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Northwest colleagues,<br>
<br>
We are writing to encourage you to consider serving as an officer in
the Americas Regional Council (ARC) or delegate to the OCLC Global
Council (GC). ARC represents Canada, Latin America and the
Caribbean, and the United States and the GC includes delegates from
around the world. This year, we'll be electing 16 GC delegates from
the America's.<br>
<br>
Why consider adding this to your busy work life? <br>
<ul>
<li>It is important and enjoyable work that gives you a chance to
help shape an international library cooperative. </li>
<li>As a GC delegate, you will vote to elect a substantial number
of members of the Board of Trustees. </li>
<li>Serving on these groups gives you a direct role in
representing member libraries and influencing OCLC products and
services.</li>
<li>Finally, it seems clear that OCLC is important to our work and
needs our involvement. </li>
</ul>
No librarian encounters OCLC without some significant previous
experience so whether you love it or question it, get involved and
help make OCLC what it should be.<br>
<br>
Many people from Northwest libraries have served as delegates,
including current service by the four of us. Please feel free to
contact any or all of us if you have any questions. See below for
the nominations process.<br>
<br>
Best wishes.<br>
<br>
Dalia Corkrum, Whitman College<br>
Susan Barnes Whyte, Linfield College<br>
Pat French, Multnomah County Library<br>
John F. Helmer, Orbis Cascade Alliance<br>
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<td>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 08:59:21 -0500</td>
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<td>Prestamo, Anne <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please redistribute widely:<o:p></o:p></p>
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center; line-height: 15pt;" align="center"><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(45,
127, 185);">Nominations are now open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height:
15pt;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Submit
nominations for OCLC Global Council Delegates <br>
and Americas Regional Council Executive Committee Officers <br>
by 10 December 2010</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";">OCLC members
throughout the Americas are invited to participate in the
nominations process for the election of delegates from the
OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) to serve on the OCLC
cooperative’s Global Council. The Americas Regional Council
Executive and Nominating committees are seeking nominations
for Global Council delegates from staff of OCLC member
organizations (including libraries, archives and museums) in
Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United
States. We also are soliciting nominations for two officers
and four Members-at-Large on the Americas Regional Council
Executive Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anne Prestamo, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OCLC Americas Regional Council<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claud D. Kniffin Professor of Library Service
and Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Dean for Collection and Technology
Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">216 Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma State University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stillwater, OK 74078-1071<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 405-744-9755<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 405-744-7579<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:anne.prestamo@okstate.edu"><span style="color:
blue;">anne.prestamo@okstate.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Skype: anne.prestamo<o:p></o:p></p>
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