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FROM: Anne Marie Gold, County Librarian
DATE: October 10, 1994
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT TO COUNTY LIBRARY FROM THE SAN RAMON LIBRARY FOUNDATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Accept gift-of a one-year subscription to Business Info-Trac System for the San Ramon Branch Library from
the San Ramon Library Foundation, provided sufficient unsolicited funds are donated for the gift.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The basic system cost for one year is $15,000. Upon accepting this gift, the County agrees to provide
additional services to those providing funds for the gift. The value of these services is estimated at $5,800
per year. Accordingly, the value of the proposed gift is estimated at $9,200 per year.
BACKGROUND:
Business Info-Trac is a system which, with the use of a personal computer and CD-ROM technology, allows
library users to get business information that would not normally be available at the San Ramon Branch
Library. This includes information on new products and technologies, mergers and acquisitions, investments,
corporate profiles, annual reports, etc. The San Ramon Library Foundation has offered to lease the system
for the San Ramon Branch, provided sufficient unsolicited funds are donated for the gift and if library staff
will provide certain additional services to those providing funds for the gift. Examples of the additional
services to be provided are: (1) access to the system prior to opening of the library to the public, (2) training
on use of the system,.and (3) the ability to schedule use of the system in advance. The County Librarian
has estimated the cost of these additional services to be $5,800.00 and recommends acceptance of this gift.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:_YES SIGNATURE: '
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR—RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON J APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER_
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED OCT ZS 1994
Contact: Jerry Prideaux,646-6423 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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County Administrator By �J) ��,a�.l� DEPUTY
County Auditor
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