As a part of continued efforts to provide the latest, peer-reviewed research globally, IGI Global is collaborating directly with the Bayern-Konsortium, an association of libraries with the aim of jointly acquiring rights to use databases, electronic journals, and e-books, to offer affordable and flexible offerings for their full e-Book Collection and Knowledge Solutions e-Book Collections.
 - Hosted on IGI Global’s Advanced InfoSci® Platform
- Remote Access Options
- No DRM & No Additional Charge for Multi-User Licensing
- No Embargo of Content, COUNTER Compliant Reports & Free MARC Records
- No Maintenance, Archiving, or Hosting Fees
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Through this consortia agreement, we wanted to provide an alternative opportunity for libraries to easily acquire subject-specific content while maximizing their budgets. This agreement provides cost savings, the opportunity to take advantage of flexible Read & Publish models, as well as the opportunity for librarians to acquire content based on evidence.
-- Mr. Richard Illingworth, Director of Sales for EMEA, Australia, and Oceania at IGI Global
Through this agreement, over 40+ institution and library members of this consortium can benefit from evidence-based acquisitions or subscription-based pricing models to ensure that they can easily acquire IGI Global content. Products offered through this offer include:
- e-Book Collection: ~6,600+ e-Books (120,000+ chapters with more than one million references) of peer-reviewed research in 11 academic subject areas.
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- Business Knowledge Solutions e-Book Collection: Over 2,200+ peer-reviewed e-books covering 150+ topics within business and management, including economics, entrepreneurship, hospitality and tourism, human resources, marketing, supply chain management, and more.
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- Computer Science and IT Knowledge Solutions e-Book Collection: Over 2,900+ peer-reviewed e-books covering 220+ topics within computer science and IT, including artificial intelligence, assistive technologies, big data, cyber security, engineering, robotics, virtual reality, and more.
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- Education Knowledge Solutions e-Book Collection: Over 1,900 peer-reviewed e-books covering 165+ topics within education, including instructional design, special education, diversity and inclusivity, school safety, information resource management, library administration, and more.
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- Social Sciences Knowledge Solutions e-Book Collection: Over 2,900+ peer-reviewed e-books covering 215+ topics, including mental health and behavior, religious studies, journalism, culture and population studies, gender and diversity, ethics and social responsibility, and more.
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Additionally, it provides institutions the opportunity to benefit from
IGI Global’s Open Access Fee Waiver (Read & Publish) Initiative, covering flexible Read & Publish and Publish & Read models. Through these models, institutions can benefit from
100% OA article processing charge or chapter processing charge waivers, funding to convert a journal to platinum OA, and/or support for funding an OA reference book, based on the agreement reached.
We look forward to continuing to provide some of the most sought-after consortia agreements and solutions for the library community. Through this consortia agreement and our continued collaboration with thousands of institutions worldwide, we are constantly seeking to increase the overall accessibility of quality research and challenge the industry standard of transformative
OA agreements.
-- Mr. Nick Newcomer, Senior Director of Marketing and Sales at IGI Global
This consortia agreement is in addition to IGI Global’s long-standing consortium agreement with Leibniz Information Center for Economics (ZBW) in Germany. For more information regarding the Bayern-Konsortium agreement with IGI Global, please contact Mr. Richard Illingworth, Director of Sales (EMEA, Australia, & New Zealand) at
rillingworth@igi-global.com or your consortium leadership. Additionally, view all of IGI Global’s current consortia offerings
here, and if you are interested in benefiting from flexible consortia agreements, recommend IGI Global to your consortia leadership.
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