DoDL Multi-Topic Database subscription

DoDL needs a Multi-Topic Database package Subscription. Must include an academic research, a biography, a general reference, and a military and intelligence databases.

The academic research database must feature multiple million full-text articles from leading books, journals, magazines, newspapers and primary sources, multimedia assets including videos, podcasts, tutorials and images, daily updates of new content. These databases must cover subject matter with a specific focus on business practices, literary resources, environmental studies, and world cultures. The information must be provided in a simple user interface that allows users to search an individual database or the entire collection. Users must be able to browse by topic or preform detailed searches.

A general reference database must allow researchers to find the information they want quickly. With intuitive searching that mirrors Internet searches, users must easily be able to tap into sources that are guaranteed for quality. Most content must be full-text with no embargo (no more than 10%) and recommended by Bowker's Magazines for Libraries. Content curation and detailed indexing must ensure quality results from nearly 14,000 periodicals, newspapers, reference eBooks, and multimedia sources, along with more than 200,000 images, and thousands of audio files and videos from BBC, National Public Radio, and other reliable sources.

A biography database must include narrative biographies, new stories, and multimedia content bring to life the historical figures, world leaders, sports stars, entertainers, scientists, and authors who have impacted our world throughout history as well as those who are shaping our future. Must include more than 600,000 biographical entries that cover international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Must include over 5,000 curated biography pages on contemporary and historical figures that are continually updated, merging authoritative reference content with periodicals and multimedia. Must allow to search for people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text.

A military and intelligence database must provide military personnel with access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and present military affairs. Updated annually, this library resource must contain hand-selected content supporting key subject areas such as, governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.

Features, including a topic search tool, must interconnect articles and topics between databases and other related resources and a mobile-optimized interface, to support and enhance the search experience.