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49a06b7ba6747 New for 2009!
New for 2009!

AEA/IEC Online Resource Statewide Trials

March 1 to April 15, 2009

Iowa AEAs and the Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) are again offering discounted pricing and statewide trials on some of the best Internet-based library resources available for K-12, college and public libraries. These vendor partnerships offer:

  • year-round purchasing direct from the company
  • new products
    - BookFLIX from Scholastic
    - New eLibrary from ProQuest
    - U.S. Government Online from Facts on File
    - Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center from EBSCO
    - MediaShare from Discovery Education
    - U.S. Government Online from Facts On File
    - Global Issues in Context, For Students Online, Literature Criticism Online, and Something About the Author Online from Gale
  • statewide previews March 1 through April 15, allowing you to easily share trial information with your teachers without the hassle of setting up individual school previews
  • the flexibility to request a school preview outside the statewide trial period.

Teachers and students are invited to try these products during the trial period to see how they can enhance and support their curriculum. Visit the IEC website at www.iec-ia.org for complete information. (IEC website: www.iec-ia.org. Click on Media & Technology located on the left and then on Online Resources. Choose the product(s) of your choice.) Trials will be active through April 15, 2009.

Companies participating for 2009 include:

Access NewspaperARCHIVE
(Grade K-Adult)
BookFLIX - New! (Grades K-3)
CQ Press Online (Grade 9-Adult)
Discovery Education (Grades K-12)
EBSCO Publishing (Grade K-Adult)*
Facts On File (Grade 4-College)
Gale (Grade K-Adult)
netTrekker d.i. (Grade K-Adult)
NoodleTools (Grade 5-Adult)
ProQuest (Grades K-12)
ProQuest (Academic & Public Library)
Teen Health & Wellness (Grades 7-12)

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