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FROM Anne Cain, County Librarian
DATE; December4, 2000
SUBJECT: Authorize the County Library to Join the Golden Gateway Library Network
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution authorizing the Centra Costa County Library to join the Golden Gateway Library
Network. 2000 578
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Library of California Act specifies that there can be no dues for membership; therefore there is no
membership fee to join the Golden Gateway Library Network. All basic services for members will be funded
by the State at no or reduced/subsidized crest. Enhanced services may be available to members for a fee;
however, members are not required to purchase any enhanced services or participate in a
reduced/subsidized cost program as a condition of membership,
Members are required to share resources with other member libraries., but the Golden Gateway Library
Network/Library of California will provide funding to offset the cost of this sharing,
Participation in some programs may require the commitment of local resources; however, such commitment
will be more than outweighed by the programmatic value received.
BACKGROUND:
The Library of California was created by California law in 1993. The Library of California is comprised of
seven regions, each responsible for developing coordinated resource sharing and the delivery of library
services among all libraries throughout the region. The Library of California will coordinate services among
the regions and provide statewide resources and the telecommunications infrastructure for electronic
interconnectivity and service delivery. State funding provides a base level of membership service for each
library that joins the Golden Gateway Library Network, The Contra Costa County Library currently receives
services through BALIS, a CLSA public library system and will continue to receive these services at the same
or increased level through the Library of California. It is anticipated that all services will transition from the
CLSA systems to the Golden Gateway Library Network within the next two to five years. Golden Gateway
Library Network services currently supplement, but do not supplant, CLSA and Library of California service
delivery.
The Golden Gateway Library Region incorporates the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin,
Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, Sari Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and
Sonoma, The region is organized as a 501c(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization whose members are
public, special, academic and school libraries in the area. The member libraries are eligible for all Libraries of
California-funded programs at no cost.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECO rI IENDATIONOF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ' RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS is A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
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SUPERVISORS ON TETE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAft
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Authorize the County Library to Join the Golden Gateway Library Network
December 4, 2000
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BACKGROUND— Continued
The Golden Gateway Library Network will develop services and funding to include:
* Reimbursement for loaning materials to other libraries and patrons of other libraries
* Participation in promotional full-text database subscriptions at no cost
® Inclusion in regional contracts to improve telecommunications infrastructure between libraries
* Inclusion in statewide contracts to provide remote patron authentication so that library users can access
online library databases from outside the library
® Ability to select from statewide negotiated contracts for full-text databases and electronic books,
benefiting from the combined buying power of all of the libraries in the state, and thus reducing local costs
for electronic information resources
* Access to regional reference support to augment local information services
* Access to a statewide network of resource libraries to provide library patrons with resources and materials
not in local or regional libraries
* Regional administrative support for library functions, including communication and delivery services
® Ability to participate in the governance of the region and influence the direction of plans for regional
activities and services
* Ability to purchase additional services at reduced cost as negotiated by this network, any other network or
statewide
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNINIA
Adopted this Resolution on t-mb,21_19 _ 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisor Gioia, Uilkem, DeSaulnier and Gerber
NOES: -one
ABSENT: District V Seat Is Vacant
ABSTAIN:'None
RESOLUTION NO-2000/5 78
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Contra Costa County Library to Join the
Golden Gateway Library Network.
WHEREAS, the State of California has established the Library of California and seven regional
networks to improve library services state-wide and regionally, and
WHEREAS, the Golden Gateway Library Network has been established to improve an
individual library's access to other libraries' resources and to improve library technology and
services throughout the region, and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Library perceives the benefits of joining the Golden
Gateway Library Net-work, and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Library agrees to comply with all provisions of the
Library of California Act and Regulations and conditions of membership within the network, and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors agrees not to reduce funding for
library services as a result of network participation, and
WHEREAS,the Contra Costa County Library agrees that its will:
Share resources and services with other members of the Golden Gateway Library
Network.
2. Provide resources and services for other members of the Golden Gateway Library
Network.
3. Meet the minimum resource-sharing performance standards of the Golden
Gateway Library Network, and
NOW, THEREFORE, this Board RES OT LVES to authorize membership of the Contra Costa
County Library in the Golden Gateway Library Network.. and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorizes
the County Librarian to sign the Golden Gateway Library Membership Application Form.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTEST: December 19, 2000
Phil Batchelor,Clerk the Board of
rf� Sup i isors and C u ty' Administrator
By:
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trig, Dept.: County Library
cc: County Administrator
County Counsel
RESOLUTION NO. 9000/578
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