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GVRL eBooks Offer 2016-2017

Response Deadline: 
December 2, 2016

As part of the 2016 eBook Bonanza, this Gale offer provides a base consortial discount of 10% off the list price for ebook titles purchased for purpetual access through GVRL. Additional discounts will be applied based on participation, aggregated across all all BC ELN Partner Libraries. 

This is a one-time purchase; hosting fees will be waived in year 1 for new customers as well as existing GVRL customers who make a purchase through BC ELN this year. Hosting fees will apply in year 2.



Updates: 

An addendum to BC ELN's current, signed Gale Licensing Agreement, which will cover GVRL perpetual access purchases, is under negotiation. Once the document has been finalized, it will be posted on the website.


Overview

Vendor: 
Gale
Description: 

No longer offered by BC ELN.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) eBooks are a one-time purchase with annual hosting fee and additional features. From the vendor:

  • GVRL incorporates collaboration tools Google Apps for Education, Microsoft Office 365 and NoodleTools to provide intuitive integration of popular workflow tools. 
  • Upgraded functionality and interface for Response Design, enabling GVRL to be mobile friendly, no matter what device your students and faculty are using. 
  • No DRM limitations 
  • Unlimited simultaneous users 
  • Cross search all of your GVRL, or use Advance search for many parameters 
  • GVRL can be added to your Artemis Literary Sources platform to cross-search with your Literature Criticism Online, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Twayne’s and Scribner’s 
  • Highlights and Notes feature 
  • NEW InterLink technology provides hyperlinks in InfoTrac products, i.e. Academic OneFile, linking users directly to relevant GVRL eBooks from your collection 
  • Enhanced full and free bibliographic MARC records 
  • Create direct URLs for individual GVRL titles, or “eBook subcollections” to embed in your Library pages, LibGuides, course reserves, Instructional Management systems, etc. 
  • Articles can be downloaded to MP3 and mobile devices, printed, shared via email and more 
  • FULL Text reference- PDF or HTML formats 
  • Translate articles into 23 languages, 34 user interfaces and 19 ReadSpeaker languages 
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Response

Response Instructions

To PURCHASE individual titles or collections, please contact BC ELN by the response deadline.

Terms & Conditions

Additional Information

Perpetual Access:

The GVRL ebook titles are purchased with perpetual access rights. Hosting fees apply from the second year onward.

MARC Records:

MARC Records can be accessed through Gale Admin.

More information is available at http://solutions.cengage.com/Gale/Marc-Records/