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National Geographic Virtual Library Renewal 2015-2016

Response Deadline: 
December 15, 2015

Subscription Term

Begins: 

January 1, 2016

Ends: 

December 31, 2016

Our apologies for the late renewal notice. Clarification from the vendor was needed and so prevented renewal pricing being sent out earlier.

The Gale products are made available to BC ELN partner libraries through a national site license negotiated on behalf of Consortia Canada by The Alberta Library (TAL). The vendor has revised the subscription options and pricing tiers.

The new subscription options are:

  1. National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 + National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1995-Current
  2. National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 + National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1995-Current + National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World
  3. National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 + National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1995-Current + National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World + National Geographic Kids

Current subscribers have the option of continuing with their subscription at the same cost or upgrading to one of the new options.


This license is made available through a national site license negotiated on behalf of Consortia Canada by The Alberta Library (TAL). 


Updates: 

Two new products are on offer for subscription this year:

  1. National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World (PAW)
  2. National Geographic Kids

Overview

Vendor: 
Gale
Description: 

From its founding in 1888, the National Geographic Society has grown into an organization synonymous with exploration, photography, maps, and rethinking the world as we know it. From the iconic National Geographic magazine to the popular National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic History magazines, there’s simply no substitute for the depth and quality National Geographic Virtual Library will bring to your library.

National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2015*

With comprehensive, timely articles and legendary photos, the iconic magazine documents life on our planet and beyond. Provide your students with over one hundred years of history through articles on culture, global events, nature, science, technology, and the environment, as well as gripping first-person accounts of epic exploration and discovery.

The National Geographic Magazine, 2016-Current

A continuation of National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2015, its companion archive, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 2016-Current includes every article of National Geographic magazine from 2016 through current issues -- search the vivid photographs and historic articles as well as engaging videos and detailed maps.

National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World

National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World provides unlimited access to digital content that attracts, engages and informs students, educators, researchers and general readers including full-text books, magazines, videos, maps and National Geographic images.

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present and provides authoritative, age-appropriate digital content suitable for younger students in subjects like English Language Arts, social studies, and science.

[From Vendor]

Last updated: October 21, 2021

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Response

Current Subscribers: 

Response Instructions

To RENEW, no response is required from current subscribers as listed above. To CANCEL or to CHANGE OPTIONS, libraries should contact BC ELN by the response deadline.

Terms & Conditions

Additional Information

Subscription Information:

Changes have been made to the National Geographic offer. This year, all products are available for subscription only. New subscribers can no longer purchase the Archive.

Grandparented pricing applies to partner libraries that purchased the Archive in previous years. Current subscribers have perpetual access to the content and continue to pay an annual hosting fee.

There are three different subscription options available:

  1. Archive + Current
  2. Archive + Current + PAW
  3. Archive + Current + PAW + Kids