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Description
During the 2003-05 biennium, the legislature (through SB12) authorized Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to subsidize the purchase of basic electronic resources for Oregon libraries under the Oregon Statewide Database Licensing Program (SDLP). From 2005 to 2009 the LSTA funds provided a 50% subsidy for academic and public libraries and fully funded school and tribal libraries. As of October 19, 2009, LSTA funding will be used to fully subsidize the 22 databases provided by Gale/CENGAGE Learning for a cost of just under $400,000 per year.  As of November 2010, LearningExpress Library is also fully subsidized.
 
If you do not currently participate in the Statewide Database Licensing Program, please contact Library Development Services at 503-378-2525 for information. 

School libraries are automatically enrolled and access the databases via OSLIS.
 
To participate, eligible academic (public and private non-profit), public, and tribal libraries must complete a one-time certification that they have endorsed and abide by the Oregon Library Association (OLA) ILL Code (PDF). 

The Statewide Database Licensing Program does not include the audio, e-books, and video service provided by Library2Go. The Oregon Digital Library Consortium is responsible for this service.

LearningExpress Library
For access and training information, see this page. 
 
Gale/CENGAGE Learning is the provider for the following databases: 

Academic OneFile Business Insights: Essentials Computer Database Discovering Collection Educator's Reference Complete Gale Virtual Reference Library (title list) General BusinessFile ASAP General OneFile GREENR Health & Wellness Resource Center         with Alternative Health Module Health Reference Center Academic

Informe InfoTrac Junior Edition InfoTrac Newsstand InfoTrac Student Edition Junior Reference Collection Kids InfoBits LegalTrac Nursing Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints in Context Small Business Resource Center Student Resources in Context U.S. History in Context

 
Gale also offers a number of subject-focused resources that are subcollections of their primary databases, Academic OneFile and General OneFile. These databases offer an opportunity to perform focused searches on magazine and journal articles in specific fields of interest.

 

Agriculture Collection
Business Economics and Theory
Business Index ASAP 
Communications and Mass Media Collection
Criminal Justice Collection
Culinary Arts Collection
Diversity Studies Collection
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Fine Arts and Music Collection
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
Gender Studies Collection
General Science Collection
Home Improvement Collection
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
Information Science and Technology Collection
Insurance & Liability Collection
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection
Pop Culture Collection
Popular Magazines
Psychology Collection
Small Business Collection
U.S. History Collection
War and Terrorism Collection
World History Collection

 

On-Site Training
Several on-site trainings have been offered.  Watch this page and the Oregon library listservs for future opportunities. 
 
Webinar Opportunities
Every month, Gale offers 1-hour online trainings about a variety of their products. These webinars are free but require registration. Once you access the training calendar, click on any session that interests you. The pop-up page will have a description of the webinar and a registration link. Note the time zone for the training.
 
A handful of archived webinars which were conducted specifically for Oregon library staff are available on both Gale support sites for Oregon users.

LearningExpress also regularly offers free webinars. Be careful not to sign up for the Job & Career Accelerator session by mistake. 

Archived Gale Webinars
In the spring of 2012, Julie Pepera, a Gale trainer, offered three webinars focused on new ways to use and promote the Gale databases that are available via the statewide contract. The trainings were titled What is a Library Database?, Finding eResources to Support Library Programming, and Marketing Your Gale Databases. Archived versions are now available in the Training Opportunities section of the Gale support sites for public/tribal/K12 and academic libraries.

Other Online Resources: Training and Promotion
There are a number of other online resources for learning more about and for promoting the statewide databases.  
 
Gale's national support website offers the following:

• Guided tutorials (Videos can take a few minutes to load.)
• Printable tip sheets (basic info)
• Printable navigation guides (lots of detail)

Gale Promo is your portal for viewing and ordering free promotional materials from Gale, including bookmarks, posters, and tent cards. Customizing some text, like adding your library's name, is an option. Any Oregon library staff member can use this login for access:

• user name: gale690228
• password: 690228 

The login is also posted on the two Gale support sites for Oregon libraries, linked below. Information about promotional materials for LearningExpress Library can be found on the support page for that database.

