Purchasing Agreements - Electronic Products

What is COOL?
 

COOL (Consortium Of Ontario Libraries) was officially created in July 1998. Membership has included libraries from the following sectors; universities, colleges, public, and schools. Information for public libraries on products, pricing, and how to subscribe are listed in the navigation bar on the right. Many of the products offered are being offered through other Canadian consortia and are therefore subject to their timelines.

In addition to COOL products and as part of the E-resources initiative of the Ministry of  Tourism, Culture and Sport, SOLS  offers Tier 3 products.  The newest list of products can be found by clicking here "New Tier 3 products". For previous offerings, please see options to the right. These products are offered to public libraries as traditional CPAs and are available to them at their choice. The expectation is that vendors will offer discounted pricing for these products.  For vendor information, please go to Basic License Term Guidelines.

Vendors appear on the Tier 3 list by responding to an invitation from SOLS and must meet a number of criteria.  Click on "New Products" in the sidebar to see this list.