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(Note from the Washington State Library: In order to participate in the Spring 2000 Washington State Databases Trial, each vendor was asked to address questions the Statewide Database Licensing Committee felt were most critical in order for library staff to evaluate products and vendors. Please contact the vendor's representative, listed below, for additional information on this product.)
1. Describe the database product(s). Include information on subject scope, percentage of full-text, dates of coverage, target audience (including age ranges), and how often the contents are updated.
NICEM Reference Online
NICEM maintains a comprehensive database of bibliographic records which describe educational nonprint media and materials. The Reference database covers all media types (video, film, audio, CD-ROM, software, etc.), all age levels (from preschool through postsecondary and corporate training to general audience), and all subject areas. Librarians, media specialists, corporate trainers, and researchers use the database to locate, identify, and catalog educational nonprint media. The database can be searched by keyword as well as by ten different fields, including title, media type, NICEM descriptor, age level, producer, and distributor. Each bibliographic record contains a title, abstract, descriptors (index terms), technical information, and distributor contact information.
NICEM Producer & Distributor Index Online
The NICEM database represents the work of almost 25,000 educational media producers and distributors. The Producer & Distributor database contains contact information for those individuals and companies. It can be searched by keyword, company title, location, and type of educational media they produce or distribute.
2. What are the hardware and software requirements for using all the features of the product?
Both NICEM databases can be accessed via the Internet using any standard browser.
3. Is remote access included for the subscription price? If there are additional charges or requirements in order to offer remote access, please describe. What methods of remote access are supported?
Because both NICEM databases use a user name/password authorization system, users can access the database from wherever they have Internet access: office, library, classroom, home. There is no additional charge for remote access.
4. Please discuss any methods or assistance you offer regarding remote access patron verification and authentication.
Both databases use a user name/password authorization, making it easy and convenient for any user to log in from any computer that has Internet access.
5. What end user delivery options, such as printing, emailing or faxing results, are available beyond just viewing results on the computer monitor?
The user can print a bibliographic record from the Internet browser, save it as a text file, send it as a link in an e-mail (right-click in Netscape), or copy and paste it into a word processor file.
6. What customer training is provided, and at what cost?
There are searching tips online, and assistance is available from a toll-free telephone number as well as e-mail.
7. What customer and technical support is provided, including hours of operation.
Users may call a toll-free telephone number for free assistance, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm Mountain time.
8. Describe the statistics you provide, and discuss whether your statistical reporting complies with guidelines developed by the International Coalition of Library Consortia which may be found at www.library.yale.edu/consortia/webstats.html .
We can provide a monthly report of the number of records that result from a search. The statistical count is for each user name.
9. Describe your pricing structure or formula for the product. If there are additional costs for retrieving full text, describe the pricing for this service.
NICEM Reference Online subscription fees
Single individual, single department, single library/media center facility, or single business:
Annual subscription, $895
Month subscription, $85
Nine month subscription, $660K-12 district school system, consortium of districts, regional media center, or public library branches:
(The subscription fee allows for the following specified simultaneous users; the subscriber defines which buildings to which the password will be distributed.)
Central library or media center and up to 20 individual buildings, $895
Central library or media center and 21-50 buildings, $1566
Central library or media center and 51-125 buildings, $1790
Central library or media center and 126-250 buildings, $2014
Central library or media center and 251+ buildings, $2238College or university media center or library facility, serving a single campus:
(The subscription fee allows for the following specified simultaneous users; the subscriber defines how many and to which faculty/staff the password will be distributed.)
Media center or library and up to 75 FT and PT faculty/staff members, $895
Media center or library and 76-200 FT and PT faculty/staff members, $1566
Media center or library and 201-400 FT and PT faculty/staff members, $1790
Media center or library and 401-650 FT and PT faculty/staff members, $2238
Media center or library and 651+ FT and PT faculty/staff members, $2685The subscription fee allows for unlimited searching seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
10. What is the minimum participation level (however you care to define it) that would be needed to allow participating libraries to receive a discount? What is the minimum discount for a group buy? Please clarify how you would treat existing library customers with regard to a group buy.
Multi-campus college or university library systems or public library consortia:
(The fees for individual campuses or library systems are calculated and then the following discount allowed)
2-3 campuses/systems 10% discount
4-10 campuses/systems 15% discount
11+ campuses/systems 20% discount
11. Please indicate whether libraries from Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and/or Hawaii would be eligible to participate in the group buying process.
Yes, using the library consortia discount schedule above.
12. Please provide name and contact information (toll-free telephone number, e-mail address, hours, etc.) should libraries wish to make further inquires.
Roy Morgan
Executive Director
National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM)
PO Box 8640
Albuquerque, NM 87198Phone: 800/926-8328, 505/265-3591
Fax: 505/256-1080E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.nicem.com
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