For more Gale support, visit the relevant page created specifically for Oregon libraries.
     Academic libraries
     Public, tribal, & K12 libraries 
 

The Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee (SDLAC) is a committee of the LSTA Advisory Council, which advises the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees. The primary responsibilities of the committee include the following:

• Advise the LSTA Advisory Council and the Oregon State Library in the drafting of requests for proposal, the review of proposals, the recommendation to license database(s), and the allocation of costs to participating libraries.
• Advise the Oregon State Library to negotiate for additional databases as needed, but will not assume a subsidy from the State Library.
• Advise the Oregon State Library on the need for and the content of changes to the OAR and ORS that have a potential effect on the Statewide Database

 
The committee meets minimally twice a year and more often during the proposal/procurement process.
 
Additional information:

• As a committee of LSTA, SDLAC bylaws are part of those for LSTA.  
• Statutory authorization, ORS 357.206 thru 212
• OAR 543.60 
• Annual report - 2012

 

Committee Members
Sheryl Eldridge Newport Public Library Phone: 541-265-3109 Email: sheryl@newportlibrary.org  Position #1: Public Library Serving less than 25,000 [Term ends 6/30/2014]		Jane Nichols (Chair) The Valley Library (OSU) Phone: 541-737-7269 Email: jane.nichols@oregonstate.edu Position #2 - Academic Library from Oregon University System [Term ends 6/30/2014]
Garnetta Wilker Jackson Middle School, Portland Public Schools Phone: 503-916-5680 Email: gwilker@pps.net Position #3: School Library drawn from OASL Membership [Term ends 6/30/2014]		Liz Paulus  Cedar Mill Community Library Phone: 503-644-0043, ext. 131  Email: lizp@wccls.org Position #4: Public Library Serving 25,000 to 100,000 [Term ends 6/30/2015]
Marika Pineda  Lane Community College Phone: 541-463-5824 Email: pinedam@lanecc.edu Position #5: Academic Library from an Oregon Community College  [Term ends 6/30/2015]		Jennifer Parkhurst Roseburg High School, Roseburg Public Schools  Phone: 541-440-4150 Email: jparkhurst@roseburg.k12.or.us Position #6: School Library drawn from OASL Membership [Term ends 6/30/2015]
Glenna Rhodes Deschutes Public Library System Phone: 541-617-7087 Email: glennar@dpls.lib.or.us Position #7: Public Library Serving over 100,000 [Term ends 6/30/2013]		Canon Crawford Marylhurst University Phone: 503-699-6261 Email: ccrawford@marylhurst.edu Position #8: Academic Library from a Private Academic Institution [Term ends 6/30/2013]
Sean Park Coos County Library Service District Phone: 541-297-1382 Email: spark@cclsd.org Position #9: Resource Sharing Network [Term ends 6/30/2013]		Marion Mercier Grand Ronde Tribal Library Phone: 503-879-1488 Email: marion.mercier@grandronde.org Position #10: Tribal Library Representative  [Term ends 6/30/2015]
Committee Members - Non-voting
Carol Dinges Lebanon Public Library Phone: 541-258-4232 Email: cdinges@ci.lebanon.or.us LSTA Council Representative		Thomas Richards Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum Phone (Portland): 503-625-0501 Outside Portland: 800-650-8250 Email: thomas@oetc.org  OETC Representative
Greg Doyle Orbis Cascade Alliance Phone: 541-868-4866 Email: gdoyle@uoregon.edu Orbis Cascade Alliance Representative
Oregon State Library Staff (Non-Voting)
MaryKay Dahlgreen State Librarian Phone: 503-378-4367 Email: marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us
Susan Westin Program Manager Library Development Services and Talking Book & Braille Services  Phone: 503-378-5435 Email: susan.b.westin@state.or.us		Arlene Weible  Electronic Services Consultant Library Development Services Phone: 503-378-5020 Email: arlene.weible@state.or.us

