Extra discounts on Online Resources
19 July 2012
Deadlines for extra discount for universities and colleges to benefit from some especally negotiated discounts on online resources through Chest Agreements are approaching fast.
The following offer extra discounts for the outright purchase of the resources - so don't delay:
- IET eBooks
- Inspec Archive
- APA PsycTESTS
- ASME eBooks
- OECD iLibrary
- Springer Materials
- Emerald eBooks
- IEEE Wiley eBooks
See links below for details:
IET e-Books - deadline 25 July
300 eBooks from the Institution for Engineering and Technology have been discounted by 40% until 25 July.
There are 12 series, covering control engineering, telecommunications, circuits, devices and systems, power and energy, renewable energy, electrical technology and professional applications of computing.
Discount is tiered based on the number of participants in the offer. If you're thinking of subscribing please submit your paperwork as soon as you can so we can determine the price for all participants.
Inspec
- deadline 25 July
An extra 40% discount if the Inspec Archive is purchased with the IET eBooks Collection
APA PsycTESTS
- offer until 31 July
There is an additional 15% discount until the end of the month on PsycTESTS, a research database of psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration.
ASME eBooks
- offer until 31 July
Perpetual online access to the ASME eBooks collection covering design and manufacturing, emerging technologies, tribology heat transfer, pipeline management, pressure vessels, risk analysis and more.
The price is based on the number of participants - we've reached the second band so the price is lowered to $11,875, a discount of over 15%.
OECD iLibrary - deadline 31 July
Brand new subscribers will receive 3 months free access if they subscribe before 31 July. The subscription will cover the period to 31 January 2013 or 2014. You can opt to pay this year or in the next financial year (these invoices will be issued on 1 August).
SpringerMaterials – deadline 31 July
SpringerMaterials, based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series database plus other databses, is the world's largest resource for physical and chemical data in materials science.
Sites taking a subscription from 1 August 2012 – 31 July 2013 will receive a further 40% discount off the advertised Chest price.
Emerald’s eBooks - deadline 31 July
10% off these two collections if you buy before 31 July. Purchase and subscription models available.
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Business, Management and Economics - a growing collection of more than 650 volumes from over 80 eBook Series titles in 15 subject areas.
- Social Sciences - online access to more than 300 volumes from over 40 book series titles.
Read more about the reasons to choose Emerald's eBooks...
IEEE Wiley eBooks - deadline of 30 August
Five hundred eBooks from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and John Wiley & Sons. They cover a wide range of topics including bioengineering, power and energy, and communication technologies, among other growing areas of research.
Discount is tiered based on the number of participants. We've received a total of 15 commitments for the 2012 Frontlist so the next order will reduce the price to $2,630.
2012 Frontlist and Backfile - the next order will reduce the price for each participant to $13,595.