From: Erica Owusu <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 14:04:16 -0400

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The University of Maryland College Park has issued a Request For
Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the University System of Maryland &
Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium. The objective of
this procurement is to acquire an online, web-based Electronic
Resource Management System (ERMS) for facilitating and tracking
electronic resources for USMAI.

The RFP is available online through the Maryland Marketplace portal:
http://tiny.cc/USMAIERMSRFP

USMAI intends to acquire and use an electronic resource management
system (ERMS) that is either hosted by the vendor or locally installed
at the University of Maryland Libraries. The purpose of the ERMS is to
be a central, shared repository for electronic resource data, a
workflow management and license-tracking tool for electronic resource
activities, a harvester and report generator for usage statistics, and
other capabilities associated with effective management of the USMAI
consortium’s electronic resources. Additional considerations for the
proposed ERMS include capabilities and functionality to support the
local or member library level as USMAI member libraries acquire
electronic resources direct with vendors and/or via another
consortium. Having an ERMS that fulfills both the consortial and local
level of electronic resource management functions in the same platform
is highly preferred.

For more information regarding this solicitation, please contact:

Maria G. Gutierrez
Tel: 301-405-5829
Email: [log in to unmask]

Erica Owusu, MSIS
Acquisitions & Licensing Coordinator
USMAI Library Consortium
http://usmai.org/
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(817) 657-9274 cell