Meeting Minutes

• April 29, 2013 Agenda
• January 10, 2013 (Word) (PDF)
• November 15, 2012 (Word) (PDF)
• January 20, 2012 (Word) (PDF)
• November 4, 2011 (Word) (PDF)
• July 12, 2011 (Word) (PDF)
• March 1, 2011 (Word) (PDF)
• October 29, 2010 (Word) (PDF)
• March 5, 2010 (Word) (PDF)
• November 6, 2009 (Word) (PDF)
• August 13, 2009 (Word) (PDF)
• March 4, 2009 (Word) (PDF)
• December 3, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• November 5, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• October 1, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• September 3, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• August 11, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• June 9, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• May 22, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• April 14, 2008 (Word) (PDF)
• February 11, 2008 (Word)
• December 3, 2007 (Word)
• June 19, 2007 (Word)
• September 18, 2006 (Word)
• May 11, 2006 (Word)
• August 11, 2005 (Word)
• June 13, 2005 (Word)
• September 23, 2004 (Word)
• March 5, 2004 (HTML)
• November 12, 2003 (Word)
• October 20, 2003 (PDF)

 

The Oregon Statewide Database Licensing Program was created by the passage of SB12 into law in July 2003. SB12 is a result of the Oregon Library Association's Vision 2010 and the work of the 2002 Senate Interim Task Force on Library Cooperation. The Statewide Database Licensing Program is an Oregon State Library program funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and supersedes the Oregon Statewide Database Licensing Group, the representative library steering group that negotiated and set policies for previous statewide database contracts (with University of Oregon as fiscal agent and Orbis Cascade Alliance as administrator).

For fiscal years 2004-08, EBSCO Publishing was selected to provide general periodicals for the Oregon Statewide Database Licensing Program.
 
From July 1, 2005 - July 31, 2008, the Oregon State Library was able to fully subsidize the cost of The Oregonian through NewsBank. In May 2008, NewsBank proposed to raise the cost of the state license for The Oregonian database from $54,000 to $150,000 for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. In making their recommendation to the Board, the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee was very concerned about agreeing to such a large increase in the cost of this product, particularly in light of the modest use the database had in most Oregon libraries. The SDLAC discussed the possibility of trying again, in a year or so, to get a more reasonably priced statewide license to The Oregonian database.
 
In May 2009, and in conjunction with the State Library and DAS, SDLAC completed a rigorous proposal review process and selected the Gale/CENGAGE Learning proposal to provide general periodicals for the Oregon Statewide Database Licensing Program. Both the LSTA Advisory Council and State Library Board approved the recommendation and the State Library proceeded with the procurement process.
 

State Library Staff
Please contact Arlene Weible (503-378-5020) with any questions or concerns. 

Gale Technical Support
If you want to contact Gale about a problem, please do not use their generic technical support email address. Instead, try one of these three options:

• First, see if your question can be answered through the Gale support site for Oregon libraries (Academic || All Others).  From here you can download MARC records for ebooks, register library IP addresses, and more.  Or, use either the Need Additional Information or Contact Us form to make your request.
• If you want to email Gale directly, use gale.consortium.installs@cengage.com and start your subject line with "Oregon."  The Consortium Installs group has been briefed about the specifics of the Oregon contract.
• If you prefer to call Gale, be sure to mention that you are part of the Oregon statewide contract.  1-800-877-4253 (press 4)  
   

For tips on how to best search within the Gale databases, contact Electronic Search Assistance.
     Phone: 1-800-877-4253 (press 4)
     Email: gale.contentQA@cengage.com
 
K12 school libraries connect to the databases via OSLIS. 

LearningExpress Technical Support
If you have technical problems or questions about LearningExpress Library, please contact their customer service department.  Representatives are available from 9am to 5pm EST, Monday - Friday. 
     Phone: (800) 295-9556
     Email: customerservice@learningexpressllc.com