Liam
Is there a reference on the JISC site for this ITT? Thank you.
Robin
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> From: Liam Earney <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:40:32 -0000
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: ITT for the Acquisition of Digital Journal Archive(s) and Backfile(s)
> by JISC Collections on Behalf of United Kingdom Further and Higher Education
> Institutions and Research Councils
>
> *** Apologies for Cross Posting***
>
> JISC Collections has issued an invitation to tender for the acquisition of
> digital journal archive(s) and backfile(s) by JISC Collections on behalf of
> United Kingdom Further and Higher Education Institutions and Research
> Councils.
>
> This tender invites bids from publishers for digital journal archives and
> backfiles to be made available to UK Further and Higher Education
> Institutions and Research Councils. The journal(s)archives included in the
> offers should be peer reviewed, high quality and of high relevance to the UK
> academic community. JISC Collections wishes to license digital journal
> archive(s) in perpetuity and bids should include free access to the digital
> archive(s) from the publisherıs chosen platform for a period of five years.
>
> The deadline for proposals is midday, Monday 18th February 2008.
>
> JISC Collections has licensed a range of journal archives in perpetuity from
> publishers and learned societies such as the Royal Society of Chemistry,
> Institute of Physics, Institution of Civil Engineers, Oxford University
> Press and Internet Archaeology. These agreements have had wide take up and
> provided efficiencies of time and money for the UK academic community,
> whilst the publishers have benefited from the efficiencies of a single sale,
> licensing arrangements at the national level and the increased visibility of
> their material as a result of the agreements.
>
> In response to demand from the academic community for further digital
> journal archives and a number of offers from publishers for their journal
> archives JISC Collections is now issuing a tender to assist the efficient
> and transparent acquisition of further digital archives.
>
> For further information and a copy of the Invitatiuon to Tender including
> the requirements and award criteria please contact Liam Earney.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Liam Earney
>
> Collections Team Manager
> JISC Collections
> Brettenham House
> Lancaster Place
> London WC2E 7EN
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> Tel: +44 (0) 20 3006 6002
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