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FYI<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor<br>
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<td>[alacoun] Seeking Nominations for Cutting Edge Technology
Services in Libraries</td>
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<td>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:29:24 -0400</td>
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<td>Christine Hage <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Christine.Hage@rhpl.org"><Christine.Hage@rhpl.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">I hope you can help
distribute this information through your
library network. There is still time to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For
Immediate Release<br>
June 29, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:City w:st="on"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">WASHINGTON</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State> – The American Library Association’s (<st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ALA</st1:place></st1:State>) Office for
Information Technology Policy (OITP) is soliciting nominations for best
library
practices using cutting-edge technology.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“We
want to showcase libraries that are serving their communities with
novel and
innovative methods and provide the library community with some
successful
models for delivering quality library service in new ways,” said Vivian
Pisano, Chair of OITP’s <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s
Libraries for the 21st Century Subcommittee.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nominations
should be sent to the American Library Association, Office for
Information
Technology Policy, 1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 1st Floor, Washington,
D.C.
20009 by <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">September 1, 2009</font></b></strong>.
Details about the nomination process and an online submission form are
available on the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/index.cfm"
target="_blank">OITP
Web site</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s
Libraries for the 21st Century Subcommittee will review all nominations
and
conduct selected interviews or site visits to identify those libraries
that are
truly offering a best practice or most innovative service. Libraries
or
library service areas selected will be publicized via the OITP Web
site,
highlighted through <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ALA</st1:place></st1:State>
publications, and featured in a program at the ALA Annual Conference in
2010.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Christine Lind Hage,
Director</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Rochester Hills Public
Library</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48307-2043</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></p>
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L. Sager<br>
Library East, Cataloging<br>
Portland State University<br>
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503-725-8169<br>
503-725-5799<br>
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