[Michlib-l] Office 365
Ray Arnett
rarnett at fremontlibrary.net
Mon Dec 16 15:07:55 EST 2013
Dave and others,
We have utilized Microsoft products for many years for our public computers.
However, the donated products are not eligible for use by staff-only
computers. As such, I do not think that libraries would benefit as much from
the Office 365 for Nonprofits product. It is definitely a possibility for
the future for our staff - however, it would have to be licensed through the
academic sales rather than the Office 365 for NonProfits.
Here is the applicable paragraph from their eligibility requirements:
Public libraries may qualify as eligible without charitable status only for
on-premises software donations and only where such software is made
accessible to the general public. Public libraries are the only
organizations that are eligible for on-premises software donations from
Microsoft without obtaining charitable status. Microsoft has made a
corporate commitment to support public/shared access computing in public
libraries, regardless of whether they have obtained charitable status.
Please visit the
<http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/for-industries.aspx#ta
b=2> Microsoft Volume Licensing website for more information about licensing
programs for public library operations.
I trust this is helpful as you look toward the future.
Ray Arnett
Raymond J. Arnett Jr.
Director
Fremont Area District Library
104 East Main Street
Fremont, MI 49412
(231) 924-3480
<mailto:rarnett at fremontlibrary.net> rarnett at fremontlibrary.net
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[mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mail.mcls.org] On Behalf Of Dave Ewick
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 11:55 AM
To: Michlib-L
Subject: [Michlib-l] Office 365
Is anyone using Microsoft Office 365 for Non-Profits? We have been
approached by a patron who is a PMP with Microsoft and is promoting it as a
way to reduce our tech costs. Here's a link to an article from Techsoup on
Office 365 for Non-Profits:
http://www.techsoup.org/support/articles-and-how-tos/are-you-ready-for-micro
soft-office-365-for-nonprofits
I'm curious as to what others know about this. I plan to attend an event
this Friday morning and thought I'd gather ideas and/or questions from this
group to take with me, so please share!
Thanks,
Dave
David L. Ewick
City Librarian
Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen
Southfield, Michigan 48076
248 796-4300
dewick at sfldlib.org
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