TBLC offers member libraries group discounts on library supplies and
electronic resources. Group purchases leverage the group's buying
power, resulting in better pricing for all participants.
For additional information about these and other group purchase
offers, contact Vickie Frost at (813) 622-8252 (ext. 224).
Electronic resources
Library supplies
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Florida Electronic Library
The Florida Electronic Library provides reference and research
assistance to all citizens of the state of Florida with a Florida public
library card.
ProQuest Safari
ProQuest Information and Learning now offers Safari Tech Books
Online. The Safari Tech Books Online information retrieval service is
the ideal ready-reference resource, with simultaneous searching of
hundreds of top IT titles for quick and reliable answers.
Subject Areas: Science, Technology and Medicine
'Best of Breed' Content from O'Reilly & The Pearson Technology Group
Safari Tech Books Online offers an exclusive collection of highly
acclaimed reference content from the two premier IT publishers,
OReilly & Associates, Inc., and The Pearson Technology Group, with
imprints including Addison-Wesley Professional, Adobe Press, Cisco
Press, New Riders, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall PTR, Que, and Sams.
Together, OReilly & Associates, Inc., and The Pearson Technology
Group's imprints deliver well over half the IT books published.
Hundreds of books are loaded now growing to thousands as new
books are published. In most cases, new titles are available in Safari
Tech Books Online even before they appear in print.
Complete IT Subject Coverage
Safari Tech Books Online offers content in more than 20 categories,
including Business Reference, Certification, Cisco, Creative Media,
Database, Desktop Productivity, e-Business, Enterprise Computing,
Java, Linux/Unix, Macintosh, .NET, Networking, Perl, Photoshop,
Programming, Software Engineering, Web Administration, Web
Authoring and Design, Web Development, Windows, Windows
Administration, Windows Programming, and XML.
IT Answers in an Instant - Find Exactly What You Need
The powerful Safari Tech Books Online search engine lets users locate
the IT information they need, quickly and precisely. Included are all
occurrences of the search terms from all books in the library's
subscription collection; thumbnails of book covers in the hit-list;
relevancy-ranked results for books and terms within the books; hit-lists
of book chapters containing the search terms; keywords in context in
the hit-list; complete tables of contents and indexes for each book for
easy page-to-page browsing; charts, graphs, and other graphics in
full image, just as originally published; and cut-and-paste code
segments to save time and eliminate typos.
Easy Integration in the Library
Safari Tech Books Online provides powerful tools for libraries to
integrate and manage the collection including seamless IP
authentication, prominent library branding in the interface, the
ability to create links from the OPAC directly to books in the
collection, and robust usage reporting.
TBLC Group Purchase Offer:
The current file consists of the current years content, plus the last two
full years worth of content. Any new content loaded into Safari is
automatically added to the Safari Current File product (within the
current and two previous years). Two simultaneous users for each
library. This is different than current subscriptions where libraries are
limited to 100 title slots.
Solinet Offers
All TBLC member libraries are eligible to participate in group purchase
opportunities offered by Solinet. Visit the Solinet Electronic Databases
webpage for more information.
TumbleBooks
There are three products offered by TumbleBooks. These products are
available by remote and in-house access. Pricing is available upon
request for Readables and TalkingBooks.
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of TumbleBooks, which are
animated, talking picture books that teach kids the joy of reading in
a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing
picture books and adding animation, sound, music and narration to
produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have
read to you. The TumbleBook Library collection is accessed online
from every computer in your school or library with Internet
connection, or from home through a direct link on your school or
library website. The TumbleBook Library is a collection of licensed titles
from children's book publishers such as Scholastic, Chronicle Books,
Candlewick Press, Harcourt, Walker and Company and others.
TumbleReadables is a collection of large print electronic books which
allows you to read books online by simply clicking a button. Our
TumblePad Reader, with its innovative font size slider, enables the
viewer to raise the font size to up to 34 point, bringing the joy of
reading to young and old.
TumbleTalkingBooks is a collection of streaming audiobooks for the
home or in-house user. Libraries have a collection of interchangeable
titles. Libraries that have not participated in the past are able to join
this group purchase opportunity at a significant discount.
LIBRARY SUPPLIES
Barcodes
Order your library's 14-digit patron and item barcodes through TBLC
and receive volume discounts. Cost is $36 per thousand for doubles,
$25.50 for singles. There is a $55 setup fee per order. To order, mail or
fax a purchase order to Vickie Frost at:
TBLC
Attn: Vickie Frost
1202 Tech Blvd., Suite 202
Tampa, FL 33619
FAX: (813) 628-4425
On the purchase order indicate:
Minimum order is 5,000 barcodes. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
If you have any questions regarding barcode orders, contact
Vickie Frost, (813) 622-8252 (ext. 224).
Brodart
TBLC member libraries are eligible for discounts on purchase of
supplies from Brodart.
Discounts are:
Refer to Bid #D29584 when ordering to receive the TBLC member
library discounts from Brodart.
Demco
TBLC member libraries are eligible for discounts on purchase of
supplies from Demco.
Discounts are:
Mention C4S015 when ordering to receive the TBLC member library
discounts from Demco. Some materials are excluded from the
discount; ask Demco for details.
Gaylord
TBLC member libraries are eligible for discounts on products ordered
from Gaylord.
Discounts are:
Reference priority code FL20 when ordering to receive the TBLC
member library discounts from Gaylord.
Highsmith
TBLC member libraries are eligible for discounts on products ordered
from Highsmith.
Discounts are:
Use discount number 198688 when ordering to receive the TBLC
member library discounts from Highsmith.
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