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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This EBSCO update pertains to those who use or link to
EBSCOhost’s Text Only interface. Feel free to contact me if you
have any questions or if the FAQ and “this site” links (below) did
not come through correctly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“With the success of last summer's EBSCO<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i> 2.0 fully <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">ADA</st1:City></st1:place> compliant release, you now have an
excellent alternative to the EBSCO<i><span style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i>
Text Only interface, which <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>will be fully
retired in the spring of 2009.</span></b> For more information and user reviews
of EBSCO's 508 Accessibility, please visit <a
href="http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=844"
title="blocked::http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=844">this
site.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
use the Text Only interface for accessing EBSCO<i><span style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i>
via a handheld device, you will find EBSCO<i><span style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i>
2.0 equally effective. A brand new product for accessing EBSCO<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i> using handheld devices is currently
in development and targeted for release in the spring. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For those
who continue to use the Text Only interface to minimize connectivity speed issues
based on your local network providers, EBSCO<i><span style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i>
2.0 provides a superior alternative to Text Only. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
change your links and start using EBSCO<i><span style='font-style:italic'>host</span></i>
2.0 now, to give your users time to become accustomed to its streamlined design
and features before Text Only's discontinuance, and to take advantage of all
that EBSCOhost 2.0 has to offer. For assistance, please see this <a
href="http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4260"
title="blocked::http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4260">FAQ,</a>
or contact Technical Support at any time, using the EBSCO Support Form
(http://support.ebscohost.com/contact/askus.php).”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Jennifer Maurer</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Library Development</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Salem</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301-3950</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>503-378-5011</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></font></a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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