Oxford Journals Archive perpetual access offer to members of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS). Discounts are good through December 31, 2025.

Option One: New Purchase of the 2025 Complete Journals Archive or 2025 Archive Subject Collection

• MCLS members may purchase the complete 2025 Oxford Journals Archive with FTE-based discounts of up to 80% off the list price.

Option Two:  Update an Existing Journals Archive Collection

• Any MCLS members that currently own the Oxford Journals Archive may purchase a Top-Up at up to 60% off the list price to update their collection.
  • Under 10,000 FTE, 60% off
  • 10,001-20,000 FTE, 40% off
  • Over 20,000 FTE, 30% off

Option Three: Purchase Archive content title-by-title

• Libraries may order individual titles with the following consortia discounts:
  • Purchase 1-9 titles, 15% discount
  • Purchase 10-14 titles, 25% discount
  • Purchase 15-19 titles, 35% discount
  • Purchase 20+ titles, 40% discount

Stories in the Cloud offers alternate ways to engage users through stories and other enjoyable content. With affordable rates and no setup fees, Stories in the Cloud makes it easy for your library to offer a custom, private label Dial-A-Story service.

Telecurve, the creator of Dial-A-Story, is offering a special subscription discount to MCLS members with a single location. The normal rate for single locations is $499 per year, but for a limited time, these MCLS members can receive a single-year subscription for $314, or two years for $419. 

Contact services@mcls.org for a quote or any questions. 

For a limited time, JSTOR is offering community colleges who don’t participate in JSTOR or Artstor an opportunity to license both at a lower rate for the first two years. JSTOR provides community colleges low-cost access to the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection, a single comprehensive collection containing all archival journals and primary sources available for license on JSTOR. 

The collection includes more than 2,800 top scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Journal issues start from the first issue and extend up to a publication date usually set in the past three to five years. 

Millions of primary sources from four individual collections are also included, featuring pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, oral histories, government documents, images, 3D models, spatial data, type specimens, drawings, paintings, and more. 

As a mission-based not-for-profit organization, JSTOR is committed to providing affordable fees that fit many different communities and institution types. 

Contact services@mcls.org for more information and pricing. 

Libraries benefit by providing support to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) via MCLS because the funding is more efficient, and in return, supporters receive a 25% discount off the list price that stand-alone libraries pay for their DOAJ support. Renewals each year are entirely optional.  

2025 pricing:  

• Large institution (FTE greater than 10,000): list price $4,400; member price $3,465 
• Small institution (FTE 10,000 or less): list price $2,200; member price $1,732.50 
• Community college (2-year institutions signing up through MCLS): member price $273 

Contact us at services@mcls.org today if you would like to support DOAJ. 

Join MCLS on Zoom for an introduction and overview of Patron Point on Monday, June 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. to noon Eastern (10-11 a.m. Central).

Patron Point is a full-featured marketing automation platform built to attract, engage, and retain users. The platform handles both multiple groups and consortia scenarios. 

• Get preferred pricing and benefits of scale 
• Each member library uses their own branding and runs their own campaigns targeted at their community 
• Partial participation still enables relevant segmentation of patron data from a shared ILS but only for the specific libraries using Patron Point 

 Key Patron Point Features: 

• Verify™ identity verification for seamless online library card registration and card renewals 
• Email automation based on your users’ behaviors and preferences 
• Easy-to-use email campaign builder and A/B testing capabilities 
• Web forms and surveys to gather data and feedback from patrons 
• Patron Sync™ data management tool that connects Patron Point to your ILS and other data sources 
• Dynamic distribution lists support user segmentation and automatic updates

Patron Point is powered by

Take advantage of the 2025 Spring Special and 20% consortium discount on collection subscriptions now until July 31, 2025 (certain restrictions may apply). Take 20% off subscriptions for The Docuseek Complete Collection 4th Edition, The Docuseek Fiction Collection, The Icarus Films Fiction Collection 2nd Edition, The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection, and The Pragda Complete Film Collection. Collections are available for 1- and 3-year subscriptions, including Evidenced-Based Acquisition, PLUS Life of File at a 15% discount.  

For more information, to subscribe to a collection, or to take advantage of your free 30-day trial, reach out to services@mcls.org.

Loyalty Program: If you currently have Films On Demand Master Academic Package: Free Access to Archival Films and Newsreels

50% off

• Films on Demand Career and Tech
• Films on Demand Nursing Current and Nursing Core
• Films on Demand Allied Health
• Films on Demand Physical Therapy
• World Cinema

If you currently have Credo Academic Core: 30% off Any Credo Essentials Collections

Return to Infobase Offer: If you want to come back to Credo Core: 25% off any Essentials Collection

If you want to add back to your Library: Complimentary 2 Year Access:

• FOD Master Academic
• FOD Archival Films & Newsreels & World Cinema
• FOD Humanities & Social Sciences
• FOD Business & Econ
• FOD Science
• FOD Health & Medicine
• FOD Master Career & Tech
• FOD Health & Medicine
• Feature Films for Education
• World Cinema

Launched in September 2024, the LSE Studies in Spanish History Online collection includes over 45 monograph volumes from the internationally renowned LSE Studies in Spanish History series. The e-books included in the collection cover the entire Iberian Peninsula, including important contributions on many regions, particularly Catalonia, the Basque Country, Valencia, Andalucía, Extremadura, and Gibraltar.  

All eBook collections as well as journal collections from LUP are available through MCLS with a 15% discount.  

If you have any questions or want to request a quote, contact MCLS eLicensing and Collection resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.

Enjoy a 25% discount on outright purchases of e-books and journal archives from Duke University Press collections that may be of interest to scholars at your institution through June 30, 2025.

• e-Duke Books Annual Collections: Gain perpetual, unlimited user access to over 100 titles published each year from 2008-2024. Purchase any annual volume for 25% off the current 2025 collection price.
• e-Duke Book Archives (pre-2008): This collection includes more than 1,200 essential e-books published before 2008.
• e-Book Subject Collections:
  • African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art and Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Music and Sound Studies
  • Religious Studies
• Journal Collections:
  • e-Duke Journals Collection The 25% discount is valid on pre-2025 journals as well as on five or more back volumes of individual journals within the collection to fill any gaps in your serial holdings.
  • Black Sacred Music Archive
  • Tikkun Archive
  • American Literary Scholarship Archive

We are very excited to share the newest addition to streaming video from Infobase,  Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Video Collection, a valuable resource designed to help educators and students understand, use, and discuss AI.

This collection offers:

• A structured approach to learning about AI, covering key concepts and ethical implications.
• Content on Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs).
• Practical insights for integrating AI into teaching.
• Resources that equip students with essential AI skills like problem-solving and data analysis.
• Content from trusted partners, seamlessly integrated with other Infobase collections.

The AI Streaming Video Collection can be used on its own or integrated into the Learn360 and Classroom Video on Demand platforms (subscription required).