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ABC-CLIO    ABC-CLIO is a publisher of reference, contemporary thought, and professional development content, created to help students, educators, librarians, and general readers of all ages wrestle with complex challenges. TRIAL AND PRICING AVAILABLE-SEE EBSCO 
ACCESS Science       AccessScience delivers more than 9,000 encyclopedia articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology — available on AccessScience first — before the print publication of the Encyclopedia and the Yearbook. The site contains more than 16,000 videos, animations, charts, and images, as well as biographies of more than 2,700 well-known scientists through the ages.  

Premium 		ADOBE ADOBE provides software to easily scan and convert paper documents into searchable, electronic PDF files, and turn paper forms into fillable PDF forms.
Alexander Street Press  Alexander Street is a publisher of online collections in streaming audio, streaming video, and full text.  Areas covered include music, the performing arts, history, literature, drama & film scripts, anthropology, sociology, counseling, and other areas.  Collections of special interest to K-12 libraries include American History in Video, World History in Video, Music Online, American Civil War Online, Letters and Diaries Online, Oral History Online, and Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection. TRIAL AVAILABLE
American Coach School and Coach bus rentals
American Van Rental Van RentalFMVSS approved 15 pass Activity Buses for rent. Daily and long term rates offered rates offered. American Van Rental has 7, 11 and 15 passenger vans to fill all your rental needs.  We even rent 9 passenger hi-top luxury vans with TV and DVD, which are great for family vacation and corporate travel.

Premium 		Artco-Bell (Sagus International) Artco-Bell manufacturers a wide variety of school furniture items such as classroom furniture, computer furniture, teachers desks and multi-purpose tables.
Artstor  ARTstor is a nonprofit digital image library for educators. 
Atlantic Lighting & Supply Atlantic Lighting is a leading provider of lighting supplies such as lamps (bulbs), ballast, sockets, lenses, batteries, fixtures.

Premium 		AVI-SPL NEW! Tampa-based AVI-SPL is recognized as an innovative leader in the collaboration and AV industry, the result of a 2008 merger between Audio Visual Innovations (AVI) and Signal Perfection Ltd (SPL).
Baker & Taylor Books    Baker & Taylor is a supplier of books and paperbacks for libraries.
Balt  Balt provides Conference & Training tables, Seating, Av & Presentation furniture, Lecturns. Carrels and Technology Support Furniture.
Best-Rite Best-Rite provides a wide variety of marker boards, Chalk boards, Projection Screens, Wall Dividers, Easels and Display Cases and Cabinets. 
Blick Art Materials Blick Art Materials remains the premier art supply source for professional artists, students, and teachers, and continues to be a family-owned business.
Bound to Stay Bound  Bound To Stay Bound is a supplier of books and paperbacks for libraries.
BrainPop  BrainPOP® engages students with hundreds of animated movies, interactive quizzes, educational games, high-interest readings, and more.  Our award-winning resources – including BrainPOP J

Premium 		Building Solutions NEW!    Building Solutions is a project leader, process manager and technical advisor for real estate and facility development programs, building assessments and facility problem-solving.
BusMax  BusMax (AutoMax) is a resource for Renting/Leasing Cars, Vans, SUVs and Buses.

Premium 		CamperReg  CamperReg is a comprehensive system with tools to handle all the administrative responsibilities of running a camp so that you can focus on what you do best - directing and managing your school.
Capitol Microscope Systems In addition to selling microscopes nationwide, they also maintain a on site sales/service representatives for the Southeastern United States as well as Texas.

Premium 		CBA Sports CBA Sports is a sports construction firm specializing in the installation and service of athletic surfacing and sports flooring systems.

Premium 		CDW-G CDW-G is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare.  They have a 6,000 plus team with dedicated solution architects who help customers choose the right technology products and services.  They consult with leading partners like HP, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and Adobe to design the best solution for your needs.  Products and services include visualization, networking, security unified communications and cloud computing, cables, computers & accessories, electronics, memory, monitors, projectors, printers, scanners, servers and server management and software
Coalesse Formerly Brayton International, Coalesse manufacturers a broad line of designer oriented furniture whether its desk, credenzas or bookcases for the offices or Lounge seating, benches or occasional tables for lobby areas or conference tables and chairs for conference rooms.  They also offer several lines of executive seating, guest chairs and task chairs.
Cobbs, Allen & Hall  Cobbs, Allen & Hall (CAH) is the managing broker for MISBO's Insurance Program with United Educators.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)  Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
Community Community is a division of Jasper Seating (JSI) and manufacturers a selection of wood and metal chairs for the library and cafeteria, benches, lounge chairs and tables for the lobby areas, desk and tables for the classrooms.
Copy Central  Copy Central provides off site copying service. (Services only the greater Atlanta areas)
Corp Care The CorpCare EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) includes access to a national network of professional counselors, work-life programs, training, crisis intervention services, wellness program design and much more.
CQ Press   CQ Press is your first source for information on politics, policy, and people. We are the leading publisher of books, directories, subscriptions, and Web products on American politics, federal and state government, American institutions, campaigns and elections, current events, and world affairs.

