GOLD COAST LIBRARY NETWORK

LIBRARY OF CALIFORNIA REGION VII

                                                

 

Application for Charter Member Status

Revised 2/24/2000; mounted 2/28/2000 for committee meeting 3/10/2000.

 

 

Name of parent institution (college, corporation, hospital, school district, etc.) or public jurisdiction:

 

 

Mailing address:

 

 

 

Telephone:

 

Fax:

 

 

Name of library:

 

Fixed location address  (Note: library must be in or adjacent to the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara or Ventura):

 

 

 

Mailing address if different:

 

 

 

County:

 

Telephone:

 

Fax:

 

Library Contact:

 

E-mail address:

 

Days/hours of library service at this library: 

 

Please attach copies of your library’s mission statement and service objectives.

 

 

Library Collection

 

         a.     Number of volumes:

         b.     Collection organized by (circle one):

                         Dewey

                         Library of Congress

                         Other (please specify): 

 

 

   Access to collection and automation (circle one):

         a.     Card Catalog

         b.     Book Catalog

c.          CD-ROM Catalog 

Please specify vendor/product name: 

 

         d.     Online Catalog  

Please specify vendor/system name: 

 

   Interconnections/automation networks (circle all that apply):

         a.     OCLC

         b.     Z39.50

         c.      Remote access

         d.     Internet access

d.          Other local network 

Please specify type: 

 

         f.      California Serials and Periodicals Database

g.         Other 

Please specify:

 

   Name of onsite paid staff member in charge of library services:

         Qualifications (circle one):

            a.     Master degree in library or information science

b.     California library media teacher credential issued by the Commission on                     Teacher Credentialing

c.        Demonstrated professional experience. 

   Please specify:

 

 

 

   Please explain how your library is funded (dedicated funds, fees, grants, etc.):

 

 

 

 

 

         

AGREEMENT and COMMITMENT

 

 

         a.     The parent institution or public jurisdiction applies for charter membership in the Gold Coast Library Network, Library of California Region VII.

         b.     The parent institution or public jurisdiction certifies that the information provided is accurate.

         c.      The parent institution or public jurisdiction agrees not to reduce funding for library services as a result of participation in this program.

         d.     The parent institution or public jurisdiction certifies its willingness to participate in the governance of the Gold Coast Library Network by permitting its library staff to serve on Boards and committees.

e.      The parent institution or public jurisdiction certifies its willingness to strengthen the knowledge and skills of its library staff by allowing them to attend meetings, workshops and training sessions that the Gold Coast Library Network sponsors.

f.     The parent institution or public jurisdiction agrees to share the resources of its library with other libraries in the Gold Coast Library Network in accordance with the Gold Coast Library Network Resource Sharing Guidelines* within the policies and needs of its own constituency.

 

 

Signature:                                                                       Signature:                               

(Board of Governance or Administrative Officer)                  Librarian:

 

      (Name)                                                                              (Name)

 

      (Title)                                                                                (Title)

 

       (Date)                                                                               (Date) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Gold Coast Library Network Resource Sharing Guidelines

 

Resource sharing may include one or more of the following: lending materials; supplying copies of materials; providing access to materials on site; providing materials in digital form; and offering staff expertise.  Each member library will explain and describe how and to what extent it will share its available resources within the Gold Coast Library Network and the Library of California.