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 charges administrative fees, but our intent is to keep such fees minimal. All fees are set on a cost-recovery basis. Individual academic, not for profit libraries located in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Hawaii are eligible to join the program. Libraries pay the following fees to participate:
- One-time enrollment fee of $1,000
- $25 administrative fee per invoice
- 3% administrative fee is 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 the savings provided through a consortial purchase of a resource
- 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-Nonmember is the official lists with offers, trials, communication from Alliance staff.
Please send your name, title, institution, and email address to eresources@orbiscascade.org. In the subject line or body of the message, request to be added to the ER-Nonmember and/or ER-News listservs.
List of Non-Member Affiliates of the Orbis Cascade Alliance:
| Bellevue College |
| Bellingham Technical College |
| Big Bend Community College |
| Blue Mountain Community College |
| Boise State University |
| Bushnell University |
| Cascadia Community College |
| Centralia College |
| Chaminade University |
| City University of Seattle |
| Clatsop Community College |
| Clover Park Technical College |
| College of Southern Idaho |
| Columbia Basin College |
| Columbia Gorge Community College |
| Community Colleges of Spokane |
| Corban College |
| Corban University |
| Everett Community College |
| Grays Harbor College |
| Green River College |
| Hawaii Pacific University |
| Heritage University |
| Highline Community College |
| Idaho State University |
| Klamath Community College |
| L&C Northwestern School of Law |
| Lewis-Clark State College |
| Linn-Benton Community College |
| Lower Columbia College |
| Multnomah County Library |
| Multnomah University |
| New Hope Christian College |
| Northern Arizona University Library |
| Northwest Nazarene University |
| Northwest University |
| Northwestern School of Law |
| Olympic College |
| ONPRC Primate Library |
| Oregon Coast Community College |
| Oregon College of Oriental Medicine |
| Pacific Lutheran University |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences |
| Peninsula College |
| Pierce College |
| Renton Technical College |
| Rogue Community College |
| Seattle Colleges |
| Shoreline Community College |
| Skagit Valley Community College |
| South Puget Sound Community College |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College |
| Spokane Community College |
| Spokane Falls Community College |
| Tacoma Community College |
| Umpqua Community College |
| University of Arkansas |
| University of Hawai’i – Manoa |
| University of Hawai’i – West Oahu |
| University of Wyoming |
| Walla Walla Community College |
| Washington State University Pullman |
| Washington State University Tri-Cities |
| Washington State University Vancouver |
| Wenatchee Valley College |
| Western Seminary Library |
| Whatcom Community College |
| Willamette University-Hatfield |
| Yakima Valley College |
If this program is not right for your library, you might consider these other options: