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2 | List of Vendor Responses to COVID-19 | ||||
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5 | This list is constantly being updated. Please see "date added/updated" column for when an entry was last updated. | ||||
6 | If you have any questions, know of other offers, or are interested in learning more, please contact Kathy Kosinski, kathy@califa.org. | Thanks to the International Coalition of Library Consortia list for info. | |||
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8 | Vendor | Product | Response to COVID-19 | Date Added/Updated | Available For |
9 | Altarama | DeskStats and RefTracker | Free additional licenses for the duration of the pandemic. | 4/6/20 | Current customers |
10 | Altarama | DeskStats | Altarama will set up a free DeskStats trial (complete with training and unlimited users) for the duration of the pandemic or 4 months, whichever is longer. | 4/9/20 | New customers |
11 | AWE Learning | Early Literacy Station Platinum, AfterSchool Edge Platinum, ELF Child-Safe Browser | Free worksheets for literacy and math skills, 30 day free trial of ELF Child-Safe Browswer, Writing & Self Reflection Lesson Plan, Special Pricing on AWE Learning Digital learning pre-loaded workstations | 7/20/20 | All |
12 | Baker & Taylor | Ordering | Convert current print orders to Axis 360 digital editions at no cost. 10% discount on new digital orders | 4/13/20 | Current customers |
13 | Baker & Taylor | Pop Up Library | 300 free Pop Up Library devices for the first six months of service with free, optional content curation. | 4/13/20 | New customers |
14 | Baker & Taylor | Axis 360 | Waive platform fees and expedite setup | 4/13/20 | New customers |
15 | Bibliotheca | cloudLibrary | expedited onboarding, waive the platform fee for the first year, ability to cloudLink to other California libraries sharing over 150,000 eBooks/audio books. | 4/3/20 | New customers |
16 | Bibliotheca | remoteLocker | Free shipping and installation on all remoteLocker holds pickup, or holds & browse, configurations for orders through 9/30/2020 | 4/3/20 | All California libraries |
17 | Bloomsbury Digital Resources | Bloomsbury Digital Resources | Bloomsbury Digital Resources are now available upon request through the end of May 2020, at no cost or obligation and on an unlimited access basis. In addition to access, they will provide links to all resources that allow faculty to make the best use of the content, particularly for online courses. These include links to lesson plans, teaching tools, and featured content that we've created to provide a pathway into the resource. | 3/27/2020 | All academic libraries, public libraries, high schools and districts |
18 | BookBrowse | BookBrowse | Free, full access to BookBrowse for librarians and patrons during COVID-19. To enjoy full access to all of BookBrowse: • Visit: bookbrowse.com/covid • If asked to login, enter: staysafe | 7/20/20 | New customers |
19 | Califa | enki | In response to COVID-19 and library closures, Califa is providing open access to enki library to any California library card holder. Your patrons can access enki ebooks at: http://demo.enkilibrary.org/ | 3/27/20 | California library card holders |
20 | Califa | enki | Free access to digital library for everyone in California. The library includes several thousand simultaneous use eBooks from leading publishers as well as the Indie Author Project Select collection, which features over 400 award-winning indie-published eBooks. Visit https://enki.biblioboard.com to start reading. | 4/9/20 | Everyone geographically in California |
21 | Califa | Virtual Library Comic Convention (VLCC) | Virtual Library Comic Convention will include thousands of additional simultaneous use comics, graphic novels, and sci-fi books. There will also befree VLCC events and programming with leading illustrators, authors, and characters from popular comic and graphic novel series. This project is available to anyone in California starting April 1th on https://ca-vlcc.biblioboard.com/ with virtual events taking place throughout the summer. | 7/20/20 | Everyone geographically in California |
22 | Communico | Curbside Pickup | Implementation fee is waived. Module is free through 12/31/20 to customers that do not have the Reserve module. Customers with Reserve will have this functionality permanently available. | 5/8/20 | Current and new customers |
23 | Communico | Roam Lite | Implementation fee is waived. Module is free tfor the duration of the customer's current contract. | 5/8/20 | Current and new customers with Engage |
24 | Communico | Engage/Check | Implementation fee is waived. Module is free for the duration of the customer's current contract. | 5/8/20 | Current and new customers |
25 | ConverSight | LIBRO | No implementation fee and no charge for platform until August | 4/29/20 | New customers |
26 | Counting Opinions | Library Profiles | Free access to "Library Profiles" interactive reporting tool until 12/31/2020. Libraries can contact us at support@countingopinions.com to get access. | 4/3/20 | All |
27 | Digitalia | Digitalia | Free access to Spanish language Digitalia Film Library for academic libraries: www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com | 4/1/20 | Academic libraries |
28 | EBSCO | EBSCO | Main COVID-19 response page: https://www.ebsco.com/covid-19-resources | 4/3/20 | All |
29 | EBSCO | Academic eBook Subscription | Academic eBook Subscription Collection (https://www.ebsco.com/products/ebooks/academic-collection) are available for libraries to access on EBSCOhost for a period of 3 months where they don’t currently subscribe to it. It is 200,000+ eBooks with no restrictions of the number of concurrent users. | 3/27/20 | New academic library customers |
30 | EBSCO | LearningExpress Library | Free College Admissions Test Prep resources and GED Test Prep - https://www.ebsco.com/covid-19-resources#sect1 | 4/8/20 | All |
31 | Gale | Gale | COVID-19 Support website- https://www.gale.com/covid19support | 3/27/20 | All |
32 | Headed2 | CareerExploration App | Free emergency access to CareerExploration career information database until June 2020. | 4/3/20 | All |
33 | Hoopla (Midwest Tape) | Hoopla | Expedited hoopla Onboarding | 3/27/2020 | New customers |
34 | KnowledgeCity | KnowledgeCity | "Maintining Your Company Culture While Working Remotely" article | 4/3/20 | All |
35 | KOIOS | Google Advertising | Free help with Google Ad Grant application, and ad campaigns for Educational Resources, Digital Media, Virtual Events, COVID-19 info, and Library Card Sign-up. | 4/15/20 | All |
36 | Kono | Kono | 2 months free access to our whole digital library that contains 200+ Asian magazines from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korea. There is no requirement or obligation to sign up. | 4/3/20 | New Customers |
37 | Library Juice Academy | Library Juice Academy | 10% off course registrations with discount code CRISIS10 | 4/13/20 | All |
38 | Lifeliqe | Lifeliqe | Free online 3d models for remote learning. Its online collection includes thousands of interactive models and lessons for science in 3D, AR and VR. The content is scientifically accurate, since it has been created with experts from the top universities. The free offer includes the first scientifically verified interactive 3D model of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Please visit: https://www.lifeliqe.com/blog/remote-learning-califa/?utm_source=califa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=covid | 4/2/20 | All |
39 | mk Solutions | mk Solutions | Free shipping for standard sneeze guards for Califa members | 7/20/2020 | Califa Members |
40 | McGraw Hill | AccessMedicine | AccessMedicine COVID-19 Central with the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. | 7/20/2020 | All |
41 | McGraw Hill | McGraw-Hill Connect | How to move your course online tips | 7/20/2020 | School and academic libraries |
42 | Penguin Random House | Open License Online Story Time | Penguin Random House is permitting teachers, librarians, and booksellers to create and share story time and read-aloud videos and live events until December 31, 2020 | 7/20/20 | All |
43 | Pressreader | Pressreader | A COVID-19 news category which is curated from newspapers around the world. https://letstalk.pressreader.com/califamembers2020/ | 4/1/20 | New customers |
44 | Pronunciator | Pronunciator | Coronavirus language courses- https://www.pronunciator.com/coronavirus-language-course/ | 3/27/20 | Current customers |
45 | ProQuest | Ancestry Library | Access to Ancestry Library Edition has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Ancestry. Remote access is re-evaluated monthly as needed. In order to provide for remote access, they need to verify you can support one of the following setups: - The link Proquest provides will be placed on a secure page (password or barcode protected) so it is not publicly available to non-patrons. - You have a proxy server such as EZproxy for remote access to databases. NOTE: Because Ancestry library edition does not typically support remote access, ProQuest does not have the ability to authenticate via library card pattern or SIP2 authentication. | 7/20/2020 | Current customers |
46 | ProQuest | eBook Central Holdings | 50% off title upgrade through August 31, 2020. | 7/20/2020 | All |
47 | Rabble | MUSICat Now | Free pop-up MUSICat platform for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. Sign up at: https://musicat.co/musicat-now-signup | 4/22/20 | All |
48 | Rosen Digital | All products | Remote access available for subscribers | 4/13/20 | Current customers |
49 | Rosen Digital | Teen Health and Wellnss | Share Your Story: Stay Connected during COVID-19- https://teenhealthandwellness.com/static/personalstoryproject | 3/27/20 | All |
50 | Sala Graphics | Sala Graphics | COVID-19 floor decals in English, Spanish, and Billingual | 7/21/20 | All |
51 | SAGE | SAGE | Free access to articles on how to teach online | 4/3/20 | Academic libraries |
52 | Skillsoft | Skillsoft | 60 days of free access to the Business Continuity Learning Center: https://www.skillsoft.com/business-continuity-learning-center/ | 3/27/20 | All |
53 | Unique Management Services | Live Chat, Call Center, MessageBee, StaffAlert | Special pricing and offers for inbound web chat management, inbound call management, email/sms notices to patrons, mass sms messages to staff | 4/3/20 | New customers |
54 | Zoobean | Beanstack | 3 years free to California public library systems through the California State Library/California Library Association | 5/12/20 | All California public library jurisdictions |