Integrated Library System Reports

Guides

How to Write a Request for Proposal (RFP) A vendors take on how to write a RFP (lnstructional Designs).

The RFP Process. This overview of the RFP process is part of the University of Arizona LIS 613 class "System Analysis and Evaluation" taught by Stuart Glogoff.

RFP/RFQ Process. Outline from SIS 582 Library Automation August 6, 1997 taught by Tamara J. Miller.

Sample RFPs

City of Albuquerque. Rio Grande Valley Library System. Request for Proposal (RFP96-021-SV). May 30, 1996.

California State University. Unified Information Access System. 1996.

State Of Connecticut Request For Proposal Rfp No. 967-A-47-171 For A Statewide Bibliographic Database And Associated Services, And An Information Gateway For The State Library/Ct Library Network (Cln)

Florida Center for Library Automation. Includes Invitation to Negotiate and RFI.

Harvard University Library HOLLIS II. While not an RFP this site includes functional needs checklists, evaluation scenarios and project organization.

Howe Library Request for Proposal Hanover NH, RFP for network.

Illinois Library Computer Systems Office Request for Proposals (RFP). March 25, 1997.

Indiana State Library and Historical Board. Automation Standards. These standards, created by State's Council on Library Automation, are to be used by Indiana libraries in the implementation of new computer systems acquired after July 1, 1993.

Intergrated Library System for Icelandic Libraries. An RFP for a system for use by all libraries in Iceland.

Library of Congress NDL Requests for Proposals for scanning and text conversion services. Includes "Digital Images from Original Documents, Text Conversion and SGML-Encoding", "Conversion of Microfilm to Digital Images", and "Conversion of Pictorial Materials to Digital Images".

Library of Congress ILS RFP97-12 Wordperfect file.

Minnesota Library Information Network Project (MnLINK) Includes links to RFP, information about vendor selection and implementation, etc.

North Dakota Library Information System ODIN Library System Vendor Information. Includes links to vendors, ODIN RFI, and new system feature draft documents.

State University of New York (SUNY). Library Automation Migration RFP

University of Alabama Libraries. Request for Information.

University of Iowa. RFP

The University of Kansas. Request for Proposal for a New Integrated Library System.

Universtiy of Michigan. Library Management System (LMS) Evaluation. Includes RFI.

Integrated Online Library SystemUniversity of Wisconsin Library Automation Task Force. Includes planning documents, RFP evaluation guides and RFI.

Wisconsin Request for Proposal (RFP) for Licensing full text database online access services Although not a RFP for an integrated library system, still useful as a model for planning.

If you know of any RFPs, RFIs, etc. that are on the web but not listed here, please send an e-mail to the address listed below. If you have an RFP, RFI, etc. or any other document that assists in a library automation project, that you would like to contribute to this collection, please send the electronic document to the e-mail address listed below.