| Volume 8, Number 2 January 2004 Table of Contents Curriculum Resource Catalog Electronic Resources Instructional Development Library Automation Media Booking Return to the INFOhio Central The RECORD is published by INFOhio, the Information Network for Ohio Schools, Theresa M. Fredericka, Executive Director. Making copies of this newsletter, in whole or in part, is encouraged. Please acknowledge or cite INFOhio. |
ER Vendor Preview set for 2004
Vendor selection - INFOhio's Electronic Resources Task Force adopted selection criteria for Preview 2004 products and invited past vendors to participate. Most are back with new and improved features to offer their customers, and some have new products. Other vendors were invited to participate, and one new company has joined the program, WorldandISchool.com. Price List 2004 - Each participating vendor submitted product pricing for the 2004-2005 school year, some with special INFOhio discounts. A printed Price List 2004 was mailed to each public, community and non-public school in Ohio. For the first year, a PDF version of the price list is available. Because of vendor confidentiality requirements, the electronic version is password-protected. DASite INFOhio support staff have distributed the password to all librarians and technology directors in their service areas by e-mail. You are authorized to pass along the password to others making purchasing decisions in your institution. Free online preview - For two months, January 15 through March 15, 2004, each of the more than 130 products can be previewed without cost of other obligation. Access is through the INFOhio Web site, with each Preview 2004 vendor's page containing product descriptions and contact information. Also available: how to obtain technical support and links to vendors' corporate Web sites. All 33 vendor pages are conveniently linked from the Preview 2004 summary page. A complete lists of vendors and their products is also available. Please encourage your colleages and students to test as many products as they can during the preview period. Any usernames or passwords required for individual vendor products are included on the Preview 2004 Web pages. Online evaluation - INFOhio requests all those who participate in Preview 2004 -- educators, students, parents -- to help us evaluate the program. The online evaluation form can be used at the conclusion of the preview period. To be tabulated, responses must be received before March 31, 2004. "INFOhio appreciates those vendors participating in Preview 2004," Fredericka stressed. "I urge everyone in Ohio's K-12 community to make use of this special opportunity. While we are proud of our Core Collection of Electronic Resources, we realize they can't address every need for all Ohio students. Wise use of local funds to supplement the Core Collection is important, and I believe Preview 2003 will help decision-makers spend their funds wisely." INFOhio State Users Group: How School Librarians Support Student Learning The next meeting of INFOhio's State Users Group will be held January 28, 2004, in Columbus. Keynote speaker is Carla A. Southers, Assistant Director for Technology & School Libraries, Ohio Department of Education Office of Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to INFOhio updates, the meeting will include information from Gayle Geitgey on the Ohio Alignment Project, Allison Goode on OPIPSAA, and Ann Tepe and Gayle Geitgey on the Ohio Research Study. All members of the INFOhio community are welcome to attend State Users Group meetings, until available space is filled. Registration for this meeting is closed. More information about the meeting, including an agenda, and map, is available. Online handouts, PowerPoints and other meeting resources will be posted. |
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