EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) Offer 2014-2015 [1]
Further discounts for the health authorities have been negotiated:
- The base price for Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health has decreased by $8,500 to $16,500. With the expected 10% discount the new price is $14,850.
- The based price for Interior Health Authority, Provicial Health Services Authority, and Vancouver Island Health Authority has decreased by $500 to $16,500. With the expected 10% discount the new price is $14,850.
Updated pricing may be found below.
Registration and schedules for live webinars highlighting the features and functionality of EDS can be accessed from the EBSCO Training Centre: https://ebscotraining.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=ebscotraining [2]
To participate, non-BC ELN, e-HLbc member libraries are asked to contact e-HLbc at their earliest convenience and by May 15, 2014 for a July 1, 2014 license start date.
Implementation can take anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks. New subscribers who join the license get immediate access after implementation. If institutions join early, they could receive a few months of free access.
Late joins to the license are welcome.
- License Start Date - July 1, 2014 is the license start date. However, BC ELN has negotiated rolling implementation. That means that those institutions who join the EDS subscription early could get a few months of free access once EDS has been set up for their institutions.
- 3 Year Commitment - EBSCO has agreed to an annual license; however, to lock in these deep discounts, BC ELN and e-HLbc have negotiated a 3 year good faith commitment for participants. Of course, in the case of economic emergencies, institutions may drop at the annual renewal with no penalty.
- Price increases - BC ELN and e-HLbc have negotiated that price increases for EDS will be no more than 3% annually over the next 3 years.
- Participation Discounts - Participation discounts will be locked in for 2 years after the 2014 response deadline passes. At the 2016 renewal, participation discounts will be re-evaluated.
Working together with BC ELN, e-HLbc is happy to offer a subscription to EBSCO's Discovery Service [3] (EDS).
Pricing given for health authorities and other organizations without library catalogues represents a discount off of list price. In addition, e-HLbc will benefit from BC ELN's participation discounts. Based on current subscriber numbers, e-HLbc member libraries will enjoy a 10% participation discount off of the negotiated base price listed below.
EDS promotional material and further reading is available from the links below: