EBSCO_Product_Specifications_(Final).docx

Product Specifications Online Subscription to Legal and Other Periodicals

1. Objective. Contractor shall provide an online subscription to EBSCO Online or an equivalent subscription provider to The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School’s students and faculty.

2. Scope.

2.1. Contractor shall provide students and faculty with access to the EBSCO Discovery Service, or an equivalent subscription provider, with full text finder and custom catalog as well as an Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective Access to all EBSCO University of Virginia (UVA) Databases.

2.2. The world's largest intermediary between publishers and libraries, EBSCO is the only database aggregator that serves as a subscription agent. It is able to deliver streamlined content in the form of journals, e-book subscriptions, or other subscription databases in an extremely accessible format which streamlines the search experience for students, researchers and professionals. Other subscription providers would be considered if they can provide the same level of access as currently provided by EBSCO.

2.3. Requiring the following features:

2.3.1. Basic and advanced search options.

2.3.2. Serves both new and experienced researchers with a variety of features to refine search results.

2.3.3. High-quality articles licensed from reputable publishers recognized by library professionals, chosen to meet the specific needs of researchers.

2.3.4. Citation assistance where users can view, save, print, email or export citations in many formats directly from the database while providing users with the ability to save searches and results in a password-protected folder for later reference.

2.3.5. Mobile access where users can access the site from a smartphone or tablet and display a mobile-friendly version. Mobile features include basic searching, access to full-text articles, and the ability to email and save results

2.4. The Judge Advocate General's School is authorized by statute to award a Master of Legal Letters Degree in Military Law. Like other educational institutions in the federal government (e.g., The Army War College, National Defense University, etc.) that offers degree programs, those degrees must be accredited. This subscription will assist in the effectiveness of the degree program given to our Judge Advocates.