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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">L-net, Oregon's Statewide Digital Reference Service, is happy to welcome two new partner libraries:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sherwood Public Library</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tigard High School Library</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">These libraries join 33 other Oregon libraries that provide virtual reference service to everyone who works, lives, or goes to school in Oregon.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">L-net has been providing 24/7 reference service since 2003 (our 6-year anniversary will be in April!) and demand for the service continues to grow. In early March we had our busiest day ever (over 300 questions) and it's likely that we'll reach a total number of questions answered of 100,000 within the next few months.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you're interested in learning more about L-net, virtual reference, and libraries and technology, please come to the 2009 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit. The conference program and registration information is available at</FONT></P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Emily</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Emily Papagni</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">L-net Partner Support Librarian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Multnomah County Library</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">503.988.5433</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">emilyp@multcolib.org</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.oregonlibraries.net/</FONT></U></A>
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