Library Reading List Software

Tender description

The Library at the University of Southampton intends to procure a reading list system to facilitate the personalised delivery of course materials, including books, digital readings, and other content, into the virtual learning environment of students. This will result in an enhanced student experience, improved engagement with academics supporting taught course development, simplified accessibility of library collections, and greater efficiency in procurement (in terms of staff time and acquisitions budgets). Our measures of success include: * Reading list system implementation * Interoperability between the reading list system and other University of Southampton and third-party systems * User acceptance testing and necessary systems configurations * Consistent availability of course reading lists, across multiple formats, to all taught courses and programmes * Personalised delivery to students into their digital environments, a high quality digital experience, and seamless interoperability across systems. *Value-for-money procurement workflows, supported by real-time insight into student demand and availability * Learning analytics used to establish the student engagement with reading lists and to evaluate the learning design of teaching supporting evidence based teaching research in relation to our Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) submission. Current systems are: * Blackboard (Virtual Learning Environment) * Symphony, Sirsi Dynix (Library Management System) * Enterprise, Sirsi Dynix (Library Catalogue and Discovery) * Ellucian Banner * WorkTribe Curriculum Management System (CRUMS) * CLA Digital Content Store * Shibboleth (University user authentication) * ResourceLink Stakeholders include: * Students * Academics * Faculty and library administration staff at any campus locations * Academic Engagement Librarians * Acquisitions and Discovery Librarians