Library Resource Center

IGI Global’s Library Resource Center is designed specifically to provide the information librarians need to support their use of IGI Global e-Collections, to maximize their investment, and serve their library users.

The center’s resources emphasize the key role that information professionals can play in facilitating e-Collection access and usage at all levels within their institutions. IGI Global is pleased to provide the librarian community with specialized information, trials, or highlights of our research to meet your needs. Please contact the IGI Global e-Collections Team at eresources@igi-global.com.

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Title Lists
Library & Publisher Collaborations
Consortium Information
Step-by-Step Guides
Promotions
Online Training
LibGuides
IGI Global Webinar Series
Library Administration Accounts
Discoverability
MARC Records
Remote Access

IGI Global Title Lists

We provide title lists as downloadable spreadsheets which include metadata, persistent URLs, and other important information for all e-books, e-journals, and streaming video lectures.

Title Lists

e-Collection Title Lists

Please contact us at eresources@igi-global.com for more details or specific requirements, or learn more about how to place an order.

Library and Publisher Collaborations

IGI Global is an active member of the library community. One of the key things we do is to hold regular Library Advisory Board groups, focus groups, product usability testing, and informal meetings with libraries around the world to both test current and new business models and better understanding the challenges faced by the community. IGI Global also collaborates closely with consortia worldwide, attending meetings and providing professional development activities.

We have continually been a Sponsor of the Charleston Conference since 2008 and regularly participate in a number of other industry conferences. Being active in industry bodies and industry initiatives, IGI Global is COUNTER compliant and is a partner for testing major technology initiatives with partners such as GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO and ProQuest’s OASIS. Additionally, our e-Book and e-Journal Collections Team speak at library conferences internationally.

IGI Global offers:

Library Technology Innovation Profile Series
This series highlights librarians who are bringing innovative technology programs to their institutions. Would you like to be profiled or know someone who should? We want to hear from you! IGI Global wants to partner with librarians who enhancing their communities with e-resources projects.
Against the Grain Innovation Series
IGI Global partners with Against the Grain to bring a series about library technology innovations to the wider community. Would you like to be published? Contact IGI Global.
Travel Grants
IGI Global supports annual travel grants to leading library conferences across global such as the Charleston Conference. With the rapid evolution of the industry, these efforts help us to support our library partners by ensuring they have access to the informational presentations and debates that happen there.
Publish a large number of LIS Books and Journals
IGI Global publishes Library Information Science books, journals, and streaming videos to help better understand the changing challenges that librarians face. From open access, to discoverability, to library value and libraries in the developing world, we invite librarians to browse our publications here.

Consortium Information

IGI Global values working closely with consortia worldwide as part of our commitment to sharing innovative research and technology advancements.

Our partnerships with consortia include educational seminars for librarians and/or authors and valuable e-resource and open access offerings. The specialized offerings include:

e-Book Collection

Open Access Agreements

e-Journal Collection Archive

Thousands of libraries worldwide utilize IGI Global's peer-reviewed e-books and e-journals. Consortia partnerships provide libraries with the most up-to-date emerging research at a strong value over the list price.

To schedule a meeting with IGI Global's e-Book and e-Journal Collections Team, please contact eresources@igi-global.com.

Step-by-Step Guides

IGI Global offers user guides and training videos to guide faculty and students and answer frequently asked questions.

Promotions

IGI Global is committed to helping universities worldwide utilize their emerging, peer-reviewed content. Below are examples of ways we can help you promote your e-resources.

Customized Brochures
Promotional E-mails
Article-Level Persistent URLs
Subject-Specific Buttons
Custom Presentations
Detailed Descriptions

Please contact us at eresources@igi-global.com for your personalized resources.

Online Training

IGI Global is able to offer complimentary online training to librarians, faculty, and students. These sessions present information about IGI Global research, show examples to increase understanding of our platform functionality, and explain new and updated platform features. The online trainings are designed to demonstrate the IGI Global XML-based platform and website as if you were side by side with our training team. These easy to navigate and effective trainings are designed to help you achieve the fullest understanding of the InfoSci platform and get the most out of your IGI Global content. View a pre-recorded training session below:

For additional information regarding IGI Global's InfoSci platform or to schedule a live online training session for your institution or organization, contact IGI Global's e-Book and e-Journal Collections Team at eresources@igi-global.com or 717-533-8845 ext. 100.

LibGuides

IGI Global LibGuides are intended to help libraries utilize IGI Global’s innovative, peer-reviewed e-books, e-journals, and videos. Librarians are able to copy our guides into their own LibGuides account or link to them from their library webpage. Not only does this save librarians time, but also makes our content more accessible to students and researchers which will increase usage. For more information, to request a specific guide, or to receive monthly LibGuide Alerts, please contact IGI Global's e-Book and e-Journal Collections Team at eresources@igi-global.com

To access IGI Global’s LibGuides: http://igi-global.libguides.com

IGI Global Webinar Series

IGI Global’s Webinar Series’ mission is to promote new techniques and technologies applicable to research and instruction and connect researchers to an international network of field experts.

Professional Development

IGI Global invites industry leaders to host a live recorded presentation on the pressing issues and new discoveries in the publishing, library, and research fields. In this series of online seminars, well-known faculty and researchers share their knowledge and experiences on a variety of timely topics and discipline-specific issues.

These seminars are free to all participants and coordinated by IGI Global's Marketing Team. All you need to participate in a virtual seminar is a computer with an internet connection. To see upcoming webinars and past recordings, please click here.

Utilize the Virtual Resources throughout your Academic Community

Consider utilizing these valuable resources as a learning tool in the classroom and throughout your academic community. Examples of recent use include: linking the webinars to library resource websites, sharing the recordings with your faculty, and utilizing them on the departmental level to further a common goal. For further information about IGI Global's Webinar Series, please contact us at 1-800-342-6657 or marketing@igi-global.com.

Library Administration Accounts

IGI Global offers librarians the ability to download their own MARC records, COUNTER reports, holdings, and more through a Library Administration Accounts. If you would like for your library to have access to a Library Administrative Account, please contact the IGI Global e-Collections Team at eresources@igi-global.com.

IGI Global's For Librarians Page is designed specifically for the library and information science community to improve information services and better serve library users. The librarian resources emphasize the vital part that information professionals play in promoting innovation at all levels within their institutions.

Discoverability

IGI Global proudly works with discoverability services and companies to ensure readers and libraries can locate and access IGI Global as quickly and timely as possible. We provide necessary information to all discoverability services as well as support to customers. This shows our commitment to emerging technology and the content and product we proudly deliver by ensuring the content is available and easily accessible to its users.

IGI Global delivers timely metadata for all products to global library systems providers:

Serials Solutions
Summon
Primo
EBSCO Discovery Service
WorldCat Discovery Services

MARC Records and Persistent URLs

IGI Global offers MARC records for both its print and electronic content free of charge. We also provide free persistent URLs for our complete title list, which can be used in learning management systems, library reserves, etc.

The IGI Global e-Collections Team is available to provide you with MARC records and persistent URLs. Additionally, MARC records can be accessed with a Library Administration Account. The team is happy to provide you with MARC record updates as requested, as well as search for articles, chapters, books, or journals that would be useful to a course at your institution, or create a Library Administration Account, upon request. Please contact us at eresources@igi-global.com for more information.

Remote Access

IGI offers multiple remote access options to our InfoSci Platform including IP authentication, Proxy IPs, and Open Athens authentication. These remote options can be added to your account via the “Institution Settings” in your Library Administration Account. The IGI Global e-Collections team can also add this information to your account. Please contact us at eresources@igi-global.com for more information.