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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The next <b>Alliance Research Interest Group </b>(A-RIG<span style='color:#1F497D'> - </span><a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group">http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group</a>) meeting will be held adjacent to the ACRL-Oregon Board meeting on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Friday, February 25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>10 a.m.-12 noon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Oregon State University <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Drinkward Meeting Room, 4<sup>th</sup> floor, Valley Library, OSU campus<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>(many thanks to Jane Nichols of OSU for procuring us the room!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Driving Directions: <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/main/campus-life/directions"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://oregonstate.edu/main/campus-life/directions</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Parking information: <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/dept/facilities/taps/parking"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://oregonstate.edu/dept/facilities/taps/parking</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Agenda</span></b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Review of current projects (aka “catching up with each other”)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>What do people want to learn more about regarding research? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Discuss possible tools/resources for coming year (e.g. ACRL class on research methods, other)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>How can we better encourage involvement from more Alliance and other Northwest libraries and librarians?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Brainstorm collaborative research ideas for the future<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Can’t make it in person? </span></b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Up to three people can call into the meeting room to 541-737-8400. Email Laura (<a href="mailto:zeigenl@ohsu.edu">zeigenl@ohsu.edu</a>) if you want to be one of these people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>====================================================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Information about the Alliance Research Interest group: <a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group">http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>====================================================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>“The Alliance Research Interest Group facilitates communication and discovery between institutions, providing a forum for discussion and development of collaborative research related to all aspects of library work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The objectives of this group include 1) Helping each other learn how to do better research and 2) Making more efficient use of our collective resources, thus advancing our individual research interests more quickly. Pursuing these two major objectives has the additional benefit of providing the qualitative and quantitative data necessary for improved assessment and advocacy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Laura <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Laura Zeigen, MA, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>User Experience Librarian and Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Oregon Health & Science University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Portland, OR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:zeigenl@ohsu.edu"><span style='color:windowtext'>zeigenl@ohsu.edu</span></a> / 503-494-0505<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>