[Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration & scholarships

Thu Mar 19 11:58:38 PDT 2020

I'll contact the people who submitted proposals.

Can we hold off until Friday afternoon on making an official announcement?
I'd like to make sure that the submitters hear first.

*Joanna Milner*
Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library
Chair, Oregon Library Association Reference Round Table

*Pronouns: she/her*
My schedule: Sunday-Thursday

multcolib.org

On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:47 AM Robin Shapiro <robin.shapiro at pcc.edu>
wrote:

> Too late to matter but I agree.
>
> Robin
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:35 AM LUDINGTON Sue R <
> sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov> wrote:
>
>> Chiming in late but I too am reluctantly on board with cancelling.
>> Reluctant, only because I’m so damn sad about the state of the world and
>> this whole situation…
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Natalie for taking the steps needed to take care of it all.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hang in there, everyone…
>>
>>
>>
>> *Sue Ludington*
>>
>> *Law Librarian*
>>
>> Lane County (OR) Law Library
>>
>>
>>
>> sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov | 541.682.4337
>>
>> *(*please note this is a new email address*)*
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Answerland-summit [mailto:
>> answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *Natalie
>> Brant via Answerland-summit
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:33 AM
>> *To:* Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> [EXTERNAL ⚠]
>>
>> Ok, I agree with everyone that cancelling is the right thing to do. I
>> will contact the coordinator at LCC, and Joanna I will cc you since the
>> refund will need to come back to you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone want to come up with a “cancellation graphic” and language
>> that we can send out to everywhere we have previously communicated about
>> the summit?
>>
>>
>>
>> *Natalie Brant*
>>
>> *(she/her/hers)*
>>
>> Reference Services Librarian
>>
>> Government Information Division
>>
>> Phone: (503) 378-5007
>>
>> www.oregon.gov/library
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>>
>> *From:* Answerland-summit [
>> mailto:answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
>> <answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] *On Behalf Of *Tamara
>> Ottum via Answerland-summit
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:25 AM
>> *To:* Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree with cancelling, and like Joanna’s idea of keeping ourselves open
>> to the idea of offering it virtually at a later point in time.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, I checked on the LSTA funds, and yes, we can have the funds rolled
>> over to next year.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Tamara
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Answerland-summit [
>> mailto:answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
>> <answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] *On Behalf Of *Mark
>> Peterson
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:17 AM
>> *To:* 'joannam at multcolib.org' <joannam at multcolib.org>; Lori MOORE <
>> lorim at multcolib.org>
>> *Cc:* Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> I feel very strongly that we should cancel.
>>
>>
>>
>> We have absolutely no reason to believe that things will be “back to
>> normal” by the time the summit is scheduled for. In fact, with as fast as
>> things are happening, we should assume that things won’t be.
>>
>>
>>
>> But more frankly: we need to be responsible and not knowingly facilitate
>> an event and environment that WILL put people’s health, and possibly lives,
>> at risk. To do anything else in the face of a *global pandemic* is, in
>> my opinion, morally indefensible.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would rather look back at this moment in time and realize that we did
>> more than we needed to in order to keep people safe than to look back and
>> know that we could have done more but chose not to.
>>
>>
>>
>> Have a great day!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Peterson
>>
>> Faculty Librarian, Collection Management Coordinator
>>
>> Mt. Hood Community College
>>
>> 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham, Or 97030
>>
>> mark.peterson at mhcc.edu
>>
>> (503) 491-7693
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Answerland-summit <
>> answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> *On Behalf Of *Joanna
>> Milner
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 10:14 AM
>> *To:* Lori MOORE <lorim at multcolib.org>
>> *Cc:* Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> *External Email*
>>
>> I also lean towards cancelling.
>>
>>
>>
>> Given that LCC is moving all of their classes online for Spring Term, it
>> seems possible that we can get a full refund.
>>
>>
>>
>> If we publicly announce a cancellation, we can mention that we are
>> considering the feasibility of doing an online conference later in the
>> year. That gives the committee the opportunity to take a breath before we
>> even look into the possibility.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>>
>>
>> *Joanna Milner*
>>
>> Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library
>>
>> Chair, Oregon Library Association Reference Round Table
>>
>>
>>
>> *Pronouns: she/her*
>>
>> My schedule: Sunday-Thursday
>>
>>
>>
>> multcolib.org
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>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 8:48 AM Lori Moore <lorim at multcolib.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Natalie,
>>
>> I agree that it might be difficult to get folks to register at this time.
>> Now that we’re starting to hear 8 weeks or more for schools etc, that could
>> affect us even in May.
>>
>>
>>
>> Will the money transfer over to next year? We could use cancelling as a
>> good way to make next year better.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m also a little torn on this but I lean towards cancelling, just to be
>> safe and avoid spending time and money if things are still dicey then.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope you all are safe and healthy!
>>
>> Lori
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 8:22 AM Natalie Brant via Answerland-summit <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> As I’m sure you’ve now seen, OLA has been cancelled. L
>>
>>
>>
>> I know the Reference Summit isn’t until a month later…I’m really
>> struggling with what we should do.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, my wonderful planning team, can everyone let me know what they think
>> we should do?
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m afraid that even if we tried not to cancel, that people will still be
>> to skittish to come.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is also the possibility of trying to make it a virtual
