Hello friends! Another month has gone by, and the semester is almost halfway over.  I hope you have some sort of mid-semester or Fall Break coming up.  

This month’s update is brief, but I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out on an exciting opportunity. Our annual EBSCO eBook offer is back, and it’s as popular as ever! It’s a fantastic deal that brings great value to both small and large institutions alike. Be sure to register for the webinar with Robin Coder below if you are interested in learning more about the ordering process.

After hearing of your interest, the CLC team is excited to present you with a new discount opportunity on ACRL Benchmark. Keep reading for more details.

Wishing you all the best as we head into the second half of the semester!

Our annual offer is now open with 4 new collections in Biblical Studies, Pastoral Ministry/Missions, Leadership, and Mental Health.  Save 30% on these collections, on any of the four 2023 collections, or on consortia-eligible a la carte titles of your choosing ($1000 minimum order).  A 10% discount is available on selected Zondervan/HarperCollins titles.  Please see the ACL website for title lists and all the details. 

For pricing questions or to place an order, please reach out to our rep, Robin Corder.

The ACRL Benchmark tool provides U.S. libraries with an invaluable resource for making data-driven decisions through custom peer comparisons. Subscribers gain access to interactive data dashboards with visualizations and filters, as well as a custom report builder that includes longitudinal data dating back to 1998. This tool can be especially useful if academic library data is no longer collected by IPEDS.

The pricing for group subscriptions offers significant savings. For up to 10 libraries, the annual cost is $3,150, with each additional library costing $210. (To compare, individual subscriptions are $630 per year.) If six libraries participate, there’s a 15% savings, and with 10 libraries, the discount increases to 50%. The more libraries that join, the greater the discount, making it a cost-effective option for groups.

Additional Offer Details:

• A group subscription can start at any time and is valid for one year from the purchase date.
• A minimum of 6 libraries must participate to activate group savings.
• ACRL can bill each institution individually.
• New schools can join at any time during the subscription period, but they will be billed at the original price and will share the same expiration date as the rest of the group.
• At renewal, pricing will be based on the number of renewing subscribers and any new members.

If you’re interested in joining this group subscription to ACRL Benchmark, please fill out this form by October 31. We’ll confirm participation and see if we have enough libraries to start the group subscription.

The Christian Periodical Index® (CPI®) (ISSN 2572-1933) is the comprehensive electronic index to journal articles and book reviews from across the evangelical Christian perspective. CPI, first released in 1957, is updated quarterly by ACL volunteers and produced and distributed by EBSCO.

• Contains titles from a wide variety of disciplines that present a Christian viewpoint — education, history, literature, medicine, music, nursing, philosophy, science, and sociology
• 103 titles indexed in CPI are not found in other major religion databases and 70 titles are found ONLY in CPI
• Indexing done by ACL members
• New in 2022! Users can limit search results to linked full text or peer-reviewed journals, and search by scripture citation

CLC members are eligible for a 15% discount on CPI available through EBSCO. Contact EBSCO to get a price quote or a trial version. Be sure to mention you are a CLC member to get the 15% savings!