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PressReader
Featuring over 7,000 magazines and newspapers from around the world, PressReader is the exclusive provider of The Economist for public libraries. View the RAILS PressReader page for discounts, pricing details, and to order. New subscribers receive early access leading up to a July 1 start.
Public Web Browser: Annual Registration Key Available
All RAILS libraries have access to Team Software Solutions' Public Web Browser free of charge for in-library use. Find the 2026 registration key and installation information on the RAILS Team Software Solutions page. Enter the new key anytime before June 8, 2026.
New! WhoFi
RAILS public libraries are eligible for discounts on the WhoFi suite of resources, including event calendar, room reservation, data collection, and WiFi analytics software, integrating key tools to elevate service and streamline work. View the RAILS WhoFi page for more information and pricing.
EBSCO Supplemental Resources
Signup or renew for EBSCO 2026 packages and resources to supplement the free Illinois State Library Statewide E-Resource Package.
Public Libraries | Orders are due by May 15
Discounts on Library Materials and Collection Services
The RAILS team partners with print material vendors to bring discounts to RAILS members. View the print materials vendor chart for a comparison of vendors and discounts available.
Barnes & Noble &Classwork | Bound to Stay Bound Books | Brodart | Center Point Large Print | Ingram Content Group | Libraria | Mackin | MicroMarketing | Midwest Tape | The Penworthy Company
Digital Accessibility Resources
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public entities, including local libraries and library districts, to ensure that their web content and mobile applications are accessible to individuals with disabilities. The accessibility standards in Title II of the ADA extend to web content and mobile apps that a public entity provides or makes available through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements with a third party through which the public entity uses the web content or mobile app to provide a service, program, or activity, such as e-resources.
RAILS advocates for accessibility compliance with our partners and collects documentation such as VPATs, but it is the responsibility of participating libraries to ensure their applicable vendors comply with the ADA accessibility standards.
Visit the RAILS Digital Accessibility Pulse Page and RAILS Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Repository for resources to assist with evaluating products and vendor communication.
Statewide E-Resource Package
View the list of the EBSCO databases provided by the Illinois State Library (PDF) 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
Pricing
For information about the transition to Palace Project, visit: https://ereadillinois.com/transition
For pricing and other information, visit the eRead Illinois website: https://ereadillinois.com