Newspaper Database Pledges Survey

MLS has received pricing from Newsbank for statewide access to Massachusetts newspaper content to supplement the statewide Boston Globe and New York Times licenses. An email was sent to you requesting a suggested pledge range based on your library's user base size and whether or not a title in the collections covers your library's community. The table of suggested pledges is also available below.

Please complete this form to pledge a guaranteed amount for the newspaper licenses. MLS will invoice libraries for their pledged amount in September 2012 for payment net 30 days. Making this pledge is equivalent to placing a purchase order with MLS; However, if sufficient funds to purchase these annual licenses are not pledged by September 14, 2012, we will not purchase the license(s) and we will not send invoices.

We've been information that public libraries are able to count spending on this collborative purchase towards the materials expenditure requirement.

If you are unable to participate this year, please fill out your information and skip to the last question about future pledges.

Questions? Call MLS at 508-357-2121 or 866-627-7228 (Mass. only)

To access a trial of the NewsBank content, please visit our Statewide Newspaper Procurement page:

NewsBank Trial Information

Pledge Suggestions

Please find your library type from the following selections and use the dropdown to find your library.

1. Academic Libraries

Academic Libraries

2. Public Libraries

Public Libraries

3. School Libraries: A-D

School Libraries: A-D

4. School Libraries: E-L

School Libraries: E-L

5. School Libraries: M-R

School Libraries: M-R

6. School Libraries: S-Z

School Libraries: S-Z

7. Special Libraries

Special Libraries

8. Library name and location if not listed above:

Library name and location if not listed above:

*

9. Your First and Last Name

Your First and Last Name

10. Library Billing Address

Library Billing Address Library
Address 1
Address 2
City/Town
Zipcode

*

11. Library Phone Number

Library Phone Number

*

12. Your Email Address

Your Email Address

13. Your Library's Pledge

Your Library's Pledge

14. If you are unable to pledge this year, are you able to participate next year?

If you are unable to pledge this year, are you able to participate next year? Yes

No

15.

Comments

Thank you for your contribution toward bringing these newspaper licenses to Massachusetts libraries!