Specifications Elsevier ScienceDirect.pdf
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This document outlines requirements for an Elsevier ScienceDirect online library platform subscription for the Naval Research Laboratory. The Naval Research Laboratory seeks to renew its annual subscription to the Elsevier ScienceDirect online library platform to provide its scientists and engineers access to licensed journal articles, books and other research materials essential to supporting the organization's research and development missions. The selected contractor will be required to provide access to subscribed Elsevier ScienceDirect content through its web interface and also provide article files to upload to the NRL's TOPREDO platform. The contractor must submit quarterly title reports and will supply additional customized usage reports upon request. An updated annual title-level price list is due by September 1 each year.
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Subscription N00173-23-P-2023 Attachment 01 – Specifications
PR1301071518
SPECIFICATIONS
Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Subscription for the Naval Research Laboratory’s Ruth H. Hooker Research Library
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Ruth H. Hooker Research Library in Washington DC is part of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the U. S. Navy’s corporate laboratory. The Ruth H. Hooker Library acquires and preserves scientific and technical literature, across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, from publishers, professional societies and research institutes around the world. The Library’s Information Resources and Services Unit builds the NRL modern scientific technical literature collection, including electronic subscriptions to journals, books, standards, proceedings, reports and other research materials.
II. OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this contract is to provide dual access to licensed information content on the Elsevier ScienceDirect platform and on NRL’s TOPREDO platform. Access to Elsevier ScienceDirect’s content allows NRL scientists, and engineers to obtain information essential to the support of NRL’s R&D missions.
III. SERVICES
A. Products
1. Elsevier ScienceDirect shall provide all products in accordance with the price quote, which is hereby incorporated into this contract by reference.
B. Specific Requirements
1. The contractor shall provide NRL access to the electronic version of subscribed Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library content through its web interface and provide electronic files to upload onto TORPEDO. Access will be cumulative for articles published in the journals since the first year a journal or proceedings became available on Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library platform and includes any previous investments.
III. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES
1. Contractor shall provide an administrative account to NRL that allows Library staff to compile usage statistics and other metrics.
2. A quarterly report detailing all titles being provided through this contract shall be provided. This report should include the title, ISSN, eISSN, publisher format, publishing status, journal title URL and any status related comments. Reports will
Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Subscription N00173-23-P-2023 Attachment 01 – Specifications
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be forwarded in a spreadsheet format (i.e. Microsoft Excel)
3. Contractor will supply additional customized reports upon request from NRL including denial of service reports as well as detailed usage statistics. The contractor will forward customized reports to the Library in a spreadsheet format (i.e. Microsoft Excel).
4. Contractor shall provide an updated “title-level” price list annually, by 1
September.
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