Specifications include, but are not limited to: DPI seeks to license and obtain access to databases and electronic resources within three (3)separate Collections for immediate online access to users of varying age and educational levels, including Wisconsin’s 5.9 million residents and libraries of all types, including public, school, academic, state agency and special libraries DPI seeks proposals consisting of a database package providing access to primarily full-text magazines, journals, and reference materials that meet the research needs and reading levels for the K-12 community. The package should include:●Database(s) providing access to primarily full-text magazine and journal articles, and other reference materials covering a wide variety of general interest subject areas andtopics, including, but not limited to, the arts, contemporary issues, health and wellness,history (U.S. & World), humanities, literature, science, social sciences, social studies, andtechnology. Biographies, essays, primary sources, speeches, images and video, news,eBooks, and other reference content are highly desirable.●Database(s) providing full-text coverage of current events and social issues. Overview oftopics should clearly present a cross-curricular overview of the issue, a chronology, and apro/con argument to meet the research needs and reading levels of school (K-12)audiences. Content must be current and reflect current topics in the news. Types of resources should include but not be limited to news articles, statistical tables, scholarly sources, etc. Resources such as opinion pieces, primary sources, discussion questions, expert interviews, audio, video, visual content, international sources, and suggestions for further research are highly desirable