>> conference…but that sounds somewhat overwhelming to me right now.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope everyone is holding up ok.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Natalie
>>
>>
>>
>> *Natalie Brant*
>>
>> *(she/her/hers)*
>>
>> Reference Services Librarian
>>
>> Government Information Division
>>
>> Phone: (503) 378-5007
>>
>> www.oregon.gov/library
>>
>> Follow us: Facebook <http://fb.me/StateLibraryOR> *|* Twitter
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>> [image: Title: State Library of Oregon]
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>>
>>
>> *From:* Natalie Brant [mailto:Natalie.Brant at state.or.us]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:49 PM
>> *To:* joannam at multcolib.org; Lori MOORE <lorim at multcolib.org>
>> *Cc:* Natalie Brant <Natalie.Brant at state.or.us>; LUDINGTON Sue R <
>> sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov>; Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* RE: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> That sounds reasonable to me.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Natalie Brant*
>>
>> *(she/her/hers)*
>>
>> Reference Services Librarian
>>
>> Government Information Division
>>
>> Phone: (503) 378-5007
>>
>> www.oregon.gov/library
>>
>> Follow us: Facebook <http://fb.me/StateLibraryOR> *|* Twitter
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>> [image: Title: State Library of Oregon]
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Joanna Milner [mailto:joannam at multcolib.org
>> <joannam at multcolib.org>]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:42 PM
>> *To:* Lori MOORE <lorim at multcolib.org>
>> *Cc:* Natalie Brant <Natalie.Brant at state.or.us>; LUDINGTON Sue R <
>> sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov>; Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> We have not notified any speakers. The goal was to do so on Monday.
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree with Lori that we should wait for OLA's decision.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>>
>>
>> *Joanna Milner*
>>
>> Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library
>>
>> Chair, Oregon Library Association Reference Round Table
>>
>>
>>
>> *Pronouns: she/her*
>>
>> My schedule: Sunday-Thursday
>>
>>
>>
>> multcolib.org
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>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 12:21 PM Lori Moore <lorim at multcolib.org> wrote:
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>> I vote we follow as OLA does.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lori
>>
>> *Lori Moore*
>>
>> *Regional Librarian*
>>
>> Multnomah County Library -
>>
>> Belmont, Albina, Woodstock branches
>>
>> My schedule: Sunday-Thursday
>>
>> 971-271-1722
>>
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>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 12:05 PM Natalie Brant via Answerland-summit <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> So, it sounds like ILAGO is cancelling their summit. And it also sounds
>> like OLA is very strongly considering cancelling at this point. Some of you
>> may have more information on this than me.
>>
>>
>>
>> But, it’s sounding like it’s a very real possibility that we shouldn’t be
>> asking people to travel and gather. Joanna and Tamara, have you notified
>> any of the speakers yet?
>>
>>
>>
>> I’d love to hear all your thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Nat
>>
>>
>>
>> *Natalie Brant*
>>
>> *(she/her/hers)*
>>
>> Reference Services Librarian
>>
>> Government Information Division
>>
>> Phone: (503) 378-5007
>>
>> www.oregon.gov/library
>>
>> Follow us: Facebook <http://fb.me/StateLibraryOR> *|* Twitter
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>> <https://pinterest.com/statelibraryor/>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Answerland-summit [mailto:
>> answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *Joanna
>> Milner
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:42 AM
>> *To:* LUDINGTON Sue R <sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov>
>> *Cc:* Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration &
>> scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> An update, because I managed to misread Tamara's (very clear) draft
>> email: We are NOT asking the presenters to register for the conference. The
>> question is whether we mention that the scholarship might be available for
>> travel costs.
>>
>>
>>
>> Very embarrassed,
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>>
>>
>> *Joanna Milner*
>>
>> Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library
>>
>> Chair, Oregon Library Association Reference Round Table
>>
>>
>>
>> *Pronouns: she/her*
>>
>> My schedule: Sunday-Thursday
>>
>>
>>
>> multcolib.org
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>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 6:21 PM LUDINGTON Sue R <
>> sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov> wrote:
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>> External -
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>> Would seem this is the right thing to do. Is there concern that
>> presenters will unfairly have “first dibs” at limited scholarships (over
>> other attendees)? Just wondering what (if any) the negatives are by
>> mentioning it to them in the initial email…
>>
>>
>>
>> *Sue Ludington*
>>
>> *Law Librarian*
>>
>> Lane County (OR) Law Library
>>
>>
>>
>> sue.ludington at lanecountyor.gov | 541.682.4337
>>
>> *(*please note this is a new email address*)*
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Answerland-summit [mailto:
>> answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *Joanna
>> Milner
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2020 6:17 PM
>> *To:* Oregon Reference Summit committee <
>> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> *Subject:* [Answerland-summit] Presenters, registration & scholarships
>>
>>
>>
>> [EXTERNAL ⚠]
>>
>> Hi team,
>>
>>
>>
>> Tamara and I wanted to run something by the group before we email the
>> presenters. Since we are asking them to register for the conference (and
>> probably travel), should we mention in the initial email that they can
>> apply for a scholarship if payment is a hardship?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>>
>>
>> *Joanna Milner*
>>
>> Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library
>>
>> Chair, Oregon Library Association Reference Round Table
>>
>>
>>
>> *Pronouns: she/her*
>>
>> My schedule: Sunday-Thursday
>>
>>
>>
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>> *Lori Moore*
>>
>> *Regional Librarian*
>>
>> Multnomah County Library -
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>> Belmont, Albina, Woodstock branches
>>
>> My schedule: Sunday-Thursday
>>
>> 971-271-1722
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> Portland Community College
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