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Item C10 Revised 2/95 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 08/16/2000 Bulk Item: Yes [81 No D Division: Community Services Department: Library Services AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to enter contract with BIGCHALK.COM Education Network for subscription to the eLibrary Classic Web-database. ITEM BACKGROUND: Elibrary is a full-text, cover-to-cover database of thousands of documents from newspapers, newswires, magazines, and joumals. Elibrary also provides transcripts of TV, radio and government broadcasts, including 60 Minutes, 20/20, and National Public Radio. Content is updated daily and natural language searching is available. Once a Monroe County Library website is established, access to this database will extend to library patrons researching from home or office. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: NONE STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Aooroval TOTAL COST: $1.850.00 COST TO COUNTY: $1,850.00 REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes D No [81 AMOUNT PER MONTH YEAR $1,850.00 APPROVED BY: COUNTY ATTY OMBIP~NG RISK MANAGEMENT(j,1l- . BUDGETED: Yes 01 DOCUMENTATION: INCLUDED:x.TO FOLLOW: ,NOT REQUIRED: 0 DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #: 1-[10 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONTRACT SUMMARY Contract # Contract with: BIGCHALK.COM Effective Date:Upon execution of aareement Expiration Date:07/31/01 Contract Purpose/Description: To provide Key West and Key Laroo library patrons and staff access to ELibrary's full- text. cover-to-cover. Web-database of thousands of documents from newspapers. newswires. maoazines. and iournals. Elibrary also provides transcripts of lV, radio and oovernment broadcasts, includina 60 Minutes. 20/20. and National Public Radio. Content is updated daily and naturallanouaoe searchino is available. Contract Manager:Anne Layton Rice (Name) 3595 (Ext. ) Library/#6 (Department) 1 Courier Stop for BOCC meeting on August 16, 2000 Agenda Deadline: August 2, 2000 CONTRACT COSTS Total Dollar Value of Contract: $1.850.00 Budgeted? YeslXl No 0 Account Codes: Grant: $Q County Match: $Q Current Year Portion: $1.850.00 002-62004-560-660- 002-62010-560-660- - - -- - - - --- ADDITIONAL COSTS Estimated Ongoing Costs: $1 ,850.00/yr For: continuation of subscription (Not included in dollar value above) (eg. maintenance, utilities, ianitorial, salaries, etc.) CONTRACT REVIEW Changes Date Out ?,te In Needed Re ie er ! / Division Director ~ z lei.) YesO No g-; 2./ w O,M,B,n>uLing 7/z~UD YeSONo~J4k a /-/-0 () o tyAttomey ?/.:l'if""'YesONo~~ :?--c<i-(!:)o, Co ents: tJl( tk1 ~- !5l.~ OMB Form Revised 12/13/99 ""'!aty"'.',.".,', " . " " - . " .. . ~+ '", ~esearch Made Easy eLibrary Classic is the easiest-to-use web reference tool for learners of all ages. 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ORDINANCE NO. 10-1990 MONROE COUNTY, FLORmA ETHICS CLAUSE iJck;L..::o"" --Ihotho'itlw_~_ or otherwise had act OD. hirlhs behalf any furm.. Coumy oftlcer or empJoyae iD violation of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 10-1990 or any CoIIDty officer or employee in violation of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 10-1990. For bn:ach or violaliod ofthfs provision the Couuty may, in its ~ temJiDatc this contract without liability 8Dd may also, in its discretion, , - deduct...1lom-the coutract or purebase pnce~ or otherWiSe recover, the fun amOWlt of any fee, commission, percentap, gift, or COIISideration paid to the fonner CoUDty officer or employco. ~ if:.,~ ignaaure) Date: r16/Q f1 I f STATE OF COUNT\' OF PBRSONALL Y APPEARED BEFORE ME, Che lIJ1daosiped authority, who, after f'ttst being sworn by me, affixed hislher signature (name of individual signiaa) in the space provided above on this day of .19_, NOTARY PUBUC My commission expires: OMB - MCP FORM #4 TOTAL P.01