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

[Goodwin, Bethany]

At one time I was looking at what JSTOR had to offer for one time purchase:
http://about.jstor.org/content/one-time-payment?cid=eml_onetimepayment_asxvMay2016

Bethany

Bethany Goodwin
Electronic Resources Supervisor
Rolfing Memorial Library | Trinity International University
2065 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
bjgoodwin at tiu.edu | 847-317-4006

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Freeda Brook <fbrook at luther.edu> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> 3737 Seminary Road
>>
>> Alexandria VA 22304
>>
>> charper at vts.edu
>>
>> 703-461-1794
>>
>>
>>
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