The Orleans/ Niagara BOCES School Library System has three CoSers available to component districts.  These CoSers provide aidable services to participating Districts.

 Material Distribution (CoSer 501):

This service provides access to the online catalog containing a large collection of videos, DVDs, multiple copy books, streaming video and streaming audio. Materials are available for loan through our Media Catalog from the O/N BOCES Media Center, the School Library System, RSE-TASC (formerly SETRC), and Teacher's Center collections.  A courier service is included for delivery of materials.  

This is an aidable CoSer

Itinerant Librarian (CoSer 351):

This service provides a certified, part-time librarian for requesting member districts. The librarian who is hired will manage the needs of the library, collaborate with teachers, and work with students.

Orleans/ Niagara staff will post the position, recruit, appoint, and orient the individual to the position. In addition, BOCES staff will supervise and evaluate the librarian with the input of the building principals. BOCES will administer all payroll and other budgetary matters related to this itinerant position.

This is an aidable CoSer

Library Resources – Online Databases (CoSer 565):

On-line Information Resources (COSER 565) provides subscribers with access to a variety of comprehensive full text and/or indexed reference databases that complement the K-12 curriculum. Up-to-date resources improve student research through successful searching strategies. Students are able to select the type of information required to meet their needs in a range of formats (citations, abstracts, full-text documents and page-image documents).

In order to purchase database subscriptions through this CoSer, a district must subscribe to the base service plus an 8% administrative fee, in addition to the database purchase amount.  This service includes: assistance and guidance with selection and purchase of resources to meet specific instructional needs, the development of instructional objectives, and meeting with representatives for consortium pricing models.

Vendors and pricing are available through the School Library System.

Example subscriptions may include (not limited to):

ABC-CLIO Social Studies, Newsbank, EBSCOHost, Facts on File, Gale Collection - Student Resource Center: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Junior, etc., Grolier’s, MAPS101, NY Times, ProQuest SIRS, and World Book

 This is an aidable CoSer

Database Purchases

Every spring the SLS sends out a list of the titles purchased by each school that year along with the option to change, add, or delete subscriptions. These forms must be returned to the School Library System and to your schools designated purchaser.

If you have any questions about purchasing databases, which databases are covered, and pricing, please call 716-731-6800 ext 3751 or 3750

Below is a digest of our most popular databases. This is not a comprehensive list- please call or e-mail the SLS with questions about other databases and pricing. 

All Available Databases 2017 - 2018