The FY2000 Registration Booklet will contain the basic information;  it =
will be distributed to all FEDLINK members that first week in August.  In =
early October, the FEDLINK Member Handbook will be updated.  However, much =
of the information in the Handbook from FY99 is still current.   Finally, =
we will be videotaping the program and hope to have copies available by =
the end of August.  If you would like to borrow a copy of the videotape, =
you can reply to me at [log in to unmask] and I will forward your request to the =
appropriate staff member.   =20

Susan M. Tarr, Executive Director
Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC)
Library of Congress
Washington, DC   20540-4930
Tel. 202-707-4800; fax 202-707-4818; email [log in to unmask]


>>> "Hadley, Alice" <[log in to unmask]> 07/12 2:11 AM >>>
Is there any information on this topic available for those of us who =
cannot
attend this meeting?

TIA,

Alice E. Hadley, MLS, AHIP               =20
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heal.=20
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Medical Library                    Fax:    671-344-9290
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> From:         Publications FLICC[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent:         Saturday, July 10, 1999 1:13 AM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list FEDLIB
> Subject:      Minor correction to How and Why to Use FEDLINK FY2000
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> The following contains a minor correction to Flicc Meeting Announcement
> 99-30 previously sent.
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> FLICC Meeting Announcement 99-30
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> How and Why to Use FEDLINK in FY2000
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> Please join us for FEDLINK's annual briefing on how federal agencies and
> federal contractors can use FEDLINK to simplify acquiring online
> information, publications, and library support services for their
> libraries and offices. Designed both for new and experienced FEDLINK
> customers, the session will answer:
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> * What does FEDLINK do? Under what authority? Bywhat contracting rules?
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> * What are the costs and benefits of using FEDLINK?
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> * What's new for 2000? What about serials competitions?
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> * How can we manage our services to get the most for our agency dollar?
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> * How can we benefit from competition within the FEDLINK framework?
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> * How can we form a consortium of federal libraries or agencies?
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> * What should we do with publications license agreements?
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> FEDLINK fiscal staff, LC contracting personnel, and FEDLINK network
> program specialists will be available throughout the day to answer
> questions for individual agencies. Please invite your agency contracting
> or finance officers and any others who will be using FEDLINK services =
and
> may have questions about the program.
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> Date
> Wednesday, August 4, 1999
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> Time
> 9:00 a.m. =AF 4:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no =
entry
> to the Library of Congress prior to 8:30 a.m.)
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> Place
> Mumford Room, 6th Floor, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101
> Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
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> Metro
> Capitol South (Orange and Blue lines)
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> Sponsor
> FEDLINK Fiscal Operations, Network Operations, and=20
> LC Contracts & Logistics
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> Registration
> Free=AFbut advance registration is required. Call the FLICC office to
> register at (202) 707-4800 or visit our Web site at
> http://lcweb.loc.gov/flicc/feveform.html=20
> to register on line.
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> Information
> Call FEDLINK Network Operations (202) 707-4848; TTY (202) 707-4995
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> Interpreting services (American Sign Language, Contact Signing, Oral
> and/or Tactical) will be provided if requested five (5) business days in
> advance of the event. For other ADA Accommodations, please contact the
> Library's ADA Coordinator at (202) 707-4995 TTY or (202) 707-7544 VOICE.
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> Cancellations
> Please notify FLICC at (202) 707-4800 if you are unable to attend to =
allow
> those on the waiting list to register.
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> FEDLINK Fundamentals
> Morning Session=AF9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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> The first half of the day is designed for:
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> * new, current, and potential members interested in evaluating the costs
> and benefits of using FEDLINK;
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> * staff members who handle FEDLINK services, IAGs, and accounts;
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> * contracting officers who need to know the authority, scope, and
> contracting framework of the FEDLINK program; and
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> * finance personnel who have questions about FEDLINK interagency funds
> transfers and invoice payment processing.
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> Beyond discussing what's new and reviewing FEDLINK's FY2000 fees,
> presenters will discuss the FEDLINK mission, services, contracting
> methods, transfer and direct pay options, and demonstrate the program's
> potential costs and benefits. The morning will also highlight FY2000
> registration procedures, IAG management, payments and amendments, =
refunds,
> electronic funds and data transfers, member/vendor relations, and
> pro-active account management.
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> Services, Competition, Consortia and Licensing
> Afternoon Session=AF1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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> The second half of the day is designed for librarians and contracting
> officers who are:
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> * competing their agency's FY2000 serials subscription requirements
> through FEDLINK;
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> * considering competitions for other agency requirements, e.g., books =
and
> databases;
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> * trying to get deeper discounts and broaden library services by joining
> non-federal consortia or by forming consortia within the government;
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> * negotiating, signing, and managing licenses for electronic publications=
.
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> FEDLINK serials contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) =
Lynn
> McDonald will update attendees on the status of FEDLINK serials
> competitions for FY2000, provide tips for describing serials technical
> requirements, guidance for people who have elected to conduct competition=

> on their own, and suggestions for administering your serials contract. =
Meg
> Williams, FEDLINK Program Specialist, will describe ways members can get
> deeper discounts on FEDLINK services by competing individual requirements=

> and taking advantage of consortial pricing. She will also explain how to
> use the FEDLINK IAG/account structure to form federal consortia and lead =
a
> discussion of licensing issues and solutions for federal libraries.
> Finally, the FEDLINK contracting officers, program specialists, and =
fiscal
> managers will join in for a question and answer session.
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