Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:
• Must be able to cover a broad range of engineering disciplines, with a focus on testing and evaluation literature;
• Must have a search interface that includes numerous primary categories and ability to perform keyword and other specialized topical queries for effective searches;
• Must have the ability to download HTML or PDF versions of documents;
• Must enable users to create user accounts to establish alerts and save searches;
• Must be able to provide access to multiple users via IP address (multi-user, multi-campus subscription);
• Must be able to provide eJournals, eBooks, and papers and chapters dating back several decades;
• Must be able to provide access to ASTM standards; and
• Must be able to provide multiple language translations of content.