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Academic Product Spotlight – July 2018: Chronicle of Higher Education

Chronicle LogoEach month, WiLS highlights a product to raise awareness of our many group and consortium purchase offerings. We’ll tell you about the offer, about the product and even provide some information that you can drop right into your own newsletters, blogs or websites. This month, we’ll be talking about the Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more

Infobases’ Power of Three

Long-time WiLS vendor-partner Infobase is offering a great deal expiring on August 31st. Between now and then, WiLS members can get any three Infobase databases for the low low price of $2,018. Check out the list of amazing resources available:

 

Contact Jeff Brunner () for more information today!

Infobase Feature Films for Education – Offer Extended!

Did you know that in addition to their huge catalog of academic films, Infobase now offers a large and growing collection of popular titles? Feature Films for Education currently boasts almost 600 titles including literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, Academy Award winners and more. And for a limited time (until July 31, 2018) special lower pricing is available! There’s never been a better time to subscribe to this exciting new resource!

Highlights and features:

  • New titles added quarterly
  • More than 20 popular film genres
  • Attractive movie poster images on the home page and easy-to-use search feature help users quickly find content
  • Mouse-over effect displays brief description and page tools to save, share, and embed links
  • Filter by MPAA rating, genre, and copyright
  • Admin portal access to control and modify suppression rules
  • Free MARC records for every video
  • Technical and help center support

See the flyer for more information and contact Jeff Brunner () for pricing today!

New WiLS / Lynda.com Partnership

WiLS is excited to announce we have entered into a partnership with LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com which allows for a heavily discounted offering of their site wide solution!  This offering is designed to cover all faculty, staff and students for a three-year span for participating campuses.  Join your other WiLS colleagues and get a 30% discount by opting in during the May 1 – June 29th 2018 opt-in period. The contract start date for this partnership is slated for July 16th but we need enough schools to opt-in to make the offering viable.  Whether you’re an existing client of LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com or new to the program, you’ll receive discount pricing with this package. All orders will go directly through LinkedIn. Their contact is Kyle Obot ().

To learn more about this resource and the offer please attend an informational webinar on May 15th, 2018 at noon. Webinar Attendee Link

LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com provides on-demand training on skills, such as leadership, business skills, technology and creative skills. LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com boasts one of the largest content libraries available with over 6,500 courses comprised of hundreds of thousands of videos.  With LinkedIn’s data and Microsoft’s backing, LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com also has the fastest growing library and launches 35-40 new courses a week.  This ensures they are able to keep up with the demanding technology changes as they happen.  All of the courses are produced in-house and taught by industry experts, ensuring a consistent high-quality feel.  Courses are transcribed and can be easily sifted through to narrow down to the exact content you need, ensuring just-in-time learning is available.

Key facts about the agreement:

  • Opt-in Period: A 30% discount off of current LinkedIn Learning site license list price will be available to Consortium Members during a 60-day opt-in period from May 1, 2018 through June 29, 2018.
  • In order for WiLS to leverage this agreement, we must commit to a spend threshold.  We are optimistic that the terms of agreement will enable more WiLS members to take advantage and bring us to that goal.
  • Current Lynda.com customers are eligible to participate (see your rep for details and eligibility criteria).

Key benefits of Lynda.com:

  • Prepare your students for lifelong, skill-based learning while allowing them to explore various interests.
  • Keep faculty, staff and students current on the latest technology and productivity tools.
  • Upskill your campus and close job-related skills gaps for internal staff members and students entering the workforce.
  • Deliver cost-effective, uniform training on a global scale.
  • Grant best in class tools to various departments such as career services, IT help desks, technology change teams and project management teams.

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Solution Highlights:

  • World-class content: 6,500+ digital courses taught by industry experts.
  • Data-driven curation: Relevant course recommendations to each consumer, based on unique data from LinkedIn.com.
  • Convenience: In-depth and bite-sized courses that can be viewed anytime, on any device, online or offline.
  • Easily integrate with a learning management system (LMS)
  • Provide single sign-on (SSO) authentication (for select identity providers)

If you have any questions, or to receive a price quote, please contact Kyle Obot ()

Reminder: PowerNotes Web Demo May 7th!

WiLS recently announced our partnership with PowerNotes to offer a new academic research tool to our members at a discount. Now they’re offering two web demos to show off this innovative product. Session details are below. Read more

Reminder: Cambridge University Press Webinar Today

Don’t forget that the first of two webinars to kick off Cambridge Univeristy Press’s Ebook EBA program is today. You’ll learn all about the EBA offer, Cambridge’s content and have the opportunity to ask questions.  Details about the meeting are below. See you there!

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Cambridge University Press ebook Offer

WiLS vendor-partner, Cambridge University Press, has made an exciting evidence-based acquisitions offer. WiLS will form a buying group for member libraries interested in CUP’s Full ebook collection or either of their sub-collections. At the minimum, EBA participants will get 10% off the list price, but depending on group size, the discount could reach as high as 60% off! To kick off the program and to showcase the product, Cambridge will be hosting webinars for WiLS members on April 24th and May 3rd. Read more

Great Spring Promotion from Credo

WiLS vendor-partner, Credo, has an exciting promotion for both new and existing subscribers. It’s a three-part deal, so we’ll summarize each option in brief with more details below.

Option 1: For WiLS Members Currently Subscribing to Credo Products
Get a 30% discount on any purchase over $2,500 and lock in a flat renewal rate on your existing subscriptions.

Option 2: For WiLS Members Currently Subscribing to Credo Products
Buy into a $5,000 evidence-based acquisition opportunity, giving full access to four subject areas of your choice for 6 months. At the end of the EBA period, you’ll select $7,150 worth of content to keep forever. You’ll also lock in a flat renewal rate on your existing subscriptions for two years.

Option 3: For WiLS Members Not Currently Subscribing to Credo Products
Add a new subscription to Credo reference before June 30th and receive a 25% discount PLUS a credit towards additional content purchases.

These offers last until June 30th. Learn more about all three options below or contact Jeff Brunner () or Sujay Darji () for more information

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Big Savings on Docuseek2 Films this Spring!

WiLS vendor-partner Docuseek2 is offering a great deal on all of their collections this Spring for WiLS members. From now until July 1st, get an additional 5% off of any purchases through WiLS. When combined with our usual discount, that’s a fantastic 15% off of any collection or per-title purchase (minimum of 15 titles). Read more