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<DIV><SPAN class=073263417-24032009>Greetings!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=073263417-24032009></SPAN><SPAN class=073263417-24032009>Please
read on for information regarding the next upcoming installment from the
<STRONG>Library Challenges and Opportunities 2009 </STRONG> webcast
series!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=073263417-24032009></SPAN>Title: <SPAN
class=073263417-24032009>Diversity Beyond the Obvious</SPAN><BR>Speaker: Mary
Evangeliste<BR>Cost: Free to Library Staff of Oregon
Libraries<BR>Date: <SPAN class=073263417-24032009>April 3, 2009, 9:00a -
10:30a</SPAN><BR><BR>Description: <SPAN class=073263417-24032009>
</SPAN><STRONG>Mary Evangeliste,</STRONG> Director of User Services &
Outreach at Gettysburg College and co-founder of Fearless Future: Marketing
& Design for things that matter, brings together two distinguished scholars
of diversity in libraries to present their recent research and to engage in a
lively conversation with you on the topic. We will discuss how diversity in all
its manifestations can make the library profession stronger and more vital.
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<P class=bodytext>Our panel will investigate and discuss the following
questions: </P>
<UL>
<LI>How can we recruit and retain diverse librarians? </LI>
<LI>How can we create inclusive library environments in which all types of
employees and learners feel welcome and involved? </LI>
<LI>How do we foster an environment within our profession to include
representatives of all of our constituencies? </LI>
<LI>How do our practices in libraries reflect the diverse nature of our
communities? </LI></UL>
<P class=bodytext>Mary will be joined by Dr. Teresa Y. Neely, Associate
Professor and Director, Access Services, University Libraries, University of New
Mexico and Dr. Karen E. Downing, the Foundation and Grants Librarian at the
University of Michigan. Please join us for in-depth discussion on the benefits
of diversity in libraries. <BR><BR>This webcast is 90 minutes in length. Visit
<A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html">http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html</A><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009> </SPAN>for additional information or contact BCR
directly at info@bcr.org<BR><BR><STRONG>Location:</STRONG> View the training via
webcast from your personal computer or a computer you can access easily. Or you
may attend a group session at a location near you. Please review the host sites
<A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/sites/oregon/diversity.html ">http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/sites/oregon/diversity.html<SPAN
class=073263417-24032009> </SPAN></A> <SPAN
class=073263417-24032009>to </SPAN>find a convenient location. </P>
<P class=bodytext><STRONG>How to Register:</STRONG><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009> </SPAN>Register online at <A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/registration.html">http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/registration.html</A><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009> </SPAN>– registration is FREE.</P>
<P class=bodytext><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000080>-<SPAN
class=073263417-24032009>-</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BR><STRONG>Background
Information:<SPAN class=073263417-24032009> </SPAN></STRONG>This webcast is
being made available free of charge to staff from Oregon libraries through a
statewide membership to BCR (<A
href="http://www.bcr.org">http://www.bcr.org</A>), paid for by the Oregon State
Library with LSTA funds.<BR><BR>An online archive of this presentation will be
available for up to 30 days after the original broadcast date. Please visit <A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html">http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html</A><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009> </SPAN>for more information.<BR><BR>A DVD of this
webcast should be available for you to check out from the <STRONG><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009>Oregon </SPAN>State Library</STRONG> about one month
after <SPAN class=073263417-24032009>the broadcast date</SPAN>. DVDs of
previous <SPAN class=073263417-24032009>"</SPAN>Soaring to Excellence<SPAN
class=073263417-24032009>"</SPAN> <SPAN class=073263417-24032009>and
"Library Challenges and Opportunities" </SPAN>webcasts are available at State
Library (<A
href="http://catalog.willamette.edu/screens/opacmenu_s2.html">http://catalog.willamette.edu/screens/opacmenu_s2.html</A><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009></SPAN>) through your library's establish interlibrary
loan process. Learn more about these DVDs and other Library and Information
Science professional resources at our blog (<A
href="http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/">http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/</A>).</P>
<P class=bodytext><SPAN
class=073263417-24032009>Cheers!<BR>Darci</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Darci
Hanning<SPAN class=339134217-20072007> * </SPAN>Technology Development
Consultant<SPAN class=339134217-20072007> * </SPAN>Library Development
Services<BR>Oregon State Library<SPAN class=339134217-20072007>, </SPAN>250
Winter St. NE<SPAN class=339134217-20072007>, </SPAN>Salem, OR
97301<BR>503-378-2527<SPAN class=339134217-20072007> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
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size=2>darci.hanning@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial> <BR><BR><SPAN class=339134217-20072007> <STRONG>Ask me
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