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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=5 FACE="Tahoma">sup·port·abil·i·ty = OLA Support Staff Division blog </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Along with news about support staff doings</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma"> the OLA Support Staff Division blog includes a section called</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">"Adventures in Libraryland"</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">This short essay (1,000 words or less) section is open to any SSD member. An essay can be on any topic relevant to the library world and can be as broad or as narrow as the writer wants it to be. We only ask that it be in a positive vein -- we don't want it deterio</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">r</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">ating into a gripe session board. Though griping with solutions offered is OK -- we call that "constructive whining". :-) </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">A few ideas :</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Your</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">thoughts on support staff certification (see Susan G</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">'s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">current</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">post)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Something about your specific job or dept., or your library in general </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Library Technology -- past, present, or future</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">A Day in the Life</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">The current economic situation's effect on your library and/or your job</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Funny or touching stories about actual events in your library</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Conference reports</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Library article and book reviews</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Even some short library related fiction or poetry</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">Anything you can come up with.......</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">If interested in posting, send your essay</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">, etc.,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#006633" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma"> to Sarah Cunningham at cunningham_sarah@oslmac.osl.state.or.us</FONT></SPAN></P>
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