[LIBRARYDIR] ProQuest Video Platform

Wed Jul 10 12:09:10 PDT 2019

Skagit has a short trial going right now with ProQuest.  We saw a demo and we were impressed.  The cost is much lower than we would expect with Kanopy.  Their pricing model made more sense and seemed manageable.  The ProQuest film database is much larger too.

Mindy Coslor, PhD
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College
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Mount Vernon, WA  98273

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Hey all,

I was just emailed by our ProQuest rep about Academic Video Online (AVON)<https://alexanderstreet.com/products/academic-video-online>, their online video service. There was a recent ALA thread about how some folks are using it over other platforms, like Kanopy, so LWTech will take a look and probably start a free trial in the near future.

Anyway, I asked the rep if there had been chats about system-wide bargaining and that isn't the case, but if there were 5-10 interested CTCs, a mini buying club deal could be entertained. So my question for this thread is, who is considering this product and has yet to start a subscription? For the system as a whole, what are your thoughts on the "mini buying club deal" as a concept-is it a worthwhile approach to databases? I will say that group purchasing came up during the recent Technical College Libraries Meeting last quarter as something various librarians would like to investigate.

And another question: for those of you already using AVON, how is it?

Greg

Greg Bem, MLIS
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Library Learning Commons
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
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