EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) Renewal 2021-2022 [1]
The EDS subscription is a joint BC ELN / e-HLbc license. Both consortia receive the same group participation discount, currently 25%.
NOTE: e-HLbc Post-Secondary Sector member institutions are asked to respond through BC ELN, while e-HLbc Health Sector member institutions are asked to respond through e-HLbc.
To RENEW, no response is required from the following member institutions:
- Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
- First Nations Health Authority
- Interior Health Authority
- Ministry of Children and Family Development / Ministry of Health
- Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia
To CANCEL or become a NEW SUBSCRIBER, Health Sector member institutions should contact e-HLbc by June 9, 2021.
New subscribers should contact e-HLbc at their earliest convenience to implement EDS which can take anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks. New subscribers will get access immediately after implementation.
Late joins to the license are welcome.
- License Start Date - July 1, 2021 is the license start date.
- 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 2% annually until 2023.
EDS promotional material and further reading is available from the links below:
Renewal pricing for 2021/22 is now available for EBSCO's Discovery Service [6] (EDS). Based on current participation, subscribers will enjoy a 25% discount off of EDS prices and a two percent (2%) base cost increase.