to update interested parties on progress with the project.

In this second webinar, they’ll update on the 19 institutional pilots and next steps with the project. The webinar is scheduled to run on Wednesday 19 September at 11:00am to noon ET.

Agenda

Welcome and introduction, Lucy Harrison, Executive Director / Russell Palmer, Assistant Director, GALILEO
Progress with the institutional pilots, Vee Rogacheva, UX designer, OpenAthens and Russell Palmer, Assistant Director, GALILEO
Next steps, Vee Rogacheva, UX designer, OpenAthens
Open Q&A, facilitated by Beth Rutter, Sales and Marketing Assistant, OpenAthens

How to join
Register online to join the webinar or to receive a copy of the webinar recording.

Aug 21

New Vendor Partner: HeinOnline

WiLS is excited to announce a partnership with HeinOnline. HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 156 million pages and 200,000 titles of legal history and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in historical research by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,500 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more. Learn more from this video. Read more

Aug 20

Special Bloomsbury Deals!

Save up to 35% on Bloomsbury Digital Resources!

Bloomsbury Digital Resources is pleased to present an opportunity for WiLS members to save up to 35% on some resources through summer and fall. Regular hosting fees will apply. Contact Jeff Brunner () for a price quote. Read more

Aug 20

FREE Trial Access: Ferguson’s AND Price Drop on Feature Films

WiLS partner Infobase has advised us that free trial access to Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is now active. This award-winning database is a comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning that allows users to quickly find the valuable career information they need, whether it’s industry and professions articles, school planning resources, or skills and career advice. Learn more from this flyer!

It’s a great resource used by a lot of WiLS members. If you’d like to try it for free, fill out this form!

Infobase has also lowered the price on the amazing Feature Films for Education! Prices are now 35% to 40% lower. Six-month subscriptions are also available. If you’re interested to try it or get a quote contact Jeff Brunner ()

Aug 14

Live Fulcrum Demo – 8/16/18

Long-time WiLS partner ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is launching a new platform for their collection and they’re giving a demo of it on 8/16/18 at 2:00 PM Central. Find out more about Fulcrum and HEB’s core shared values–innovation, engagement and longevity–and see HEB in its new home. They welcome your Q and A during and after the demo.

Registration link.

Also stay tuned for a WiLS member webinar all about Humanities E-Book coming in September.

Aug 14

WiLS Weighs in on MLA/EBSCO Exclusivity

On June 26th, 2018, Barabara Chen of the Modern Library Association sent an open letter to MLA International Bibliography subscribers. This letter was an announcement that as of January 1, 2019, MLA International Bibliography would be available exclusively via EBSCO and EBSCO Discovery Service. This trend toward consolidation and exclusivity is troubling to us at WiLS. We believe it runs counter to the best interests of our members

For that reason, WiLS has joined our colleague consortia around the world in drafting a response letter to the MLA requesting that they reconsider this decision. Not all libraries, and certainly not all WiLS members, use EBSCO Discovery Service. This decision dramatically reduces the value of the resource for those libraries. We’ve already seen potential subscribers choose not to buy the resource because of this change. We’ve heard no response to the letter yet, but will post an additional update when we do.

Jul 30

$5 Million Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program from the Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education’s first grant for open educational resources, totaling $5 million, will be awarded in late September to between one and three applicants, the department announced today in a call for proposals published in the Federal Register.

Read more about the program from Inside Higher Ed or SPARC.

Jul 23

The Impact of OER at University of Georgia

Inside Higher Ed published a fascinating report on a large-scale study conducted at the University of Georgia. The study showed a measurable improvement in grades in classes that switched to OER textbooks. It’s a great story, and might be helpful in making the case for OER on your campus!

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