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Access Video on Demand
Unlimited, always available streaming video at a flat annual price, with a focus on high-quality, hard-to-find documentaries and educational titles from PBS, BBC, HBO, A&E, and National Geographic.
Just for Kids Streaming Video
Children’s streaming video collection with unlimited, always available videos at a flat annual price. Content includes Sesame Street, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin, and Arthur, plus songs, games, and interactives.
Ferguson's Career Center
Job searcher support at all stages, from assessing interests to pursuing education to applying for jobs and interviewing. Users are supported by 1,200+ profession articles and 150+ industry articles. More info and pricing.
Swank: Movie Licensing & Streaming
K–12 Libraries:
Free early access for new streaming subscribers up to the January 1 start date. Swank Streaming Plus includes unlimited access to 40,000+ feature films, documentaries, and foreign titles, in school and at home for teachers and students.
Public Libraries
The streaming portal provides access to a curated selection of movies that can be used for movie programs inside the library. Titles are updated monthly to match themes, holidays, new releases, and programming needs.
Gale Presents Udemy
Learn more about this popular online learning platform, including discounted RAILS pricing.
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
eRead Illinois is a cooperative program that expands access to e-books for Illinois residents.
For pricing and other information, visit the eRead Illinois website: https://ereadillinois.com