Planning for SLED 2 – Request for Information (RFI)
SLED2 is a statewide library system envisioned to provide all Alaska residents with a 21st century learning and discovery experience encouraging knowledge creation and dissemination, cultural enrichment, and intellectual and technical innovation. Goals are to provide equal and best possible access to print, electronic, and other resources of Alaska libraries, cultural and educational institutions while maximizing institutions purchasing power and giving taxpayers the best possible return on their investment. Key components are a shared patron database, a traditional union catalog, multiple methods of access and authorization, federated searching and/or a full portal, unmediated patron self servicing of requests, and all the functional modules of a traditional ILS.
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The RFI is an important part of the planning process for the next generation ILS for Alaska. System vendors are invited to participate in the planning process by responding to the RFI by June 29, 2009.
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June 2nd, 2009