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Our last cost for the "membership fee" for Lyrasis was $460. We were just informed there would be no increase this year (praise the sun!). We have several products they manage, most importantly Skillsoft Books (formerly Books 24x7).<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> on behalf of Martin, Jeff <jeff.martin@sos.wa.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 1, 2018 1:03:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Lyrasis and product discounts</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It is time to renew our Lyrasis membership. We are trying to determine if the cost of our membership provides sufficient benefit to the Washington library community to justify the $2,450 we pay annually.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We know that the savings on training over the course of the year only amount to roughly $400. Typically there is a $25 differential between the member price for training and the non-member price.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">So the question becomes, how many of you tap into vendor discounts and are they enough for the Washington State Library to continue our membership. Please let me know if you use the vendor discounts and if
yes, provide a rough estimate of your savings over the course of a year. If you don’t use Lyrasis, let me know that also. Public library director’s their staff sometimes use training but rely on other means for vendor discounts.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Our next term is July 2018 – June 2019.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">More information on Lyrasis, the vendors who offer discounts through Lyrasis and other benefits are found at
<a href="https://www.lyrasis.org/membership/Pages/Communities/Group%20Participants/Washington-State-Library.aspx">
https://www.lyrasis.org/membership/Pages/Communities/Group%20Participants/Washington-State-Library.aspx</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please reply by this Friday May 4<sup>th</sup>. Based on your response, or lack of one, we will make a determination to continue or not. Either way I will let you know how we proceed.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#45556C">JEFF MARTIN</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#B68451">Manager, Library Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#1F497D"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">~~ Connecting Washington through the power of libraries ~~</span></i></p>
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