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BC ELN Licensed Databases

BC ELN negotiates consortium licenses for research databases on behalf of partner libraries. Licensing costs are shared among participating institutions.

• Research Databases (sorted alphabetically, can be limited by library)
  
  
• Databases by Licence Start/End Date
  
  
• Databases by Vendor
  
  
• License Terms and Conditions

Trials, Renewals, and Costs

• Trials and Renewals
  
  
• Database Costs (current and historical cost information)

Resources Forum and Ranking Survey

The Resources Forum and Ranking Survey are the method through which BC ELN partner libraries identify new products for licensing.

• More about the Resources Forum and Ranking Survey

Additional Information

• Library Tier Model for Licensing
  
  
• Numbers of Full Text Titles
  
  
• BC ELN Database Licensing Framework

Union Databases

BC ELN also participates in the production of three union databases that, along with Z39.50 links, provide a single point of entry to the collections of post-secondary and public libraries throughout British Columbia. Please see the OutLook OnLine page for more details.