Specifications include, but are not limited to: The STATE’s, School Library Services (SLS) goal is to ensure that all students and staff are effective users of ideas and information, competent and enthusiastic readers, independent learners, and positive contributors to their school and community. 3.1.1 Web-based solution 3.1.2 Integrates with existing library and the STATE’s Department of Education systems including but not limited to the current Student Information System (SIS), Azure Active Directory, and next generation systems. 3.1.3 Open Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) to allow the ILMS to communicate with other outside systems. 3.1.4 Standard and customizable graphical user interfaces to support different displays of information, including school, classroom, student, teacher, and grade levels. 3.1.5 Provides search syntax strings/widgets for embedding catalog and logins to be placed on websites. 3.1.6 Automate and centralize library circulation and cataloging functions such as checkin/checkout, fine calculations, holds, renewals, overdue notices, inventory, statistical reporting, creating and updating library records, and importing and exporting Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) and Resource Description and Access (RDA) records. 3.1.7 Provide cross-database search capabilities, including but not limited to the district-wide catalog and current and future third-party supplied databases (e.g. World Book, Britannica School, EBSCO, Infobase Learning). 3.1.8 Reside on an Enterprise server platform utilizing industry standard operating systems. The solution should be hardware and operating system agnostic. 3.1.9 Supply enhanced content for the collections including Full MARC records, title covers and artwork, reviews, learning standards, Accelerated Reader, lexiles, etc. To support this goal, SLS intends to select a centralized state-of-the-art, integrated library management system (ILMS) to meet library operation, instruction, and resource discovery and dissemination needs. The purpose of a centralized ILMS is to facilitate and encourage access to and use of central and local library resources by students and teachers in support of the STATE’s learning goals and targets. The selected ILMS will enhance educational opportunities, improve over-all school library and educational processes, reduce costs, provide disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities, employ up-to-date and advanced technologies, and allow for future growth.