BDS ON NLI FRAMEWORK

BDS has succeeded in its bid to be placed on the National Library of Ireland (NLI) Procurement Framework.

The invitation to tender for “Metadata Creation, QA, and Enhancement” and resulting acceptance onto the framework means that BDS can now bid for subsequent mini-tenders to supply metadata to the National Library of Ireland. The contract covers digital as well as printed material.

The successful bid positions BDS in a pre-eminent position to tender for English language metadata supply.

The NLI collects material through legal deposit, purchase and donation. The provision of access to its collections is a key objective and requires worldclass metadata to ensure accurate cataloguing and discoverability.

“This represents a huge endorsement from an internationally renowned institution,” says Sarah

Armitage, Director of Library Sales at BDS and the person responsible for drafting the bid. “BDS’s growth in Ireland is a remarkable success story. We look forward to working closely with all Irish libraries over the coming years.”

BDS already supplies every local authority library in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Find out more about the National Library of Ireland at www.nli.ie