[Eril-l] are there any one-time purchase opportunities in the world of electronic resources?

[Freeda Brook]

Hi, Cynthia--

We just spent some of our one time funds on a couple primary source
collections (some vendors we looked at include Adam Matthew, Readex, EBSCO,
etc). We also had the option to switch some of our subscriptions to
perpetual access, though these subscriptions were also for
historical/primary source collections like the* Chicago Defender*.

For Theology and Religion subject areas in particular, I know some of the
collections that EBSCO is offering right now are from ATLA, if you don't
already have those. They were also deeply discounted when we purchased a
few weeks ago, and they may still be. https://www.ebscohost.com/archives

Best,

Freeda Brook, MLIS/MPA
Acquisitions and Resource Management Librarian
Preus Library, Luther College
700 College Dr.
Decorah, IA 52101

(563) 387-2124
fbrook at luther.edu

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Harper, Cynthia <charper at vts.edu> wrote:

> Hi – I’m looking for new ways of purchasing, beyond our usual
> subscriptions, in the subject domain of Theology and Religion.  I sent this
> message to the ATLA listserv:
>
>
>
> If any of you, hypothetically, had a budget surplus in your “computer and
> database” budget, which is separate from the ebook budget, but you’re
> looking for a one-time purchase, rather than a subscription, do you have
> ideas on products that would fall in that category that I may not be aware
> of?  I’m thinking that if there is any document delivery service that
> purchases by “tokens”, or a one-time purchase for a reference source (how
> is that not an ebook?.  I thought some of you might have ideas.  Software
> generally falls under our IT department budget.  I’m looking for something
> that would make a difference to our users.
>
>
>
> Cindy Harper
>
> E-services and periodicals librarian
>
> Virginia Theological Seminary
>
> Bishop Payne Library
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> 3737 Seminary Road
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> Alexandria VA 22304
>
> charper at vts.edu
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> 703-461-1794
>
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