Beanstack is offering all interested MCLS member libraries a $395 set-up fee waiver with a signed agreement by Feb. 28, 2025.  

Beanstack’s user-friendly web service and mobile app help librarians easily customize, facilitate, and measure summer and unlimited year-long reading challenges. Beanstack tracks reading, activities, and reviews for all ages, drives community engagement at the library and online, and provides robust, on-demand data showing over 15,000 libraries and schools their value to community stakeholders. 

If you have any questions, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.

MCLS members can save an extra 10% on all Drama Online collections, through Feb. 28, 2025. Multi-module discounts still apply; the extra 10% is in addition to the multi-module discounts. For example, if you purchase 5+ collections, you will receive 30% off, rather than 20% off. 

If you have any questions, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.

Cambridge University Press is committed to investing in the future of Open Research. As the Journals program shifts to Open Access, a growing challenge is the cost barrier for authors publishing without funding. In response, they created the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative (COEI), a new program to financially support OA publishing for authors based in low- and middle-income countries in partnership with institutions around the world.?  

Join MCLS on Feb. 6 from 2-2:30 p.m. Eastern (1-1:30 p.m. Central) for more information about the COEI program and its impact. Topics covered will include background and aims of the program, how institutions can participate, and impact of the program in 2023 and 2024. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

If you have any questions,?reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.

Communico is an integrated suite of cloud-based applications built specifically for libraries including solutions for event calendaring, room booking, appointments, mobile apps, digital signage and a website builder. The MCLS member discount is 15% off list price for modules and 20% off the implementation fee. Greater discounts are available for terms greater than 12 months. 

For more information or to request a trial, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.

OurResearch is a nonprofit that builds tools to help accelerate the transition to universal Open Science. Started at a hackathon in 2011, they remain committed to creating open, sustainable research infrastructure that solves real-world problems, like Unsub and OpenAlex. MCLS members who subscribe receive discounted pricing and support the mission of OurResearch.

OurResearch has offered a 4-month trial to any Unsub subscribing member to OpenAlex Premium, the newest product and the world’s largest open scientific knowledge graph. 

For more information or to request a trial, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382. 

Join MCLS and guest presenter Deron Morgan, Clarivate Customer Success Consultant, on January 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Central) on Zoom for a virtual update session on the Web of Science and Journal Citation Report, plus product roadmaps.  

You will learn about the following topics through demonstration: 

• Author record enhancements including visualizations, citation impact data, awards, publication history, and more. 
• Personalized homepage with recent searches, alert results, researcher metrics, and article recommendations. 
• Macro and Micro Citation Topics: these schemas provide users with a granular and evolving category for improving search precision or for analyzing the scope of a topic. 
• Grants Index: explore the details of previously awarded grants so you can better differentiate new projects and proposals. The Grants Index adds directly sourced, standardized data for 400+ funders around the globe to the platform, making it easy to review prior funding activity as you research your topic. 
• Web of Science Research Assistant: a generative AI-powered tool that offers natural language, multilingual searching, task-based guided walkthroughs, and unique visualizations. Developed with and for researchers, it helps users at all levels get more out of the world’s most trusted citation database: the Web of Science Core Collection. 

If you have any questions, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382. 

For a limited time, MCLS member libraries (academic and public) can sign up for two years of access to NewspaperArchive’s U.S. or Global Collections for the price of one.

With this offer, members will only have to pay 50% of their subscription rate now, and the other 50% won’t be due until next year. 

NewspaperArchive offers unparalleled access to global and local news and history. They offer a platform that provides users with various tools for saving newspapers, articles, clippings and searches to make research fun and exciting! NewspaperArchive has 85% unique content compared to other newspaper resources on the market. For title list and quote, contact services@mcls.org. This offer expires on Dec. 15, 2024 and is only valid for new subscribers. 

Existing NewspaperArchive subscribers can request to move to MCLS and take advantage of discounted renewal rates in 2025. To express your interest in this offer, please contact MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382. 

Discover a treasure trove of historical narratives through our various collection options to align with budget and institutional needs: 

• Single-State Access: Dive deep into the heart of individual states, unearthing local history and events. 

• Multi-State Access: Travel across state borders and explore stories that resonate across regions. 

• United States Access: Covering the entire United States, our collections provide a comprehensive view of the nation’s past and present. 

• Global Access: Expand your horizons with our global coverage, delving into international events. 

• There are also a variety of Special Collections available, including African American Newspapers, Spanish Newspapers, Irish Newspapers, and Caribbean Newspaper Collections. 

MarketLine, a product of GlobalData, is well known for its business intelligence information. Along with its expertise in business intelligence, GlobalData also offers resources to support pharma and medical intelligence for both the academic and medical library market. The Healthcare Pharma and Medical Intelligence Centre offers nine modules, including Drugs Intelligence, Trails Intelligence, Therapeutic Analysis, and Thematic Analysis. In addition to these theme specific modules, the Intelligence Centre provides insight into how social media is used by pharma and medical companies.  

For trial and/or quote information, contact MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.  

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a unique, growing index of about 21,000 diverse open access journals whose services and metadata are embedded in libraries across the world. On October 10, MCLS hosted a webinar with DOAJ Community Manager & Ambassador Ivonne Lujano with the purpose of sharing more about how DOAJ works with researchers, libraries, and organizations worldwide to provide services and indexing. If you couldn’t attend and would like to learn more, the webinar was recorded and can be accessed here.  

DOAJ relies on contributions from libraries to run its services. We’re pleased to share that MCLS has partnered with DOAJ to offer libraries discounted rates on Basic and Sustaining support options. In addition to supporting an organization that values open research, benefits of participating include:  

Benefits for basic or sustaining DOAJ support: 

• Acknowledgement as a DOAJ Supporter on the DOAJ Supporters’ webpage: https://doaj.org/support/supporters/ 

• The right to use the DOAJ Basic or Sustaining Supporter status in marketing activities 

• The right to use the DOAJ Logo on your institution’s websites and other communications 

• Ability to provide Supporter Feedback 

• Eligible to nominate and vote on candidates for DOAJ’s Advisory Board and the DOAJ Council 

For information on how your institution can support DOAJ financially,?reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at?services@mcls.org?or 517-939-1382. 

MCLS members have direct URL and Login Credentials to access a LitBase trial. LitBase is a world literature database with a modern search experience. A curated collection of critical primary texts and secondary sources, it supports research of the most studied authors, poetry, fiction, plays, and creative nonfiction worldwide.  

Students, researchers, and faculty will benefit from the global nature of this vast literature database covering diverse authors and genres. LitBase includes over 425,000 primary sources, 100,000 secondary and reference sources, and hundreds of full-text scholarly journals and literary magazines to support literature research. LitBase and MLA International Bibliography with Full Text come together to create a comprehensive research experience for all.   

For trial access, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.