Special Offers

Several end-of-year offers have been posted to our Special Offers webpage. The most recent offers listed include Ambrose Video, Bloomsbury, JSTOR, Liverpool University Press, American Chemical Society, LOTE4Kids, Infobase, and NewsBank, among several others.  

For quotes or more information, contact services@mcls.org. 

Substantial discounts from Infobase 

As current Infobase database subscribers, MCLS members are now eligible to receive discounts off the list price on new subscriptions to any of the qualifying databases listed here.  

Further details, quote, and trial access are available by contacting us at services@mcls.org. 

 50% Discount on Films on Demand Add-on Collections: 

• Allied Health  
• Nursing Core  
• Nursing Current Concepts and Practices  
• Physical Therapy  
• World Cinema  

50% Discount on Credo Information Literacy Core  

30% Discount on Credo Reference: Academic Core 

50% Discount on Reference Databases: 

• Ferguson’s Career Guidance  
• Issues and Controversies  
• Issues and Controversies in History 
• World News Digest  
• World Geography and Culture Health Reference Center  
• American History Online African American History Online  
• American Indian History Online  
• Ancient and Medieval History Online  
• Modern World History 
• Bloom’s Literature Online  
• Writer’s Reference Center  
• Science Online  
• Today’s Science 

Third Iron enables the vital role libraries play in the research process with innovative technologies, such as LibKey. The company’s latest offering, Problematic Publishers, stops deceptive journals from undermining your researchers’ work.  

Problematic Publishers integrates across the entire LibKey ecosystem to surface warnings automatically, inside discovery systems, databases, and even out on the open web via LibKey Nomad. Integrations with AI research tools like Consensus, SciSpace, and Scite mean researchers are protected wherever they start their research journey. 

MCLS members receive attractive discounts on Third Iron resources. Contact services@mcls.org for a quote or information about Third Iron products. 

Join editors from the Modern Language Association on June 4, 2026, at 1 p.m. Eastern (noon Central) to learn about MLA Handbook Plus, a repository for not only the full text of the MLA Handbook but also companion guides and video courses from the MLA. Providing an overview of the site’s resources on writing, research, citation, and AI literacy, this session will demonstrate how MLA Handbook Plus supports new and seasoned researchers and writers, students, and instructors as an institutional resource for foundational skills and professional development.  

About the presenters: 

• Angela Gibson oversees the publications program at the MLA and has taught college writing courses. 
• Erika Suffern is associate director of book and style publications at the MLA.
• Christina Shea is the library sales manager at the MLA.

The Docuseek Spring Special runs through July 31, 2026. Take 10% off upgrades and collections, including The Docuseek Complete Collection 4th Edition, The Docuseek Fiction Collection 2nd Edition, The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection, and The Pragda Complete Film Collection!

Docuseek streams essential independent, social-issue and environmental documentaries to colleges and universities, K-12, and public libraries providing exclusive access to content from Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Women Make Movies, GOOD DOCS, First Hand Films, Collective Eye Films, National Film Board of Canada, First Run Features, Kartemquin Films, KimStim, MediaStorm, Scorpion TV, Terra Nova Films, Viewpoint Productions, The Films of Anand Patwardhan, Cinétévé, Tecolote Films, Strange Attractions, Clarity Films, AndanaFilms, 371 Productions, Dutch CORE, Autlook, Distrib Films, Lightdox, Sudu Connexion, EPF Media, Means TV, Tikkun Olam Productions, Watermelon Pictures, Dance Camera West, Cinema Politica, Impronta Films, BayView Entertainment, Green Planet Films, Hypnotic Pictures, Ideas Roadshow, Journeyman Pictures, Nerds Make Media, Ideas Roadshow, Video Project, Pradga and Global Environmental Justice (GEJ) Documentaries .

Licenses are available for single titles or collections for periods ranging from one year to Life of File. Interested in a trial for your campus?

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Wednesday, May 27 at 10:00am EDT.

Learn about ongoing enhancements to LibKey’s scholarly integrity notifications across all points of discovery, including first and second order retractions, and how we integrate with AI research services to enhance full text linking from dozens of platforms like Consensus, Claude, Keenious, and more.

This session is open to current subscribers and those interested in ThirdIron LibKey and Nomad resources.
Here is a link where MCLS libraries can sign up…https://calendly.com/mariaz/third-iron-updates-and-research-enhancements-for-mcls?month=2026-05

Ambrose Video has over 700 Educational videos in their collection including timely science and history topics. The collection includes BBC Classics such as all 37 BBC Shakespeare Plays, James Burkes’ Connections, Ascent of Man and more. Ambrose has it….any digital delivery format you need with professionals who can answer your every query about systems and content with a booming production schedule that excites students and teachers alike!

Licensing options are available for academic and K-12 libraries as well as public libraries on a case-by-case basis. MCLS members receive 30% or more discount on perpetual access and subscription products from Ambrose Video. Content is available for perpetual purchase, annual and multi-year subscription, and single title subscription. Annual renewal increases are 3% or lower. More informaiton regarding pricing and collections is available at this link: Ambrose Video 2026 Savings

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Extra savings available for Bloomsbury’s Digital Resources.

• Timeframe: May 15^th – July 15^th, 2026
• Discount: 20% off any new subscription order; 30% off any new one-time purchase order
• Eligible Resources:
  • Drama Online
  • Bloomsbury Fashion Central
  • Bloomsbury Visual Arts
  • Bloomsbury History
  • Bloomsbury Video Library
  • Human Kinetics Library
  • Theology & Religion Online
  • Bloomsbury Food Library
  • Bloomsbury Music & Sound
  • Screen Studies

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JSTOR is partnering with a growing list of 20+ publishers to offer a thoughtful, innovative approach to eBook collections. These collections support equitable access to scholarly eBooks for institutions of all sizes, demonstrating a shared commitment to community-driven, flexible, and sustainable eBook acquisition models. 

Pricing tiers for the Publisher Collections were developed with a data-informed, collaborative approach, including input from academic libraries. Libraries may opt to purchase one or more collections based on what works best for their budget and collecting priorities.  

Each Publisher Collection includes: 

• A perpetual JSTOR license to current year title sets from a publisher 
• Access to all of the publishers’ backlist titles on JSTOR for active participants 
• An equitable,?tiered fee structure based on your institution’s JSTOR classification 
• A 5% discount for MCLS libraries on any Publisher Collections purchased through the 2026 calendar year  
• More information, including collection descriptions and title lists

If you have questions or would like a quote, please contact services@mcls.org or call 517-939-1382.

MCLS members save on Liverpool University Press digital collections with special offer extended through July 31^st 2026.

You can find details of the collections in their catalogue linked here: https://bit.ly/collections-catalogue-26 
and products included in this offer linked here: Liverpool University Press Offer 2026.xlsx

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JSTOR EBA offers unlimited access to a growing corpus of 93,000+ high-quality, backlist scholarly eBooks from 115+ of the world’s leading scholarly publishers—all for a predictable, flat annual fee.

The quoted fee is paid upfront to enable access for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. 75% of this fee will be reserved to acquire eBooks at the end of the period, and the remaining 25% will be applied to the cost to access all titles during this period. Members receive 40% savings on the title selections at the end of the EBA period as well as a 25% discount on the annual fee.  

2026 EBA Proposal – MCLS eba proposal doc 4 April 2026.pdf
2026 Subject collections – MCLS consortium subject collections proposal doc 4 6 2026.pdf 

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