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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Marisa Tolbert</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Date:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>CARLI Directors</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">, I<span style="color:black">-</span>S<span style="color:black">hare</span> D<span style="color:black">irectors</span>,
<span style="color:black">I-Share Liaisons </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">SaaS Cycle is now OPEN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hello,</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://consortiamanager.com/__;!!DZ3fjg!9eGpkxQaWf_qIck6z-csekXt6nQWPGEozHbWVsPdZdJklamHnT2VZvXkxD5O1kXP1yd3kATQarxvTiiGO7vcdBrXpdKuakDV$"><span style="color:blue">Consortia Manager</span></a> is now open for CARLI members to make your Software as a Service (SaaS) selections
for FY26. The products being offered and a link to more information about them are listed below:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For all CARLI members</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">OpenAthens* / OpenAthens Plus*:
<a href="https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/open-athens/selections">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/open-athens/selections</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For CARLI I-Share libraries only</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Leganto*:
<a href="https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/i-share/leganto"><span style="color:blue">https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/i-share/leganto</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Alma Digital** / Alma Digital for Controlled Digital Lending**:
<a href="https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/i-share/ishare-alma-digital">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/i-share/ishare-alma-digital</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If your library is currently subscribed to OpenAthens and/or Leganto and wish to continue your subscription for FY26 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), you must select the service
in Consortia Manager during this SaaS cycle. You will have until <b>March 28, 2025</b>, to make your selections.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Share and discuss this information with colleagues at your library as needed, and especially with whomever logs in and makes your library’s choices in Consortia Manager.
Every CARLI library has at least one staff member who is authorized to sign in to Consortia Manager. If you do not know who that person is at your library, contact CARLI Support at
<a href="mailto:support@carli.illinois.edu?subject=Consortia%20Manager%20login%20for%20SaaS%20Cycle">
<span style="color:blue">support@carli.illinois.edu</span></a> for more information.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">As with all choices made in Consortia Manager, these commitments are binding at the close of this selection cycle.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you have any questions, contact CARLI Support at
<a href="mailto:support@carli.illinois.edu?subject=SaaS%20Cycle%20questions">support@carli.illinois.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">*Note that new subscribers to Leganto and/or the OpenAthens products will also have a one-time fee as well as their subscription fee.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">**Alma Digital and Alma Digital for Controlled Digital Lending have a one-time set up fee along with their subscription fee. These products also require a 3-year commitment
billed annually at a 3% annual increase. This is the <b>last year</b> to select Alma Digital and Alma Digital for Controlled Digital Lending.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Yanira V. Cruz, MS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Electronic Resources Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)<br>
University of Illinois System Office<br>
1704 Interstate Drive | Champaign, IL 61822<br>
217-333-7197 | </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:vegerano@uillinois.edu" title="mailto:vegerano@uillinois.edu">vegerano@uillinois.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
</span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://www.carli.illinois.edu/" target="_blank">www.carli.illinois.edu</a></span></u><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Marisa Tolbert
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(Mah-ree-sah Toll-burt)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Library Services Coordinator<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (<a href="https://www.carli.illinois.edu/">CARLI</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><a href="mailto:marisab2@uillinois.edu">marisab2@uillinois.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), any written communication to or from University of Illinois employees regarding U of I business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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