[LIBRARYDIR] Lyrasis and product discounts

[Bem, Greg]

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).

Greg

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From: LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> on behalf of Martin, Jeff <jeff.martin at sos.wa.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 1:03:21 PM
To: WACTC Library Directors
Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Lyrasis and product discounts

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.

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.

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.

Our next term is July 2018 – June 2019.

More information on Lyrasis, the vendors who offer discounts through Lyrasis and other benefits are found at https://www.lyrasis.org/membership/Pages/Communities/Group%20Participants/Washington-State-Library.aspx.

Please reply by this Friday May 4th. 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.

JEFF MARTIN Manager, Library Development
Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State
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