Premium 		Culinary Management Solutions Culinary Management Solutions offers Dining Service Assessments to Independent Schools of all sizes.  We then help evaluate your dining programs and determine an action plan to address and prioritize issues from financial management to food safety training to pre and post-production waste management and everything in between.  Our Food Management Professionals coach your management and hourly associates to meet all of your goals on the way to developing a Great

Premium 		Dell Computers  DELL Computers
DEMCO For over a century, DEMCO has been serving the needs of America's libraries and schools.  With a broad product offering of over 50,000 items including thousands of unique or hard-to-find supplies, furniture, and equipment, DEMCO offers more of what librarians need every day.
Diamond Mind Diamond Mind specializes in providing electronic payment processing (merchant services) and Purchase Card program to Independent Schools. As a result of their expertise, over 500 day and boarding schools use Diamond Mind as their provider. MISBO selected Diamond Mind because they offered a combination of low cost and excellent service.
Discovery Education  Discovery Education has been committed to education for over 10 years and our parent company, Discovery Communications (Home of the Discovery Channel) for over 25 years.
EBSCO   EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) is the leading provider of online resources for schools.  EBSCO has served the needs of the library and school markets for more than twenty-five years.  TRIAL AND PRICING AVAILABLE

Premium 		ECOLAB NEW!  Ecolab is a supplier of warewashing cleaning and sanitizing products.

Premium 		Educational Collaborators NEW! Educational Collaborators is a national consulting organization comprised of many of the best practitioners in the field of education.
Educational Products, Inc (EPI)  Educational Products, Inc provides custom pre-packaged "Back To School" supply packs, school supplies and t-shirts.
Encyclopedia Britannica  Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading provider of learning and knowledge products. We're proud to be one of the world's most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable - from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.  PRICING AND TRIAL SITE LISTED
Enterprise Rent-A-Car  Enterprise currently offers a rental car fleet of more than 878,000 vehicles including cars, minivans, SUVs, Pick-up Trucks and Cargo Vans.  With a commitment to providing exceptionally low rates and outstanding services, the Cooperative's competitively awarded contract with Enterprise Holdings Inc. offers members two rental programs to choose from, based upon your institution's individual needs and requirements.
Facts On File   Facts On File is one of America’s leading publishers of print and online reference materials for the school and library market. Known to librarians worldwide as "the Information Publisher," Facts On File has been publishing quality reference titles since 1941. Our list has grown to more than 1,300 titles and spans a multitude of subject areas such as U.S. history, world history, language and literature, science and technology, careers, social issues, and many others. Our publishing program covers five reading levels: elementary (grades 3-6), middle school (grades 6-8), high school (grades 9-12), college/academic, and general adult.    PRICING AND TRIAL LISTED

Premium 		FedEx Corporation  FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services.  They offer integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand.   

Premium 		Fisher Scientific Education Science Supplies
Follett FOLLETT - discount on the "former Sagebrush" products ONLY!

Premium 		Frey Scientific  Frey Scientific provides a wide variety of K-12 Science Supplies, Equipment and Lab Furniture.

