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E-Books Working Group
Background
The Scholars Portal E-Books Working Group was formed, following this year's Scholars Portal Forum on E-Books, to work with the University of Toronto Library, as service provider for Scholars Portal, to explore options for setting up a locally hosted e-books server platform for OCUL. The E-Book Working Group will solicit input from all the OCUL libraries in this process, from setting requirements for an e-book platform, to be included in an RFI, to gathering feedback from the schools about vendor presentations. The Working Group reports to the Scholars Portal Operations and Development Group - a new management team established by the OCUL Directors to guide ongoing Scholars Portal Operations.
Membership
Allan Bell (Waterloo)
Alan Darnell (SPOT/Chair)
Warren Holder (U of T)
Tony Horava (U of O)
Sian Meikle (U of T)
Mita Williams (U of Windsor)
Timetable of Activities
The work of the group will proceed as follows:
| Activity | Status |
|---|---|
| Selection of E-Book review committee | DONE |
| Review of functional requirements by OCUL members via SPOT Docs WIKI | Ongoing |
| Request for Information to be sent to potential system vendors | March 15th - Completed |
| Responses to RFI due | March 30th - Completed |
| Review of responses, vendor presentations, and selection of short list of potential system vendors | April 27th - Completed |
| Vendor Presentations | May 3rd - Completed |
| Request for Proposals to be sent to short listed vendors | Completed |
| Responses to RFP due | Oct 19 |
| Review of responses, presentations and vendor selection | Oct 23 |
| Report to Scholars Portal Operations and Development Group | Oct 30 |
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