Specifications include, but are not limited to: Option 1, a Course Materials Adoption Tool, will provide UMass Amherst with a comprehensive Course Materials Adoption Tool. Components of a Course Materials Adoption Tool serving UMass Amherst should include, but not be limited to, the following: Supporting the academic mission of UMass Amherst by providing efficient and effective online course materials adoption services to faculty and the academic community. • Communicating and coordinating effectively and proactively with UMass Amherst’s designated personnel regarding course material adoptions. • Providing UMass Students with convenient access to required and recommended course materials information. • Surfacing course materials content that is available from the UMass Library. • Providing comprehensive course materials services to support all UMass Amherst academic programs (i.e., undergraduate, graduate, professional, etc.). • Utilizing state-of-the-art technology and emerging technologies for Web based course materials operations (e.g., online adoptions, registration integration, etc.).