Call for a National Hosting Strategy for E-Resources (Germany)

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Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:07:23 +0100
From: Max Vogler <max@voegler.name>

Hello,

I would like to alert your readers to the following Call for a 
"National Hosting Strategy for electronic resources". Deadline 
for expressions of interest is 19 January.

Both the English and German version of the call can be found on 
our homepage:

	<http://www.dfg.de/ausschreibungen/>

Many thanks and best wishes for the holidays!

Best, Max Voegler
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Dr. Max Vogler
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft  (DFG)
German Research Foundation
-Scientific Library Services and Information Systems-
-Humanities and Social Sciences-
D-53170 Bonn

Tel. +49 (228) 885-2182
Fax +49 (228) 885-2272
Max.Voegler@dfg.de
http://www.dfg.de

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Call for expressions of interest for a study entitled 
"Implementing a National Hosting Strategy for electronic 
resources in Germany"

The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 
DFG), in association with the Alliance of German Science 
Organisations, is commissioning a study to develop a national 
hosting strategy for licensed publications and other digital 
media, as well as for the large digital collections funded 
through the DFG's digitization programmes.  The study should 
include the national and international context for such a 
strategy.

The aim of the study

The study's objective is to analyze the status quo regarding the 
establishment of a national hosting structure. This includes:

(1)  an analysis of currently existing initiatives on a national 
level and of existing international approaches, both centrally 
and decentrally organized; and,

(2)  to take into account the specific practical requirements 
necessary for the effective and sustainable implementation of 
such a strategy.

Furthermore, the study should detail possible scenarios for a 
national hosting strategy and include a sound recommendation on 
the strategy to be pursued by the contracting authority. The 
study can be written in German or English.

Requirements for the candidates (Contractor)

Applicants must demonstrate the relevant qualifications and the 
necessary capacities to carry out such a study.

Qualifications

The contractor will have a high degree of relevant expertise and 
competence. Applicants must demonstrate the necessary subject 
expertise in both the conception and execution of such a study. 
Furthermore, applicants must demonstrate sufficient expertise in 
the information procurement / information technology sector. It 
is also expected that the contractor will have sufficient 
experience in managing projects with a comparable structure 
(studies with several workshops and multiple interviews, the 
formulation of clear recommendations within complex subject 
areas). Furthermore, the contractor should already be familiar 
with issues surrounding digital media, repositories and hosting 
strategies.

Capacities

Applicants must demonstrate that they have sufficient qualified 
personnel available to them to carry out the study in the period 
of time mentioned below. Moreover, the candidate must posses a 
sufficient infrastructure enabling them to carry out the study.

A list of relevant projects from the past 5 years should be 
attached.

Schedule

The study is currently scheduled to take place between May and 
November 2009.

A written invitation for tender will be sent to qualified 
participants on 2 February 2009.

Selected participants will be invited to an interview in front of 
a selection committee on 1 or 2 April 2009.

Documents to be Submitted

When applying for participation in the procurement procedure, the 
following documents should be submitted along with the expression 
of interest:

* References regarding the expertise and qualification of the 
candidate
* Information on the capacities of the applicant to carry out 
such a study

Length of Application

The application should not exceed 10 pages.

Submission Information

Deadline for submission is 19 January 2009. Please send your
application to :

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Attn: Ms Anne Lipp
Kennedyallee 40
53175 Bonn
Germany