Navigate the field
Choose the level of bird® that fits your work: explore your subject area; evaluate resources alongside holdings, or preserve the knowledge behind collection decisions.
188
Academic disciplines covered
40
Content Genre
1900+
Commercial, Open Access & Hybrid
780
Academic library holdings within nest .
Find your level of bird®.
Explore the levels, then choose the capabilities your library needs.
bird: CORE
Navigate the landscape.
What else is available in our fields—including Open Access?
For example
A new interdisciplinary program draws on several subjects. Explore commercial and Open Access database profiles by discipline, format, or publisher. Use the curated coverage information to identify resources worth investigating. bird expands awareness, refines selection and can save weeks of searching.
- Commercial and Open Access resources
- Systematic subject discovery
- Current awareness
The foundation of bird.
bird: ADVANCED
Align with your collection.
How do our holdings support changing academic priorities?
For example
A faculty member requests a database. See all relevant bird resources alongside your current holdings to investigate existing coverage, possible overlap, and alternatives before deciding what deserves closer evaluation.
- Local holdings comparison
- Gaps and overlaps
- Alignment with academic priorities
Includes CORE.
bird: COMPLETE
Compare collections and preserve institutional memory.
How can peer comparisons and past assessments inform our next decision?
For example
A collection review revisits an earlier assessment. Add holdings comparisons through nest® analytics, consult the evidence and reasoning preserved in Collection Memory, and retain the context of the current review for colleagues.
- Peer comparison through nest® analytics
- Create peer-comparison and collection reports
- Collection Memory knowledge base
- Preserved assessments, evidence, and reasoning
Includes CORE and ADVANCED.
Which capabilities matter to your library?
Select all that apply.
Your priorities guide the choice.
Choose what your library needs to see the level that fits.
Included with bird: COMPLETE
Go beyond your own collection with nest analytics.
bird shows the research database landscape. ADVANCED places your holdings within it. bird: COMPLETE with nest adds peer comparison and reporting.
Compare your library’s holdings with approximately 800 academic libraries to see where your collection aligns with—or differs from—peer institutions.
- Build custom peer and aspirational-library groups
- Compare database holdings across institutions
- Create reports for collection review and planning
- Support acquisition, renewal, and cancellation decisions
“Another very helpful feature is ‘our nest’ which enables users to build custom groups of libraries for comparison. nest is where this suite truly shines.”