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Gold Coast Library Network
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NewsBank Subscriptions available at Consortium Pricing
The Gold Coast Library Network has made arrangements with NewsBank in conjunction with Region IV to provide access to one or all of the products listed below at a significant discount. In order to qualify for the discount, you must meet Library of California eligibility requirements. Complete and submit this page and the attached eligibility form.
Application Deadline: November 30, 2000
If you have questions about the product or subscription contact our NewsBank representative:
Major Accounts Sales Director
1-800-762-8182 ext. 310
If you have questions about eligibility or how to apply, contact either: Judith Segel or Janice Webb
System Director Gold Coast Library Network
Black Gold Cooperative Library System Region VII Library of California
Telephone: (805)650-7733 or Telephone: (805)477-0390 or
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
All eligible libraries will receive a 25% discount!
__________________________________________ is interested in participating in the
Eligible Library Name
NewsBank Subscription Project.
Place an “X” next to the products you may be interested in purchasing. NewsBank will provide a quote for each interested library.
_____ Sacramento Bee
_____ Los Angeles Times (1985 – present)
_____ Orange County Register (1987 – present)
_____ Noticias en Espanol (1991 – present)
Are you a current NewsBank customer of any of the above products:
_____(Y or N). If yes, you will be entitled to a credit on account of any unused portion of your current subscription. A NewsBank representative will be in touch to discuss your current subscription and your options.
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Gold Coast Library Network
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NewsBank Subscription Project
Self-Certification of Eligibility
In order to participate in this Library of California regional project, each participating library is asked to complete a self-certification form, which will, by its appropriate completion, establish the library’s ability to meet the interim eligibility standards for the Library of California and its eligibility to use the database. Gold Coast Library Network will review forms for completeness and eligibility.
Public K-12 school districts should include subscription contact and technical and population information for the whole district, not for an individual school site. Individual public schools should contact their district to coordinate registration. Do not use this form to register an individual public school.
1. Type of Institution (University, school district, corporation, hospital, public library, etc.):
2. Library Name:
3. Mailing address:
4. URL:
5. Appropriate Administrative Authority:
6. Title:
7. Telephone: ( ) 8. Fax ( )
9. Email address:
10. In one or two sentences, summarize the library’s service objectives.
11. Days/hours of library service at participating library:
12. Size of primary user population: (For academic libraries, enter the number of FTE students. For K-12 public school districts, enter the total number of students in the district. For private K-12 schools, enter the total number of students in the school. For city and county libraries, enter the approximate population of the city or county.)
Library Collection
12. Number of titles: 13. Number of volumes:
14. Collection organized by (please check):
____ Dewey _____ Library of Congress
____ Other, please specify
15. Collection accessed by (please check):
___ Card catalog ____ Book catalog _____ Online catalog ____ CD-ROM catalog
___ Other, please specify:
Staff
16. Name of designated, onsite paid staff member in charge of library service:
17. Qualifications of staff member (please check at least one)
____ Masters degree in library or information science
____ California Library Media Teacher Credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing
____ Other qualifications establishing eligibility. Please give details.
Funding
18. Established funding source: (please check):
____ Dedicated funding base _____ Allocation by governing board/administrative authority
____ Other, please specify:
Technical Information:
19. In order to obtain a password for access during the free trial period (September 11th through October 15th) for your library, you will need to provide authentication information to NewsBank. If you have questions in this area, please contact the following NewsBank representative:
Michele Immekus
Major Accounts Sales Director
1-800-762-8182 ext. 310
20. If your Internet connection utilizes dynamic IP host addresses, a login/password will be used to access CA/CLC/DLB. If your Internet connection utilizes static IP addresses, access authentication will be based on your site’s IP range.
____ Our site uses dynamic IP addresses (a login ID will be emailed to your technical contact)
____ Our site uses static IP addresses
21. If your site uses static IP addresses, please provide the list of Class B and/or Class C address below. Separate multiple IP addresses with a blank, use hyphen to indicate IP ranges. Please note that the IP addresses provided below should be those visible to the Internet, which may or may not match the IP addresses of private internal networks (IP ranges beginning with a “10.” are internal only.)
Examples: 130.154.13 130.154.15-18 130.154.100-130 130.154.11.136
22. Signature of appropriate administrative authority: _______________________________
This signature certifies that:
· The library/institution is applying for participation in this Library of California program.
· The library/institution certifies that the information provided is accurate.
· The library/institution agrees not to reduce funding for library services as a result of participation in this program.
Application Deadline: 4:30 pm November 30, 2000
Return the cover sheet and this completed form to:
NewsBank Project
Gold Coast Library Network
c/o Black Gold Cooperative Library System
4882 McGrath Street, Suite 230
Ventura, CA 93003-7721