Action for Libraries
BCR and NetLibrary Offer New
Academic Electronic Book Collection
By Laura Chittivej
BCR Shared Collection Set IV is a new NetLibrary electronic book collection focused on the needs of academic libraries. BCR Shared Collection Set
IV is a one-time monographic purchase; this is not a subscription.
Unlike previous BCR NetLibrary collections, BCR cannot purchase all titles shown on the Excel spreadsheet. Effective January 1, consortia must purchase multiple copies of each e-book title. The number of copies required, and thus the number of simultaneous-user accesses available to the group, will be based on the number of libraries participating in the shared offering. The following chart outlines the multiple-copy purchase requirements:
| Number of libraries | BCR must purchase |
| 2-15 | 2 copies of each title |
| 16-30 | 3 copies of each title |
| 31-50 | 4 copies of each title |
| 50+ libraries | Special quote |
The total number of titles purchased will be based on the total number of dollars contributed by participating libraries. BCR cannot guarantee that a specific title, listed on the initial Excel spreadsheet, will be included in the final activated set. Submission of the BCR Shared Collection Set IV order form is authorization for BCR to invoice your library for the purchase of the final set of titles. Access to BCR Shared Collection Set IV will be set up after May 31. To ensure that the final collection contains titles with the most demand, BCR will purchase those titles chosen by Selector libraries, which committed to participate at the $3,000 or above level by the end of April.
Current BCR NetLibrary collection participants may omit technical support and IP range information on the online form unless you wish to inform NetLibrary of any updates or changes.
The title list, an Excel spreadsheet, is available for download. To obtain the title list, pricing or to place your order, go to www.bcr.org/, click on Reference Databases, and choose NetLibrary E-books. If you have questions, contact BCR's Laura Chittivej (lchittiv@bcr.org).