[LabComm] Infomart account sharing

[Rowles, Mary]

CCPA is desperate for this service.  Could we capture them under our
wing?

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Pearson, Bonnie [mailto:BPEARSON at wcb.bc.ca] 
Sent: July 14, 2003 10:10 AM
To: A private discussion list for labour communications.
Subject: RE: [LabComm] Infomart account sharing

 

John

 

I believe CEU is on a wait list for this service. I'll forward you our
previous email to that effect.

 

Thanks

Bonnie Pearson

	-----Original Message-----
	From: John Weir [mailto:organize at bcfed.com]
	Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:42 AM
	To: 'labcomm at bcfed.net'
	Subject: [LabComm] Infomart account sharing

	For the past year, the Federation has contracted with Infomart
for access to its on-line media clipping service, and shared the costs
of this contract with the BCGEU, HSA, CIEA, and BCFMWU.  This original
contract allowed us to share 10 User ID's.

	 

	The contract is now up for renewal, and we wanted to identify
whether other affiliates are interested in joining this cost sharing
arrangement.  If there is interest, we would increase our contract to
the next tier and obtain 25 user ID's.

	 

	In regard to cost, under the present contract, participating
affiliates pay $100 per month per user ID.  However, if we can interest
other affiliates and increase the number of users by another 5, the
shared cost will begin to decline for everyone involved.  If we can
reach a total of 25 users, then the cost per ID would be reduced to $65
per month.

	 

	In regard to the nature of the service, Infomart allows each
user to set up up to 100 "personal profiles".  Each profile contains
search terms determined by the user, and then each day the user receives
an email of links to stories in the media database containing those
search terms.  You can also search the archives for past media stories.

	 

	However you should be aware that there are copyright limits to
how you can use the material.  For example, you cannot post the Infomart
material to a website or distribute these outside your own organization.
You are also prohibited from copying the Infomart material to anyone who
does not have a user ID, however, since much of this content can be
found on media web sites, this usually isn't a problem.

	 

	If you are interested in participating, please contact me as
soon as possible, as we would like to finalize these arrangements as
soon as possible.

	 

	In Solidarity,

	 

	John Weir 
	Director of Organizing and 
	Executive Assistant to the Secretary-Treasurer 
	British Columbia Federation of Labour 
	200-5118 Joyce Street 
	Vancouver, BC, Canada  V5R 4H1 

	mailto:organize at bcfed.com 
	Phone - (604)-430-1421, Ext. 238 
	Fax - (604)430-5917 

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