Evropská komise (Ředitelství pro vzdělávání a kulturu) vypsala tendr na dodavatele nového Library Management System pro několik knihoven v rámci struktury EU institucí a agentur v Evropě. Budget na 120 měsíců je €6.000.000. deadline pro podání nabídek 24/10. Tady jsou základní technické parametry, zájemci o detaily pište a volejte (horejsi.tomas@gmail.com, +32-473-116804):
Background and vision: The EU Libraries and information services of the EU Institutions, Agencies and Bodies provide services to over 40.000 staff members from the 28 EU countries, with a specific focus on European matters. Over the years, the EU Libraries have created multilingual collections where traditional formats such as paper and microforms coexist with all types of electronic resources which are supplied by many different vendors. Typically the technical heart of library service delivery has been the library management system (LMS) which integrates processes and work flows within one system. These processes include: Acquisitions – ordering, receipting and cataloguing stock items, managing library stock budgets, etc. Cataloguing & Metadata management Circulations – issuing and discharging items at the library desks and by self-service; managing reservations, including shelf-checks; managing borrower accounts and transactions; fines and charges; etc. Readers’ Services – An Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) permits customers to enquire about stock, place reservations, renew loans, etc. Management Information – statistics on system transactions, borrower information, etc. Authentication – the library management system is used to authenticate users of other services such as public access PCs, online services, etc. The EU Libraries see the future of library services as increasingly online, open, and integrated with other institutional technologies. In addition, the libraries have greatly expanded from the traditional role of collection development, management and promotion to centres of knowledge. Library collections themselves have become more diverse and collection development and management now embraces more and more electronic resources. The new LMS models orientated towards services and openness are perceived as a good opportunity to offer services to end users beyond the traditional realm of a library, and the EU Libraries would like to explore this. On top of this, the EU Libraries would also like to take advantage of the SaaS (Software as a Service) model to free local resources, mostly related to hardware and operating system maintenance, as well as to benefit from more frequent software updates. The vision for the future includes: Seeking to implement open data and open standards in order to simplify flexibility and development. Applying institutional policy on cloud computing at the earliest opportunity. Hosting LMS data in the cloud. Containing costs and saving money. Delivering Discovery services which will uncover all the wealth of resources the library services have to offer to customers from catalogues, databases and online services via a single search.
Purpose: This call for tenders is intended to lead to a framework contract to be used by the EU Libraries to acquire state-of-the-art integrated library management and resource discovery system under the SaaS model (Software as a Service). The following key deliverables are expected from the Library Management System and Resource Discovery Solution: a. A next generation, SaaS, cloud based solution service that allows the Library staff, users and other stakeholders to take advantage of the benefits offered by the next generation of LMS and Resource discovery solution. b. Highly secure and resilient off-site managed LMS and Resource Discovery solution. c. Web-based LMS and Resource Discovery interfaces that are multiple-browser and device friendly. d. A solution that is both scalable and flexible. e. A unified resource management approach for library staff to enhance capability to effectively manage core library management functions across all library process areas. f. The ability to offer EU Libraries users a modern, feature-rich, single search and discovery interface that seamlessly integrates with multiple resources and repositories. g. Comprehensive implementation functionalities – including API’s, Web Services – to integrate the library management system with a number of existing and potential future institutional systems including finance, identity management and other wide systems. h. The capability to produce detailed accurate and comprehensive management reporting, through customised dashboard interfaces. i. Customisation and configuration of both the library management system and resource discovery system on an institution by institution level for each institution library within the EU Libraries. j. All necessary data & configuration migrations and data updates from the existing LMS systems to the successful supplier’s proposed solution. The above functionalities need to be covered by a maintenance and support service, and their initial implementation supported by a detailed project plan. The invoicing by the supplier for the usage, setup, migration, support and training for the system must be per EU Library based. There will be no shared catalogue created between the libraries of participating institutions, as each institution will have its own independent system.
Participation of other EU Institutions, executive agencies, agencies and bodies: This call for tenders is inter-institutional. In addition to the European Commission itself, the resulting contract will apply to the following awarding authorities, all of which are EU Institutions, Executive Agencies, Bodies or Agencies: 1 European Parliament EP Strasbourg (FR), Brussels (BE) 2 Council of the European Union COUNCIL Brussels (BE) 3 European Court of Auditors ECA Luxembourg (LU) 4 European Economic and Social Committee EESC Brussels (BE) 5 Committee of the Regions CoR Brussels (BE) 6 European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training CEDEFOP Thessaloniki (GR) 7 European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions EUROFOUND DublinLoughlinstown (IE) 8 European Institute for Gender Equality EIGE Vilnius (LT) 9 European Union Intellectual Property Office EUIPO Alicante (ES)
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