Current preferential pricing agreements:

NYSHEI has reached an agreement with Atlas Systems to make the Ares e-reserves management software available to NYSHEI members at an attractive discounted price.  Order form ARES-NYSHEI.

According to Dan Specht, Atlas Systems’ Chief Financial Officer, the agreement with NYSHEI restores to New York institutions a group purchasing program that was lost with the recent shutdown of NYLINK. “This agreement with NYSHEI retains the previous NYLINK pricing and includes the flexibility to increase the consortial discount as NYSHEI membership grows,” said Specht. “Atlas is pleased to have the opportunity to offer this discount to New York libraries, especially during these tight budget times.”

NYSHEI Director Jason Kramer commented, “We are always looking for ways to extend the services we provide to our members. Leveraging the size of our group into this consortial offering with Atlas Systems for their Ares software is a great example of what we can accomplish together.”

The Ares system automates library reserve services and provides robust copyright management, integration with a variety of e-Learning environments, and the ability to accept a wide variety of file formats. With Ares, faculty can manage their own reserve lists any time and anywhere through a user-friendly web interface. Students have 24/7 access to electronic reserves, with the ability to receive email or RSS feed notifications when faculty post reserve items. Reserve staff can create and edit classes, as well as post and remove reserve items.

Essentially, the agreement restores the 10 percent discount offered through Nylink and adds an extra 5 percent discount for NYSHEI members.  The added NYSHEI discount grows up to 10 percent with the participation of new subscribers.

Contact Dan Specht at Atlas or Jason Kramer at NYSHEI for more details.  Ares terms and conditions.