Consortia Agreements
Multiple States
- Army Medical Department - Medical Library & Information Network (AMEDD MEDLI-NET)
State:DE,NJ,NY,PA
Contact:Ann Russell Potter (ann.potter@us.army.mil)
Sample Titles: Ovid, Elseviers MD Consult and Nursing Consult, STAT!Ref, UpToDate, and Micromedex, Also, DOD contracts for access to the New England Journal of Medicine and Travax EnCompass. Based on the need, individual AMEDD
Cost: Free to members
Requirements: Must be part of the Army Medical Department
- Joint Library Group Licensing Initiative – NJHA, HSLANJ, UMDNJ Libraries, DelMIRA and Select PA
State: DE,NJ, PA
Contact: Michelle Brewer (mbrewer@njha.com)
Sample Titles: Ovid, EBSCO, Dynamed, Access Medicine, StatRef, New England Journal of Medicine, Joanna Briggs, Elsevier
Cost: Price varies depending on size of library and number of libraries participating
Requirements: Hospital library or librarian is a member of the New Jersey Hospital Association and/or the Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey or participating out-of-state consortium: DEVIC Delaware Valley Information Consortium, CPHSLA Central Pennsylvania Health Sciences Library Association, HILNNEP Health Information Libraries Network of Northeast Pennsylvania, CHL Cooperating Hospital Libraries in Lancaster or the Delaware Academy of Medicine’s DelMIRA (Delaware Medical Information Resource Alliance Consortia) AND – Library is nonprofit and health sciences - hospital/system/special (non-academic).Other health sciences libraries may inquire about eligibility to participate.
- NERL - Northeast Research Libraries
State: DE,NJ, NY,PA
Contact: Ann Okerson (ann.okerson@yale.edu)
Cost: Approximately $400/yr for core members + subscription fees. Affiliates pay $150/year per database.
Requirements: Core members are mostly large academic research libraries. Affiliates are small libraries in the N.E. with no consortia affiliation.
- PALCI Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium
State: NJ, PA
Contact: Cheryl Greer (greer@palci.org)
Sample Titles: American Chemical Society, Wiley, ProQuest
Cost: PALCI dues are based on FTE figures. A table of membership fees is available.
Requirements: private and public academic libraries in Pennsylvania
- Palinet
State: DE,NJ, PA
Contact: Contact Online
Sample Titles: Ovid, EBSCO, CSA, Thomson Gale, Lexis Nexis, etc.
Cost: Varies by library and suscription. Online quote request form available.
Requirements: Membership in Palinet--General Membership Fee $500/year. OCLC Full User Fee - $1900/year. Palinet Platinum Membership $2800/year.
- WALDO Westchester Academic Library Directors Association
State: NJ,NY, PA
Contact:Robert Karen (rob@waldolib.org)
Sample Titles: EBSCO, Gale, OVID, CQ Press, CSA, Wilson, etc.
Cost: WALDO offers consortial pricing for web accessible databases and services. Prices are reduced as library participation increases. Unlimited access and remote access are available for most databases. Subscriptions are renewed annually, August 1 through July 31, however, subscriptions can be started on a prorated basis at any time.
Requirements:
New Jersey
- CJRLC Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
State: NJ
Contact: Connie S. Paul (connie@cjrlc.org)
Sample Titles: Selected EBSCO databases, including Nursing Expanded, Biomedical Expanded, Masterfile Premier
Cost: Free
Requirements: Must belong to CJRLC, which is open to all libraries in Monmouth, Ocean & Mercer Counties
- HRLC Highlands Regional Library Cooperative
State: NJ
Contact: Gail Schuldner (gschuldner@hrlc.org)
Sample Titles: Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Biomedical Reference Collection, OVID Selected Core Medical Journals, Wiley (all through NJKI); EBSCO, ProQuest (available through State Library License);
Cost: HRLC Members may contact vendors for specific pricing
Requirements: Serving the Counties of Bergen, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex and Warren
- InfoLINK Eastern New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
State: NJ
Contact: Mi-Sun Lyu (lyu@infolink.org)
Sample Titles: Custom Newspapers (Gale), EBSCO resources, Facts on File, Novelist, and Informe
Cost:
Requirements: Must belong to InfoLINK
- Jersey Clicks New Jersey State Library
State: NJ
Contact:
Sample Titles: RefUSA, Business Source Premier , and Academic Search Premier
Cost: Free to New Jersey residents with a library card
Requirements:
- New Jersey State Library
State: NJ
Contact:
Sample Titles: EBSCO, Thomson Gale, ProQuest
Cost: Free to New Jersey libraries. URLs are provided for loading to library Web pages.
Requirements:
- SJRLC South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
State: NJ
Contact: Karen Hyman (hyman@sjrlc.org)
Sample Titles: Wilson, EBSCO, Gale, McGraw-Hill, etc.
Cost: Pricing varies by library size and vendor
Requirements: Serving academic, institutional, public, school, and special libraries in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties
- VALE Virtual Academic Library Enviornment New Jersey
State: NJ
Contact: Judy Avrin (avrinj@wpunj.edu)
Sample Titles: EBSCO, Wiley, Wilson, Elsevier, Gale
Cost: Free to Vale Members
Requirements:
New York
- BIRNET
State: NY
Contact: Marty Mutka (mmutka@buffalo.edu)
Sample Titles: Gale Business and Company Resource Center; Cochrane; IMS Health; Elsevier; Journals @ Ovid
Cost: a subscription-based, customizable suite of online databases and full-text resources designed for the Buffalo/Niagara private sector concerns engaged in the commercialization of biotechnology, drug, medical device and related products and services.
