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
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