[LIBRARYDIR] ProQuest Video Platform

[Julie Nurse]

We are very interested in both demo and group subscription.

Julie Nurse
Library Director
Centralia College
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Centralia, WA  98531
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julie.nurse at centralia.edu<mailto:julie.nurse at centralia.edu>
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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
Professor and Library Coordinator
Library Learning Commons
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
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