BCR CD-ROM Group Purchase Expands By Laura Chittivej Librarians have new options to choose from in BCR's Fall BCR CD-ROM Group Purchase. BCR's new partnership with Data Base Plus, Inc., now allows BCR to offer multi-use license packs packages that may include a teacher's edition, lab pack or site license for some titles as part of the CD-ROM group purchase. Librarians again will be able to choose from a list of more than 200 popular CD-ROM titles, some available as multi-use license packs. These titles always are carefully selected by BCR staff (see the BCR URL: www.bcr.org/~ids/CD-ROM/cd-bibli.html for the process used to select the titles) and are among the most sought after by libraries and school media centers. Through BCR's semi-annual group purchase, these titles are available to libraries and schools at up to 40 percent off the regular retail price. Libraries may see additional savings. The large volume of orders in the past has enabled BCR staff to negotiate additional savings on top of the initial 40 percent. This additional discount is deducted from a library's invoice before it is mailed. BCR is mailing the packets of information, including the list of available titles, to libraries and schools the week of August 23. The deadline for orders to reach BCR is October 15. It is imperative that you send your library's order quickly and not wait until the last minute. To add your name to the mailing list, contact BCR's Laura Chittivej at (800) 397-1552 or lchittiv@bcr.org. By the end of August, the CD-ROM titles and order information will also be available on BCR's web site at www.bcr.org. BCR's electronic mailing list, BCR-CDGROUP, provides regular updates about the group purchase. To subscribe to the list, go to the Publications page on BCR's web site.