Premium 		Fulton Communications Fulton Communications was established in 1946 in Atlanta and since that time we have grown into 9 other states supporting the U.S.   My main focus since 1996 has been to assist the education market deploy technology and save money on such project as:
GALE Group  Gale®, part of Cengage Learning, is a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. Best known for its accurate and authoritative reference content as well as its intelligent organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, the company creates and maintains more than 600 databases that are published online, in print, as eBooks and in microform.  TRIAL SITE AND PRICING LISTED
Georgia Chair Company Georgia Chair Company manufacturers a wide variety of wood furniture for the Classrooms, Library and Science Labs of your school.  They offer a large selection of wood chairs, rockers and stools as well as wood tables and bookcases for all three of theses areas.  All items are manufactured in the USA.
Georgia Natural Gas  Georgia Natural Gas is proud to serve MISBO member schools!
Glidden Professional (ICI)   Managing the complexity of the coating requirements for your facilities can be quite challenging. Schools, dorms and athletic facilities are complex buildings to maintain.  For new projects, you need a partner that understands construction scheduling and can support your internal Project Managers as they work with Architects, Designers, General Contractors and Painters.
Global Global manufactures a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.  
GovConnection  GovConnection is a distributor of electronics, including computer hardware, software and peripherals.
Grainger  Grainger is a provider of industrial supplies
Granger's Wold of Poetry  The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations, numbers that will continually expand with each update. The poems in full text are the most widely-read in the English language, as well as in Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
Greenwood Publishing Greenwood Publishing bought by ABC-CLIO, purchased through EBSCO.
Grolier Online Grolier Online is the most comprehensive source of nonfiction content targeted for grades 3 and up.
Grove Dictionary of Art & Music Grove Dictionary of Art & Music.Grove Art Online is today's foremost scholarly art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art.Grove Music Online has been the leading online resource for music research since its inception in 2001, a glorious compendium of music
Hasler Neopost  Hasler Neopost offers a selection of Mailing Machines, Mail Management Systems, Electronic Postage Scales, Manifest Systems, Receiving Systems, Folding & Inserting Systems and Letter Openers
Haworth  Haworth manufactures a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.
Herman Miller  Herman Miller offers a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.
Hertz Rent-A-Car  Hertz is the world's largest general use car rental company with more than 8,000 locations in nearly 150 countries.
Hewlett Packard (HP)  Agreement includes HP's commercial line of microcomputers (servers, desktops, notebooks and handheld PCs), Alpha/Unix/Itanium Servers, projectors, networking products, printers, digital cameras and services, for end-use only (not for resale), except in the case of the campus store or bookstore.
Highsmith  Complete line of technology, library, school furniture and equipment
Howe & Hutton  Howe & Hutton, Ltd, Gerard Panaro, Esq serves at MISBO's HR Attorney on Employment Law.The Law Firm for Associations®. We have carved a niche in the unique, creative and highly regulated area of nonprofit organization and hospitality law. Our clients are state-wide, national and international, with United States clients generally operating as 501(c) tax-exempt organizations.
Humanities E-Book (ACLS) ACLS Humanities E-Book is an electronic resource includes almost 2800 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected for their continuing importance to students and scholars. The collection will grow to over 3300 titles in early 2011.
Humanscale  Humanscale specializes in manufacturing high performance ergonomic furniture and accessories.
HW Wilson (Wilson Web) H.W. Wilson offers 78 reference databases to meet today’s research needs. These databases are maintained by editorial staff members who are experts in library science and other subjects, and updated daily by staff in New York and Dublin, Ireland. TRIAL AND PRICING AVAILABLE-SEE EBSCO
Interkal  Interkal provides Gymnasium bleachers and event/sports seating.
Inwood  Inwood manufacturers a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.
Jasper Library Furniture  Jasper Library Furniture, introduces a complete offering of workstations, tables,shelving, and seating to the library market. Our proven quality, experience, and commitment make our company an excellent choice for your library project. 
Jasper Seating (JSI)  Jasper Seating manufacturers a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.
JSTOR The JSTOR archive features the complete back-runs of over 1000 scholarly journals across over forty disciplines.  In contrast to our other communities, secondary schools participating in JSTOR will have access to the majority of currently available

Premium 		KI (Krueger International)   KI manufacturers a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.  In addition they also offer school furniture items such as classroom furniture, activity tables and cafeteria tables.
Knoll   Knoll manufactures a broad line of designer oriented furniture whether its desk, credenzas or bookcases for the offices or lounge seating, benches or occasional tables for the lobby areas or conference tables and conference chairs for the conference rooms.  They also offer several lines of executive seating, guest chairs and task chairs.

Premium 		KorKat  Korkat is known as a complete service company that offers individualized playgrounds and stylish site furnishings.
Lacasse  Lacasse manufactures a wide variety of office furniture such as desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, files and storage cabinets. 
Learning A to Z Learning A-Z believes that literacy is the foundation of all learning and the best resources help teachers differentiate their instruction to meet the needs of all students. Currently used in nearly half of the districts in the U.S.
LexisNexis   LexisNexis Scholastic gives college-bound students an edge by providing access to the content and functionality used in over 1,600 colleges nationwide.  The easy-to-use, web-based service delivers a cross-curricular mix of information from the most trusted, authoritative sources worldwide.  Scholastic contains thousands of sources in four key areas: News, Legal Research, Legislation, and Business Research.  Scholastic is especially helpful for disciplines such as Social Sciences, Government, Foreign-Language, History, Debate Teams, and Journalism Programs.  PRICING AND TRIAL AVAILABLE
Lib Guides (see Springshare)
List Industries  List Industries is America's Largest Manufacturer of Lockers specializing in Metal Lockers, Wood Lockers, Plastic Lockers, Welded Lockers, Knock-Down Lockers, and Athletic Lockers.
Lyrasis (formerly Solinet)  LYRASIS helps libraries operate more effectively by providing expanded access to valuable resources and professional expertise in content creation and management. 

