[Libs-Or] MS Office discounts

[Heidi Florenzen]

Before we switched to LibreOffice we used to buy educational licenses of Microsoft products.  Libraries qualify for the educational discounts, even for staff computers.  I do not know how the discounts compare to government licenses.

More information can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/for-industries.aspx#tab=2

Heidi Florenzen
Hermiston Public Library


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From: Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of Leah Griffith <leah.griffith at newbergoregon.gov>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:43 PM
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Subject: [Libs-Or] MS Office discounts

I'm needing to purchase a number of MS Office suites for library staff computers.  I thought I remembered that there were discount options for these purchases.    I doubled checked on TechSoup and they only provide MS Office for public use computers, not for staff computers.

Am I just not remembering correctly and the city IT guys with their government MS Office deal  is the best, or can libraries get a better deal?

Leah
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Leah M. Griffith
Director,   Newberg Public Library     503-537-1256

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