(To be received electronically (ewick@statelib.lib.in.us) and by fax (317-232-3697) by the Indiana State Library no later than October 15, 1996). Address questions to Mark Whitman (whitman@gibson.cioe.com).

A copy of this report is to be immediately posted to the community network's homepage for public access and retrieval

Community Network: Huntington County Community Network

Address: Post Office Box 5181

Huntington, IN 46750

President/Director: John Paff (past president) Steve Carender (president elect)

FISCAL REPORT

Revenues through September 30, 1996

1. FUNDS RECEIVED FROM ACCESS INDIANA

Date Received Amount

2/5/96 $32,000

4/96 $4,200

7/18/96 $2,400

SUBTOTAL $38,600

2. OUTSIDE INCOME

Grants (other than ACCESS INDIANA) ___________________

Individual Memberships/Subscriptions ___________________

Corporate/Associate Memberships ___________________

Advertising ___________________

Other ___________________

________________________________ ___________________

SUBTOTAL $0.00

TOTAL REVENUE $38,600

Expenditures through September 30, 1996

1. PERSONAL EXPENSES:

Salaries & Wages Amount

________________________________ ___________________

________________________________ ___________________

Benefits

________________________________ ___________________

________________________________ ___________________

Stipends

HTML Tutoring $528.00

________________________________ ___________________

SUBTOTAL $528.00

2. SUPPLIES:

Office supplies __________________

Operating supplies $197.50

Other supplies __________________

________________________________ __________________

SUBTOTAL $197.50

3. SERVICES and CHARGES

Professional Amount

Legal Fees __________________

Content Development __________________

Host Services __________________

Insurance __________________

Dues/Membership Fees __________________

Other __________________

________________________________ __________________

Communications, Utilities & Transportation

Dedicated Transport $8,761.19

Dial-in Data Lines $1,666.00

Telephone Voice Lines __________________

Utilities __________________

Postage $29.00

Freight __________________

Travel __________________

Other __________________

________________________________ __________________


Advertising & Printing

Advertising $386.60

Seminars/Public Presentations __________________

Printing __________________

Other __________________

________________________________ __________________

Rentals and Maintenance

Office Space __________________

Office Maintenance __________________

Computers/Peripherals Rentals __________________

Hardware Maintenance __________________

Other __________________

________________________________ __________________

SUBTOTAL $10,842.19

4. CAPITAL OUTLAYS Amount

Furniture __________________

Other __________________

________________________________ __________________

Communications

Desktop Computers __________________

Servers __________________

Modems __________________

Scanners __________________

Printers __________________

Other __________________

________________________________ __________________

SUBTOTAL 0

TOTAL EXPENSES $11,568.29

TOTAL REVENUE (from Page One) $38,600.00

CASH BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 $27,031.71

//s// C. Kathryn Holst 10/14/96

Signature of Librarian or Reporting Officer Date (Month, Day, Year)

I certify that this claim is correct and valid, and is a proper charge against the State Agency, fund and Center indicated.

_______________________________________________ _____________________

Authorized Signature (Indiana State Library) Date (Month, Day, Year)

(To be received electronically (ewick@statelib.lib.in.us) and by fax (317-232-3697) by the Indiana State Library no later than October 15, 1996). Address questions to Mark Whitman (whitman@gibson.cioe.com).

A copy of this report is to be immediately posted to the community network's homepage for public access and retrieval

Community Network: Huntington County Community Network

Address: Post Office Box 5181

Huntington, IN 46750

President/Director: John Paff (past president) Steve Carender (president elect)

EVALUATION

1. Initial Date of Operation: April 22, 1996

2. Website URL: http://www.huntington.in.us

3. Number of Members/Subscribers using the community network's Domain Name for their e-mail address:

366 (net growth about 9-10 per week)

4. Provide a monthly breakdown of the number of times the community networks homepage was visited:

Month #1 (April 1996) 113 Month #7 50106 (projected)

Month #2 1,440 Month #8 ________________

Month #3 27,531 Month #9 ________________

Month #4 34,305 Month #10 ________________

Month #5 44,256 Month #11 ________________

Month #6 43,229 Month #12 ________________

5. What listserves are hosted by this community network?

At the last board meeting, the following listserves were authorized:

Board (for HCCN board members)

Explorers (for Boy Scouts Explorer post)

Agriculture (for the county extension office)