Requirements:
- BQSIMB
State: NY
Contact: Contact Online
Sample Titles: AccessSurgery and Access Emergency Medicine
Cost: Free to BQSIMB Members
Requirements:
- CDLC Capital District Library Council
State: NY
Contact: Chris Walker (cwalker@cdlc.org)
Sample Titles: Wadlo Databases; NYLINK Databases
Cost:
Requirements: Serving Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington Counties
- CDLC Hospital Library Services Programs
State: NY
Contact: Christopher Tosh (Chris@cdlc.org)
Sample Titles: Doody's Core Titles in the Health Sciences database and EBSCO's Dynamed clinical decision support database.
Cost: Free to HLSP Members
Requirements: Serving Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington Counties
- CLRC Central New York Library Resource Council
State: NY
Contact: Nancy Howe (howe@clrc.org)
Sample Titles: WALDO, NOVEL, NYLINK, etc.
Cost: Part of membership
Requirements: Serving Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, and Onondaga counties
- LILRC Long Island Library Resources Council
State: NY
Contact: Min Liu (minliu@lilrc.org)
Sample Titles: Britannica, EBSCO, Elsevier, OCLC, WALDO (Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization, a statewide database aggregator), etc.
Cost: Members pay small administrative costs; non-members pay additional surcharge
Requirements: Membership for libraries in Nassau and Suffolk counties
- METRO Metropolitan New York Library Resource Council
State: NY
Contact: Robert Schmidt (rschmidt@metro.org)
Sample Titles: Discounted rates on WALDO Subscriptions (EBSCO, Gale, OVID, CQ Press, CSA, Wilson, etc.)
Cost: Rates vary by vendor and library
Requirements: Serving libraries throughout New York City and Westchester County
- MiracleNet
State: NY
Contact: See list of program managers
Sample Titles: Medline including Medline In Process & OldMedline; CINAHL; PsycINFO; ACP Journal Club; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Cochrane Controlled Trails Register; DARE; Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI); Clinical Evidence; Books@Ovid; Journals@Ovid
Cost: A full list of participants is available online.
Requirements: library-centered network supported by collaborating institutions that provide health care and health science education in the Rochester area.
- New York State Library-NOVEL
State: NY
Contact: NovelNY Help Desk (nyslnovel@mail.nysed.gov)
Sample Titles: Thomson-Gale Resources, MasterFILE Select
Cost: Free to New York State libraries
Requirements:
- Northern New York Library Network
State: NY
Contact: Network office at 315-265-1119 (locally) or 1-877-833-1674 (toll-free)
Sample Titles: Wilson OmniFile, LWW Health, WALDO Resources (EBSCO, Gale, OVID, CQ Press, CSA, Wilson, etc.)
Cost: Free and fee for member libraries
Requirements: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties
- NYLINK
State: NY
Contact: Online contact
Sample Titles: AccessScience, Gale, Wilson, etc.
Cost: NyLINK Membership entitles members to inquire about consortial pricing for services
Requirements:
- RRLC Rochester Regional Library Council
State: NY
Contact: RRLC Offices (rrlc@rrlc.org)
Sample Titles: NOVELNy; NYLINK and Waldo Databases
Cost: Free and fee for member libraries
Requirements: Five-county Rochester region - Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne and Wyoming counties
- SCRLC South Central Regional Library Council
State: NY
Contact: Betty Maute (bmaute@lakenet.org)
Sample Titles: NOVELNy; NYLINK and Waldo Databases; Gale Databases
Cost: Free and fee for member libraries
Requirements: fourteen counties of Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, and Yates.
- SENYLRC Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
State: NY
Contact: Tessa Killian (tessak@senylrc.org)
Sample Titles: Resources vary by library type and include NOVELNy; NYLINK and Waldo Databases
Cost: Resources vary by library size and vendor
Requirements: eight counties of Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Putnam and Rockland
- WNYLRC Western New York Library Resource Council
State: NY
Contact: Robin Tashjian (rtashjian@wnylrc.org)
Sample Titles: Gale, EBSCO, WALDO Databases (n.b. not all libraries are eligibile for all resources)
Cost: Free and fee for member libraries
Requirements: serving six counties: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, and Orleans
Pennsylvania
- POWER Library
State: PA
Contact: Application Form
Sample Titles: EBSCO, Oxford Refrerence Online,
Cost:
Requirements: Pennsylvania school or public libraries
Please e-mail rml@library.med.nyu.edu with addition, corrections, or comments.
This data was collected by members of the Middle Atlantic Region’s Resource Sharing Committee, including Robb Mackes (chair), Union Hospital, New Jersey; Ranae Barger, University of Pittsburgh; Patrice Barron, National Development and Research Institute; Cynthia Bertuca, SUNY Buffalo; Susan Cleveland, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center; Diana Delgado, Weill Cornell Medical Library; Juannetta LeGree, SUNY Downstate; Dorothy Sayre, SUNY Upstate; Robin Siegel, CentraState Medical Center; Helen Tannenbaum, Healthcare Chaplaincy - Spears Center Library.
