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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve tried very hard to only do perpetual with e-books. So far we’ve been able to. Gale has been helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Guerra via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 25, 2025 5:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Lena MLC via lstac <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Purchasing E-books with LSTA - Perpetual vs Metered Licenses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi, all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I'm wondering if any of you might be willing to share your thoughts or current practices regarding the use of LSTA funds to pay for metered versus perpetual licensed e-books. We've always preferred perpetual
licenses but those seem to be a rare option these days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Chris Guerra <br>
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