The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals for the acquisition, implementation, training and maintenance of an Integrated Library System (ILS).
Mount Royal University Library is an integral part of the MRU experience, supporting deep learning and innovative teaching and scholarship. The Library fosters intellectual curiosity, creativity, and exploration, where people find new answers and develop new questions. The Library engages our diverse communities by sharing our expertise through a range of intriguing programs, excellent services, and rich information resources, in a welcoming, technology‑enabled environment.
A new ILS will support the Library and its membership in their goals to:
- Enhance outreach to MRU’s diverse communities through strategic marketing and community-tailored programming.
- Evaluate and meet user needs through highly responsive and accessible services, adaptable spaces, and technological innovations.
- Enhance collaboration within our team and with our building partners to provide innovative and improved experiences to our users.
- Increase the value and impact of the Library’s online presence as a critical teaching tool and a virtual destination of choice.
- Promote the Library as a knowledge catalyst, generating ideas, fostering connections, and combining expertise and information to create knowledge.
A new ILS will provide the Library with efficient workflows, adherence to both library industry and technology standards and best practices, provide staff access to statistical data on both system use and inventory, provide self-service opportunities for patrons, provide access controls to protect patron privacy and be scalable and adaptable for future growth and needs.
The system must include acquisitions, bookings, circulation, collections, discovery, eResource management, and reporting.
