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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A few weeks ago we had the 4th ever Oregon Virtual Reference Summit. About 100 people came together to talk about providing reference service, on and offline (ok, mostly online), in and out of Oregon (ok, mostly in Oregon) and I thought it was fantastic.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'm not just saying that because I helped organize the event, but because of all of the speakers and participants who shared what they knew with all of us.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Video from most of the event is posted at </FONT><A HREF="file://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2009/program"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2009/program</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Presentations ranged from 3 to 67 minutes, and some of the highlights include:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Michael Baird - iPhones at the library reference desk</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/videos/ovrs2009-michael"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.oregonlibraries.net/videos/ovrs2009-michael</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (5 min)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anna Johnson, Mt. Hood Community College - screencasting</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/videos/ovrs2009-johnson"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.oregonlibraries.net/videos/ovrs2009-johnson</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (14 min)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Eva Miller - Keynote address</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/videos/ovrs2009-evamiller"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.oregonlibraries.net/videos/ovrs2009-evamiller</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (67 min)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">And a whole lot more!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A bibliography of resources mentioned in talks is also available, at </FONT><A HREF="file://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2009/reads"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2009/reads</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you missed it, we hope you will find some time to watch and learn from the conference video and materials. If you were there, we hope you can re-live your experience or share your favorite parts with colleagues. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Caleb</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Tucker-Raymond</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Oregon Statewide Reference Service Coordinator</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Multnomah County Library</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(503) 988-5438</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">calebt@multcolib.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">AIM/Y!: calebMCL</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="file://www.oregonlibraries.net"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.oregonlibraries.net</FONT></U></A>
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