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FROM: Anne Marie Gold, County Librarian Cxr
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DATE: May 16, 1991 Coirty
SUBJECT: FEDERAL LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT FUNDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm application by County Librarian for Federal Library
Services and Construction Act Title III funds in the amount
of $26,000 for the period July 1, 1991 to September 30, 1991
to purchase ten telefacsimile machines for the branch
libraries in Pinole, Martinez , Concord, San Ramon, Danville ,
Antioch, Pittsburg, El Cerrito, San Pablo and Walnut Creek.
FINANCIAL IMPACT :
No matching funds are required. Indirect costs such as
installation of dedicated lines are included in the grant
proposal . Ongoing costs of maintenance, supplies and
telephone lines are included in the 1991-92 proposed budget .
BACKGROUND:
In 1989 the California State Library awarded 93 grants for
telefacsimile installations in libraries . This experimental
program was designed to facilitate resource-sharing activities
among all types of libraries and to support the planning
underway for a statewide resource-sharing network. The
experimental program was successful and the State Librarian
has decided to sponsor a second cycle of telefacsimile grants
to libraries in California.
The proposed project will link these seven branches which
have specialized resources with the Central Library, with
each other and with libraries throughout the State. These
libraries will also have enhanced and more timely access to
the resources of the Central Library and to other special
collections in libraries throughout the State . The overall
goal of the program is to speed access to materials not
available locally to users of local public libraries . To
facilitate this process , the State Library has produced an
annotated directory outlining the specialized resources
and information accessible from the grant recipients .
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ATTESTED MAY 21 M1
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY