As part of CLiC’s cooperative purchasing efforts, we’ve created accounts for all our member libraries with MiCTA (Michigan Collegiate Telecommunications Association). This is a for-profit organization that negotiates contracts with telecom, computer, office equipment, and e-learning vendors on behalf of non-profit academic, school, library, and governmental entities. Some of the discounted products include computers, Internet connections, telephone service, printers, and software.
Member libraries on the courier should have received their MiCTA packets from CLiC by now–please remember to save your member number, which appears on the back of the envelope. You’ll need this member number when placing discounted orders with vendors. Member libraries not on the courier should receive their packets in the mail next week; their member numbers will appear on the welcome letter. And if you do lose your member number, feel free to call CLiC at 303-422-1150.
You will have to log in to the MiCTA site and contact each vendor to find out what discounts your library will get through MiCTA. Please let us know your experiences with cost comparison and MiCTA purchasing to help us evaluate this service. We hope it will be a valuable one!
For more information, visit the CLiC MiCTA page:
http://www.clicweb.org/cooperative_purchasing/micta.php
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