Econdev (for the Office of County-wide Development)

Tourism (for the Visitor and Convention Bureau)

In addition, the following Newsgroups are currently hosted:

local.arts

local.agriculture

local.business

local.college

local.computers

local.education

local.entertainment

local.events

local.government

local.library

local.news

local.religion

local.sports

6. What chat groups are hosted by this community network?

None at this time

7. To what extent is this network hosting a community calendar, and how is it managed/maintained?

The Visitor and Convention Bureau provides detailed information about local festivals and activities. HCCN also provides links to Huntington College's athletic calendar and Merillat Centre for the Arts programming. Our local newspaper has plans to launch a comprehensive community calendar in the near future.

8. What local organizations have homepages hosted by this community network?

Huntington Alert

Forks of the Wabash

Solid Waste Management District

Council on Aging/Senior Center

Arise Shine Ministries

First Steps/Step Ahead

Huntington County Department of Health

Huntington City/Township Public Library (under construction)

Kid's Kampus

Love, Inc.

Northeast Indiana Chamber Music Society (under construction)

Dan Quayle Center and Museum

Resource Connection

Visitor and Convention Bureau

Youth Services Bureau

Huntington Baptist Church

Charity Baptist Church

St. Paul's U.C.C. Church

Huntington County Historical Society

Pulse Opera House

United Way, including information about

American Red Cross

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters

Boy Scouts

The Cancer Society of Huntington County

Home Health Care and Hospice

Huntington Family YMCA

Huntington House

Limberlost Girl Scout Council, Inc.

Police Athletic League

The Salvation Army

Samaritan Center

U.S.O.

Deaf Link

Huntington County HELP, Inc.

Huntington County Literacy Coalition

Huntington County Medical Memorial Foundation

W.A.R.R.E.N. Inc.

Important links to other Access Indiana servers in the area, including:

Region 8 ESC

Huntington County School Corporation

Huntington College

Merillat Centre for the Arts

9. Please list paying advertisers hosted by this community network.

None at this time

10. What content creates the most traffic on this community network?

The Visitor and Convention Bureau seems to generate the most traffic at this time.

11. Briefly describe your marketing/public relations efforts:

Local newspapers have carried both feature stories and advertisements concerning the Huntington County Community Network. The Network printed a promotional brochure for widespread distribution around the county. The Network was an exhibitor at the Huntington County Expo. Announcements about services appear on local bulletin boards. Approximately 6,000 fliers were sent home with area school children. Web demonstrations and training classes have also been sponsored by the Network.

12. Briefly describe the biggest challenges the network has faced:

The HCCN board has been embarrassed and confounded by Ameritech's persistent sluggishness and lack of follow-through. The promised timetable for the implementation of dial-up service was not adhered to. Software was distributed to the public before the bugs were worked out the system. More recently, customers recruited by HCCN for dedicated access have not received prompt responses from the Ameritech sales force. Prices for services have fluctuated unpredictably. Accounts for dedicated service have been lost or jeopardized (including tail circuits to a local manufacturer and to the county school system, respectively) because Ameritech could not respond to requests or orders in a timely fashion.

13. Briefly describe the network's biggest successes.

The Network has been successful in posting a wide variety of community information to its server. Content-development efforts continue to grow. As a result, HCCN has achieved its targeted 300+ user base months ahead of schedule.

14. Briefly describe the networks biggest failures.

Dedicated Internet access has been achieved for Huntington College and the Huntington City/Township Public Library, but additional tail circuits to schools and other libraries are not yet in place. This slow growth of dedicated access is due in part to the fiscally conservative nature of the community, its overall size and development, and the sluggish response of our preferred provider to requests for service.

15. Briefly describe the current stability of the network's organization:

HCCN recently underwent its first changing of the guard. Board elections took place on October 10, 1996. Some board members left the organization for personal reasons, while several new members were recruited. About a third of the board positions changed hands. All of the officers (except the president) continued in their posts. Importantly, the board continues to be broadly representative of the community.

16. Briefly describe the network's biggest challenges for the next 12 months:

The economic viability of HCCN is uncertain. The Network has achieved a measure of success with dial-up service, but this was the least important revenue component of its business plan. HCCN has had only limited success in providing dedicated circuits. Advertising on the HCCN web site is an unanswered question. In the next 12 months, HCCN must develop creative means of achieving financial independence.