Debra- I got a demo and thought it would be a useful tool for sure (though I argued that they could add some of the functionality to their existing EDS product since Faculty Select is essentially a custom EDS profile) and am waiting on pricing but in lieu of our university facing a $140M cut I'm not holding my breath. Considering what we already pay for EDS and we also began subscribing to Ebsco's Curriculum Builder product in the spring you think Ebsco could just comp Faculty Select to us! Jonas Jonas Lamb Associate Professor Public Services Librarian, Egan Library University of Alaska Southeast Egan Lib 202 | 11066 Auke Lake Way | Juneau, AK 99801 P: 907-796-6440 | F: 907-796-6249 | j.lamb(a)alaska.edu On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 8:03 AM Flewelling, Debra < flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca> wrote:

Hi Jonas,

Thanks for providing the link. I asked Ebsco for a trial and if anyone in B.C. subscribes to this database but they said they aren’t able to set up a trial and no one in B.C. has a subscription.

I understand your frustration and agree with you, but at the same time, I tried a few searches on the LOUIS site and I quite liked it :) We may investigate it further in the fall.

Thanks again.

Debra

*From:* Jonas Lamb <j.lamb(a)alaska.edu> *Sent:* Thursday, June 27, 2019 2:13 PM *To:* Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca> *Cc:* bcoelsteering (bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca) < bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> *Subject:* Re: [Bcoelsteering] Faculty Select Database

I just attended a demo today because we were curious. It's a product EBSCO is selling that is essentially a customized EDS interface targeted at faculty to surface OER and DRM-free ebook content that the library could purchase as a low-cost course text. If you want to preview what it looks like check out the LOUIS site and use the Faculty Portal search box. https://louislibraries.org/alearningla/transform/overview#s-lg-box-wrapper-1... <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flouislibraries.org%2Falearningla%2Ftransform%2Foverview%23s-lg-box-wrapper-15225346&data=01%7C01%7Cflewellingd%40douglascollege.ca%7C12025d1e048e4fdec10d08d6fb446274%7C3af48838cd5345079e7ffc6dac355e33%7C1&sdata=xRnWJMrmAW45ZFfGdGsqg9veiOXqvzhgijKZTup9UVM%3D&reserved=0>

The frustrating part is that Ebsco built this in collaboration with libraries (existing customers) and now they're turning it to a fee based product that really is primarily intended to sell more ebooks and secondarily surface OER.

Jonas

Jonas Lamb Associate Professor Public Services Librarian, Egan Library University of Alaska Southeast Egan Lib 202 | 11066 Auke Lake Way | Juneau, AK 99801 P: 907-796-6440 | F: 907-796-6249 | j.lamb(a)alaska.edu

On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 12:38 PM Flewelling, Debra < flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca> wrote:

Hi,

I’m wondering if any of you know anything about this Ebsco database - https://www.ebsco.com/products/ebsco-faculty-select <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebsco.com%2Fproducts%2Febsco-faculty-select&data=01%7C01%7Cflewellingd%40douglascollege.ca%7C12025d1e048e4fdec10d08d6fb446274%7C3af48838cd5345079e7ffc6dac355e33%7C1&sdata=X6Pk6Y%2FhcwNAC%2BbPNrM7xEjYgm2F473SAZDYLhJu5ac%3D&reserved=0>

Here is their FAQ https://www.ebsco.com/products/ebsco-faculty-select <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebsco.com%2Fproducts%2Febsco-faculty-select&data=01%7C01%7Cflewellingd%40douglascollege.ca%7C12025d1e048e4fdec10d08d6fb446274%7C3af48838cd5345079e7ffc6dac355e33%7C1&sdata=X6Pk6Y%2FhcwNAC%2BbPNrM7xEjYgm2F473SAZDYLhJu5ac%3D&reserved=0>

Thanks

Debra

Debra Flewelling

Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian

Douglas College

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