Consortia opt-in offers
NSW.net manages the consortia opt-in offers scheme on behalf of the NSW public library network. This scheme negotiates significant discounts on over 100 digital products for public libraries to ensure they can offer their members access to a diverse range of digital content to suit their information needs.
Libraries can select appropriate digital content in a range of formats including electronic journals, newspapers, catalogue enhancement tools, ebooks, eaudio, online video and music.
Products are selected in consultation with the NSW content working group and statewide trials are arranged for the majority of products offered. Products trialled are assessed for their suitability for use in public libraries with particular emphasis placed upon the product interface, ease of use, search functionality and the appropriateness and quality of the content.
A number of consortia opt-in offer products have not been evaluated and this is indicated on the product page. Non-evaluated products are offered by some vendors as a component of their annual consortia opt-in offer package. Libraries interested in non-evaluated products are encouraged to request a trial from the vendor in order to undertake their own evaluation.
To learn more, do the consortia opt-in offers scheme mini module available on the PL Portal, the online training platform for NSW public library staff available on the Public Library Services website.
If you would like NSW.net to consider a new product for inclusion in the consortia opt-in offer scheme, please contact us.
The best way to keep up to date with NSW.net trials and related eresources information is to subscribe to the dbcontacts email list.
For an overview of consortia opt-in offers by vendors please refer to the 2025-26 consortia opt-in offer blog post.
Current offers
Music Online: Listening
Vendor: Alexander Street Press
The complete Music Online package delivers all of the music content you need, from the world's best record labels and music publishers, together in
MyHeritage Library Edition
Vendor: EBSCO Publishing
MyHeritage Library Editionis one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind.
New Oxford Shakespeare
Vendor: Oxford University Press
The New Oxford Shakespearepresents an entirely new consideration of all of Shakespeare's works, edited from first principles from the base
Newsbank Access Australia & Access Global
Vendor: Bezi Publishing Servces
NewsBank, inc. is one of the world’s premier news information providers.
Novelist Plus
Vendor: EBSCO Publishing
Chances are that you already love NoveList and use it for all of your reader’s advisory fiction needs.
Oxford Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists
Vendor: Oxford University Press
The gateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the peer-reviewed, regularly updatedGrove®
Oxford Classical Dictionary
Vendor: Oxford University Press
The Oxford Classical Dictionary contains over 6,400 entries and is an unrivalled reference source for students and scholars of the ancient world.
Oxford Dictionaries
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Oxford Dictionaries Premium is the home of Oxford Dictionaries' premium language resources for English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, P