From: Lapachet, Jaye (Jhl@cpdb.com)
Date: Thu Jul 29 2004 - 13:58:26 PDT
Subject: RE: SLA-SF: SFPL Firm Library Cards Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:58:26 -0700 Message-ID: <33F5C292AD72904792A8069A11221E48033FE9F9@mail2000.cpdb-nt.com> From: "Lapachet, Jaye" <Jhl@cpdb.com>
Thanks to Paula for the information about the corporate/firm library
card. I think the corporate/firm library card is a fantastic idea for
all the reasons that Paula has stated. I had never heard of it until
Paula sent her message. I have to agree with Paula that they didn't
market it well. Now that I know about it, I would like to get one, thus
I think it would be worthwhile for SLA and NOCALL to pursue.
Jaye
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
> [mailto:SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Hunt
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 09:18 AM
> To: SLA/SF Listserv
> Subject: Re: SLA-SF: SFPL Firm Library Cards
>
>
> Dear Michele,
> I didn't answer before as I was hoping to hear feedback from
> members. I just checked the Government Relations Procedures
> Manual from our
> website
> <http://sims.berkeley.edu/sfsla/organiza/procedures/procedures.html>
> and it states:
>
> Functions and Responsibilities (just have included the
> relevant ones)
>
> B. Coordinates and monitors activities associated with
> government relations. Is responsible for communicating opinions and
> information to various public officials on issues that touch the
> profession. Such activities may involve letter-writing campaigns,
> telegrams, and phone calls to public officials. Consults with
> colleagues to raise support for programs designed to inform or
> influence public policy decision-making.
>
> D. Serves as the local contact person when an important
> piece of legislation or policy is under consideration. Alerts
> members at the Chapter level, who, in turn, can contact government
> officials, providing information on issues and informing them of the
> potential impact on the library/information community. The
> Representative may also be asked to identify "expert witnesses" in
> the chapter who might be asked to prepare a statement or to provide
> input to the Association's Executive Director on government policies
> or proposed regulations.
>
> E. May initiate action on a particular public issue,
> without direction from the Association's Legislative Network, when an
> issue is purely local in nature.
>
> I think before we move on this, we need to get feedback from members.
> If there is a sense that this is important than I think a letter to
> SFPL on our chapter letterhead signed by both of us is a great idea
> and appropriate. However, if members do not feel that a firm card is
> valuable to them now or in the future, then it may be moot.
>
> SF Chapter members, please respond to this list by Monday, August 2,
> 12 noon, so we can get a sense of your support or non-support for
> this issue.
>
> Thanks, Michele, for getting us going on this.
> Deb
>
>
> At 12:12 PM -0700 7/28/04, Michele McGinnis wrote:
> >Hi Paula,
> >
> >Did you get a response to this from this list? I'm the new
> >Government Relations chair. I'm not sure this falls in my area, but
> >I think it is worth some dialog. Being newly active in SLA, I'm not
> >sure how something like this plays out. Can Deb or others who are
> >"seasoned" reply to the list on what steps we as an organization
> >take when someone puts out a proposal like this?
> >
> >From a patron's viewpoint, I agree with your position on the policy.
> >Michele
> >
> >>I just found out that the SF Public Library is no longer
> issuing firm
> >>library cards or renewing currently held cards when they
> expire. This
> >>strikes me as a stupid policy. I for one, do not want to
> have to lend
> >>out my personal library card for firm use or when we are using the
> >>borrower only sections of the public library's web site. I
> spoke with
> >>someone in Borrowers Services who says they are doing this
> because it
> >>is not cost effective to issue firm library cards and that only 70
> >>firms have cards. Well, that strikes me as an example of
> bad marketing
> >>by the public library, rather than firms not taking advantage of a
> >>service. Plus, I'm not sure how this is not cost effective.
> >>
> >>Anyway, I was thinking that perhaps some of the local library
> >>organizations might want to get involved in this. I will be
> >>contacting NOCALL (Northern California Association of Law
> Libraries)
> >>and SLA (can someone tell me who the person would be to call at SLA
> >>here?) to see what these organizations can do to perhaps
> encourage the
> >>public library to reverse its decision. I would think
> contacting some
> >>business organizations would be useful, too.
> >>
> >>Paula Lichtenberg, Librarian
> >>Keker & Van Nest LLP
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