GovEssentials
From Books24x7 (SkillSoft)
Product Information
Description
Visit the Books24x7 (SkillSoft) website for a detailed description of GovEssentials.
Title List
A list of the titles included is availableat GovEssentials title list.
MARC Records
MARC records are available at no additional charge.
MARC record sets are updated weekly and are available via FTP. Files for the entire MARC record set for the collection or just the records for the most recently added books are available.
Demo/Guided Tour
An online demo or guided tour of this product is available by visiting the Books24x7 (SkillSoft) website at GovEssentials demo. If you are interested in a hosted or more in-depth demo of this product, please check the Training Schedule for a Products & Services Showcase on this product or contact BCR to arrange a demo with the vendor partner.
Subscription Information
Subscription Period – Annual (December-December)
Subscription period is from December 31 – December 30. Libraries may join the subscription at any time during the year; midyear subscriptions will be rounded up to the next whole month and whole dollar. Minimums and administrative fees are not waived or prorated for midyear subscribers.
Renewals
Approximately three (3) months before your subscription is due to expire you will receive a renewal notice
from BCR with instructions on how to renew your subscription. Renewal announcements are also posted
in BCReview.
License Agreement
For new orders, you must complete, sign and send a License Agreement. If you are a renewing subscriber for this product, there is no need to complete a new license agreement.
An original, signed copy of the license agreement is needed for both the library and SkillSoft. Please download two copies of the license agreement, sign and date both copies to send. Both copies will be countersigned and one copy will be mailed back to you for your records.
Payment
Payment/Invoice
Do not send payment with your order. You will be invoiced in the first two weeks of the month following the start of your subscription.
Purchase Orders (POs)
BCR does not require Purchase Orders. If your organization requires you to issue a Purchase Order, please make the PO to BCR, not the vendor partner. If you mail or fax a Purchase Order to BCR, please include information on the PO that BCR can use to match it to your Web order (e.g. school and district name, common and legal name of the library or university) and mark the PO "Confirmation Copy."
Credit Cards
BCR accepts credit cards. In order to make a payment with a credit card, select "Credit Card" in the payment section and complete the required information.
Pricing and Quotes
Complete the Quote Request Form to receive a quote for this product.
Pricing for this product is only available for academic and public libraries and is based on FTE or population served. If you are from a different type of library, please contact the vendor directly.
Support Information
Authentication
IP Access
Access to this resource is controlled by IP number filtering. This type of authentication allows a user from any computer within the identified IP range (in your library, school, on your campus, in your organization) to access the database simply by going to the appropriate URL.
If you would like to learn more about IP numbers, read the IP Address FAQ.
Remote Access
Referring URL is supported where the URL a user is logging in from is detected (referred to usually as a "ref URL" or "referring URL"). Remote users come into the library’s site and from there click on a link to Books24x7.com. The user must come from an authorized referring URL and be authorized by user ID and password to get that URL
Access via virtual private network (VPN) is supported.
Access via proxy servers is supported.
Technical & Customer Support
Technical Support
Website: http://corporate.books24x7.com/browsefeedback.asp?feedbackcat=5
Resources for Staff
Retrieve user guides, MARC records instructions, Reporting Site instructions, title lists, marketing literature and other resources at the Library Client Community marketing portal. Also embedded in the site is a feedback form for suggestions on content, the site or whatever improvements you would like to see in the Books24x7 service.
You will be asked to register to gain access to the site at http://community.skillsoft.com/register.asp. Select either “Lou Mutty” or “Jennifer Beavers” from the SkillSoft Account Representative menu during the registration process.
