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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Paul, Sandy and all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks so much for the spreadsheet! It is interesting to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’d like to clarify that Delaware continues to have a collaborative virtual reference program (Ask a Librarian Delaware) that consists of email, SMS texts and
is also integrated through social media (we’ve started with Facebook messenger). We dropped chat in June but strongly continue with the other aspects of the VR service. (I’m not sure if your research is limited to chat.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Sincerely,<br>
Cathay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray">Cathay Keough<br>
Statewide Coordinator, Reference Services</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray">Delaware Division of Libraries</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray">302-257-3014 (office)<br>
302-983-1430 (mobile)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray">cathay.keough@lib.de.us</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray"><a href="http://libraries.delaware.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">libraries.delaware.gov</span></a><br>
<a href="http://answers.delawarelibraries.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">answers.delawarelibraries.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray">Delaware Library Association:
<a href="http://dla.lib.de.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">dla.lib.de.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray">delawarelibraries.org • consortium.lib.de.us (staff)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> collaborative-vr [mailto:collaborative-vr-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Chasen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 07, 2016 4:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> McCarthy, Sandy <mccarthy@wccnet.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> collaborative-vr@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [collaborative-vr] Research: looking for state-wide or multi-state wide vr collaborations that have closed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is a spreadsheet that still needs to be updated, but may be helpful as a start.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 4:06 PM, McCarthy, Sandy <<a href="mailto:mccarthy@wccnet.edu" target="_blank">mccarthy@wccnet.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I am hoping that everyone can help with my research. I am looking for state-wide or multi-state wide virtual reference collaborations that have closed (collapsed) in the United
States and Canada. I know that there have been posts to this listserv in the past with collapsed vr collaborations.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I know of
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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