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Note from the Washington State Library: In order to participate in the Winter 2002 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). If you want us to link to more than one product, provide a unique description for each product. Be sure we know what information belongs with each product. If there are special hardware or software needs, please make sure you include them in this description. When you provide a description of your product, please go beyond the typical advertising brochure text. We are hoping for a thoughtful, descriptive paragraph that will enable someone unfamiliar with your product to understand the nature and coverage of your product. The more concise the description, the better.
1) Poem Finder on the Web (including Story Finder)- for Public Libraries and Academic Institutions
Poem Finder on the Web (including Story Finder) (www.poemfinder.com) is the largest, most comprehensive and most current poetry database available. It currently contains over 800,000 poem citations and excerpts, 100,000 full-text poems, Subject Navigator, Kids' Korner, biographies, explanations of individual poems and The Year's Best Poetry. Story Finder is Roth Publishing's new free add-on module to Poem Finder - joining our "Lit Finder" family of literature databases. It contains thousands of full-text short stories, Genre Navigator, Just Published Stories, Explanations, biographies and pictures. The database will be updated constantly with classic and contemporary stories. Watch for other literary modules that will be added to our "Lit Finder" collection in the coming months. Coming soon will be "Essay Finder."Poem Finder was reviewed in Library Journal which said in part, "A wonderful, easy-to-use resource. Highly recommended for all libraries."
2) The World's Best Poetry Online - for K-12 Schools
This database, www.bestpoetry.com, is specifically geared to high school and middle school students. It contains over 100,000 full-text poems with supplemental material including explanations of individual poems, biographies of poets, pictures, a glossary, study guides, and more. The curriculum-integrated poetry and other materials are carefully selected by Roth's Advisory Board composed of librarians, English teachers, and poets. Story Finder is an add-on module containing thousands of full-text short stories, Genre Navigator, Just Published Stories, Explanations, biographies and pictures. The database will be updated constantly with classic and contemporary stories. The World's Best Poetry has been highly acclaimed in reviews: "The World's Best Poetry can be an invaluable addition to your collection. Highly recommended." -- Book Report, "Teachers will love The World's Best Poetry Online as a tool for lesson planning." -Media & Methods, "Essays on types of multicultural poetry are very informative - Poem interpretations are quite helpful for English classes." - Awards Portfolio 2000, Media & Methods.
2. 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? If applicable, please discuss any methods or assistance you offer regarding remote access patron verification and authentication.
The only requirements are Internet access and a browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer Version 3.0 or higher).
3. What customer training is provided, and at what cost? Please include "freebies" such as Web-based tutorials, end-user documentation tents, cheat-sheets, etc.
For Poem Finder, remote access is an additional charge - generally in the range of an additional 30% of the price. Access is usually by library card number or referring urls, but we have worked with many library systems, and have several different scenarios. For The World's Best Poetry Online, home access is included in the price for students and faculty.
4. What customer and technical support is provided, including hours of operation? In your reply, please include contact names (if applicable) or name of department, the phone numbers and e-mail addresses for your support services. If you have toll-free access to these support centers, please make sure they are available here.
With library card authentication, Roth can set up a separate home page for the library on which the patron enters their library card number. Roth can then authenticate the number, and allow the patron directly into our site. With referring urls, the library provides us with the url and we authenticate patrons who come from that url.
5. Please describe the statistics you provide, and discuss whether your statistical reporting complies in part or in whole with the guidelines developed by the International Coalition of Library Consortia found at http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia/webstats.html
Users may print or save any material in the databases.
6. Describe your pricing structure or formula for the product. If there are additional costs for retrieving full text, describe the pricing for this service. (Note: This question means - we want to know what your list prices are and how you calculate your prices: Based on FTEs? On buildings? On a combination, or on something else?)
If you cannot provide a standard
price list that would enable each library to understand their cost to
subscribe, then for each product you must tell us the list price that
you would charge these hypothetical libraries.
a. Library A: A high school library with 750 students in grades 9-12
b. Library B: A public library that serves a population of 100,000 and
has two branches
c. Library C: A public library that serves a population of 20,000 and
has only one building, no branches
d. Library D: A community college library serving 5,000 full-time equivalent
students
e. Library E: A four-year academic library serving 5,000 full-time equivalent
students
f. Library F: A hospital library serving a hospital that employees 1,000
staff plus has 200 doctors attached to the hospital
We provide as much training as is necessary at no charge. We provide User's Guides and online tutorials.
7. If a library subscribes to any of your products as a result of this trial, will their future subscription rates continue to reflect any savings or discount they may receive today?
Customer and technical support is as follows:
Phone: 800-899-7684 (8 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST)
Fax: 516-829-7746
Email: [email protected] (24 hours/day)
[email protected] (24 hours/day)
8. 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? How will you treat existing library customers with regard to a group buy?
We provide usage statistics at any given intervals for libraries (normally on a quarterly basis). Our reports conform to the International Coalition of Library Consortia guidelines.
9. Please provide the name and contact information (toll-free telephone number, e-mail address, hours, etc.) for libraries to make further inquires. (Sales representatives for our area preferred.)
Annual Subscription Pricing:
Poem Finder pricing (Story Finder included):
1 simultaneous users/1 building: $600
Up to 8 simultaneous users/1 building: $850
Each additional branch: $250
Campus-wide license: custom quote based on ftes
Remote access: Additional 30%The World's Best Poetry Online pricing:
Unlimited use/1 building: $400The World's Best Poetry Online & Story Finder: $500
Story Finder alone: $300