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Biblioboard Creator: Digital Archives Made Easy
Creator provides a suite of digital tools to create and publish multimedia content. Libraries can upload their own digital archives or make Creator freely available to local groups to accept and showcase content directly from their community, including digital music, art, photography, cookbooks, and more.
Comics Plus
Comics Plus offers unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books from a variety of library-friendly publishers. No holds, wait lists, or monthly borrowing limits—at a price that won’t break your materials budget. RAILS public and school library members are eligible for exclusive discounts.
Statewide E-Resource Package
View the list of the EBSCO databases provided by the Illinois State Library through the statewide database package. For questions about the new statewide e-resource program, contact Suzanna Jones, ISL Library Program Specialist at sjones@ilsos.gov , 217-785-7334. For a background on this project, please visit the RAILS E-Resource Program Pulse page.
Online High School Diploma Programs
Career Online High School and Gale: Excel Adult High School are online high school diploma programs that enable libraries to offer adult learners accredited high school diplomas. Participating libraries only pay for student scholarships, and RAILS/IHLS libraries qualify for a volume discount.
Career Online High School information and pricing (login required)
Gale: Excel Adult High School information and pricing (login required)
Group Purchases
Group Purchases are negotiated, managed, or otherwise mediated by us, and participation is available for RAILS members.
eRead Illinois | Statewide shared collection of e-books and e-audiobooks, with Baker & Taylor's Boundless
Pricing is confidential to RAILS members and Baker & Taylor only. Please do not share outside of these organizations.
For pricing and other information, visit the eRead Illinois website: https://ereadillinois.com