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ER Nonmember Purchasing Program

Libraries that become active participants gain many of the same benefits Alliance members now realize by purchasing electronic resources as a group. We are also interested in working with consortia that are able to participate as a single entity (e.g., one contact person, one source for billing).

The Alliance will charge administrative fees but our intent is to keep such fees minimal. All fees are set on a cost-recovery basis and will remain fixed through at least the first two years of the program:
    $400 participation fee that covers participation in the ER Program for two years (through June 30, 2009).
    $45 administrative fee that will be billed with each resource purchased.
    No other percentage-based administration fees will be added to the group price negotiated with vendors.
Participants in the ER Program will be able to:

Subscribe to an email list that provides information on new resources under consideration, product trials and opportunities to be included in quotes for new or renewing resources.

    Realize all savings provided through a consortial purchase of a resource as the Alliance passes all savings to the participants.
    Receive information about er purchasing opportunities offered by other consortia when those deals are better than what the Alliance can negotiate.
    Suggest resources for purchase that your institution might be considering on its own to see if there’s enough interest to move it forward into a consortial purchase.
    Have licensing done by the Alliance when possible.

Staff at libraries participating in Electronic Resources Nonmember Program are invited to subscribe to two email listservs.

ER-program is the official lists with offers, trials, communication with Alliance staff.

ER-News is an optional list where vendor announcements are sent.

Please send us your name, title, institution, and email address. In the subject line or body of the message, request to be added to the ER-Nonmember and/or ER-News listserv.

Click here for a list of the current ER Program participating libraries.

If this program is not right for your library, you might consider these other options: