See below for an explanation of the process:
| A Wish is received by Chest from a Site |
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The product wished for is added to the Chest wishlist |
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If sufficient wishes are received and other criteria are met for an individual product | WISHLIST STAGE | |
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| Eduserv Chest approaches the supplier of the product | ||||||
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| Chest negotiates an Agreement based on the initial details worked out with the supplier and any commments from the community |
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Sufficient EOI are received for an individual product |
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Chest presents the community with the details of a potential Agreement and requests Expressions Of Interest | EOI STAGE | |
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| The new Eduserv Chest Agreement is announced on the CHEST-NEWS JISCmail list, in the Chest Messenger and on the Chest website |