Community College Library Consortium Report | Council of Chief Librarians

James Wiser, Library Consortium Director jwiser@ccleague.org

All fall new and renewal orders were placed with vendors by the first week of December, so if you are having difficulty accessing a renewing resource or a new resource you’ve ordered, please let me know. Of the new vendor partnerships we launched last fall, two offers in particular were very popular within our group: the Chronicle of Higher Education and Nature Publishing Group. It’s never too late to place an order for any resource, as we almost always can prorate a new subscription to align with the CCLC term, so if you’re interested in pricing for any of the fall offers, check the library consortium’s web site.

Renewal order forms for the spring renewals will hopefully be available in the procurement system no later than March 1, with a deadline of returning them on May 13th. May 13th will also be the initial cut-off date for placing new orders, too. In the coming weeks, be on the lookout for new offers from Kanopy (streaming video), Choice Reviews Online, Ovid, and Rittenhouse. As always, if there’s something you’re interested in having the consortium explore, please let me know.

I’m looking forward to meeting many of you for the first time at this year’s Deans’ and Directors’ meeting. See you in Sacramento!