Premium 		Mackin Premium Partner Mackin Educational Resources is a one-source acquisition service providing books in multiple formats; hardcover, prebound, paperback, audio, video, electronic, and online resources. All materials can arrive fully USMARC cataloged and processed and most of our cataloging and processing options are provided free of charge. Our services can be custom designed to fit each school’s individual need. Plus, you will have access to online collection analysis, collection development services, Titlematch, and new school services through our website www.mackin.com.
Mad Matter   The Mad Matter is a LEED compliant specialty floor matting company serving the Southeast since 1992.  They offer a wide variety of matting products from custom logo mats,  gymnasium floor & outdoor track protection, weight room flooring, indoor-outdoor walk off mats, chair mats, stair tread and runners.
Managed Healthcare Solutions  Managed Healthcare Solutions offers the following types of insurance: Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life, Voluntary Supplemental Life, Long Term Care, and Dental.
Maps101  Maps 101: The most comprehensive, cross-curricular, K-12, online resource. Maps101 includes K-12 instructional material suitable for World & U.S. History, Cultural and Physical Geography, Civics, & Economics with cross-curricular applications in Earth Science, and Language Arts, Math….essentially, every classroom can benefit from the Maps101 content. It includes more than 12,000 projectable maps, interactive maps, current events, videos, lesson plans, activities, World and U.S Atlases, educational games and much more!   PRICING AND TRIAL SITE LISTED
Mayfield Dairy (Dean Foods) Mayfield Dairy provides milk, juice, and ice cream products. They cover GA & South TN.

Premium 		MBSDirect   MBS Direct provides your students and their parents new and used textbooks at extremely competitive prices.   By having the parents purchase their students textbooks online, it relieves your institution of the cost and hassles of bookstore management and provides your families with convenient, money -saving options not currently available to them.

Premium 		Microsoft  Microsoft offer a wide variety of software for every need.

Premium 		Midwest Folding Products (Sagus International) - NEW!  Midwest Folding Products produces a wide variety of Cafeteria tables, folding tables, banquet tables, seminar tables, training tables, conference tables and utility tables.  They also offer choral risers and stages.

Premium 		Milner  Milner offers MFP’s from Ricoh, Konica Minolta and Lexmark’s Education Station and phone and dictation systems from Shor-Tel, Mitel and Avaya..

Premium 		Mohawk  As the world's leading producer and distributor of quality flooring, they offer highly reputable brands with nearly limitless possibilities. Their commercial brands—Karastan, Lees and Bigelow—create the perfect trio of flooring choices by offering solutions for all markets and all price points.
Moore Medical  Moore Medical provides medical supplies and equipment
Motion Picture Licensing Movie Licensing - MPLC holds the most comprehensive studio licensing for Faith-Based Day Schools.  They hold the licensing for 20thCentury Fox Studios for Secular Day Schools. 
Movie Licensing USA Only Movie Licensing USA is able to offer secular schools a public performance site license for all of these Hollywood studios. No other licensing source can provide this comprehensive coverage.
National Car Rental National Car Rental provides a large selection of quality vehicles for your business or leisure car rental needs from midsize and fullsize car models, to convertibles, SUVs, and minivans as well as specialty cars, trucks, and van rental. National provides exceptional variety and service to every car reservation and rental.
NBC Learn  NBC News Archives on Demand (K-12) is a collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources specifically designed for use in the K-12 classroom.
netTrekker  netTrekker is a leader in the organization and delivery of digital K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing education with highly effective technologies and services that help personalize learning and deliver engaging educational content to every student in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format.
News Bank  NewsBank’s comprehensive, Web-based research products satisfy the diverse needs of public libraries, colleges and universities, schools, government and military libraries, professionals and researchers, while NewsBank’s extensive media services enable its publishing partners to effectively leverage their content to generate additional revenue.
NoodleTools  NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process: Search intelligently, Assess the quality of results, Record, organize and synthesize information using online notecards, Format your bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style. PRICING AND TRIAL SITE LISTED

Premium 		Office Furniture/USA   Office Furniture USA (OF/USA) is a nationwide office furniture dealer franchise representing over 30 different product manufactures under one roof.  They offer a broad selection of desk, credenzas, bookcases, tables, chairs, lounge seating, files and storage cabinets.