Changes at BCR

BCR and LYRASIS issued a press release on Monday announcing the move of BCR members to LYRASIS. What does this mean for Nebraska libraries? CatExpress and WebDewey subscribers If the only OCLC products that your library subscribes to are CatExpress or WebDewey, nothing will change—the Nebraska Library Commission will continue to manage the group purchases of these two products. Technical questions regarding these products should still be directed to OCLC. OCLC Full Cataloging and ILL users Nothing will change for the next few months. BCR will deal with renewals for cataloging and ILL this spring and will continue to send your OCLC invoices through September. Starting in October, LYRASIS will take over the billing. Technical questions regarding these products should still be directed to OCLC. If you have a deposit account with BCR, the funds will be transferred to LYRASIS on October 1, 2010, unless you notify BCR prior to that date that you want the funds returned to your library. BCR has posted an FAQ regarding the transition, please refer to it for further details. You may choose at any time to switch your billing directly to OCLC or any other OCLC Partner. No OCLC Partner is allowed to charge membership fees based solely on OCLC invoicing. Group purchases of non-OCLC databases and products The Nebraska Library Commission will continue to work with Nebraska libraries to trial and obtain group discounts on databases and other library products and services. The Library Commission continues to work with LYRASIS to offer NetLibrary ebooks and Lexis Nexis discounts to Nebraska libraries—libraries interested in these products should contact us. Libraries may check into deals offered by LYRASIS, but should be aware that they will be charged a membership fee after July 1, 2011, if they continue non-OCLC purchases directly with LYRASIS. Further concerns? Contact Devra Dragos, by e-mail or telephone: 800-307-2665 or 471-4335.