What is the proposed product or service?

UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) http://www.eolss.net/

What does it do?

"...an integrated compendium of sixteen encyclopedias. It attempts to forge pathways between disciplines in order to show their interdependence and helps foster the transdisciplinary aspects of the relationship between nature and human society. ...also disciplinary as each major core subject is covered in great depth, by world experts."

What problem does it solve?

Provides one-stop-shopping for an array of sci/tech resources relevant to "...the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development..." (from publisher's e-mail announcement). May be of value to undergraduate and graduate students in a broad range of programs.

Is it the only product or service that does this?

No, but it seems to aggregate a lot of reliable services at an extremely reasonable price.

Will this require integration with an existing CARLI product or service?

Suggest that EOLSS be evaluated for possible inclusion in the db brokering program.

What is the advantage of doing this consortially?

They offer discounts for consortial purchasing (see http://www.eolss.net/eolss_libconsort.aspx ). Free trials available.

CARLI Actions on this Product

This idea has been sent to the Electronic Resources Working Group for consideration as a brokered resources.

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