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<p class="MsoNormal">---Please Excuse Cross-Postings<b>---<br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Do you provide reference services? </b>Would you like to
spend a day in Oregon’s beautiful Columbia River Gorge engaging with
colleagues about reference services, technology, and libraries? If you answered
yes to either or both of these questions, we have the event for you.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>June 10<sup>th</sup></b> marks the date of the 6<sup>th</sup>
Annual Oregon Virtual Reference Summit. This exciting one-day conference will
engage all kinds participants, but is especially helpful for anyone providing
reference services in any way, shape or form.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sound good? Great! Take a peek at our <a href="http://youtu.be/R1NdHJJfLPU" target="_blank">trailer</a> to get even more psyched about
the Virtual Reference Summit. Want to know more? Read on!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Virtual Reference Summit will feature Keynote speaker <a href="http://www.jessamyn.com/" target="_blank">Jessamyn West</a>, a librarian and <a href="http://www.librarian.net/" target="_blank">blogger</a> whose book, <i>Without a Net:
Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide,</i> is forthcoming from ABC-CLIO.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Programs will include a session on the <i>Gems of Oregon</i>
with a presentation by Terry Reese, who has been instrumental in Oregon’s
newly launched <a href="http://odl.library.oregonstate.edu/" target="_blank">Oregon Digital
Library</a> that highlights Oregon’s unique special and local collections;
lightning talks by YOU and your colleagues; and other engaging and
participatory sessions.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge is at the height
of its beauty in early June. Take the opportunity to engage with ideas,
technology, your colleagues, and then explore the beauty of <a href="http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Maryhill Museum of Art</a>, Stonehenge on
the Columbia River Gorge, and <a href="http://www.crgva.org/" target="_blank">more</a>! </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information and to register for the conference
please visit our <a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit" target="_blank">web site</a>. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can also watch for updates on our <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lnetoregon" target="_blank">Twitter</a> feed and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/L-net-Oregon-Libraries-Network/278527496534" target="_blank">Facebook</a>
page.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">See you at the Summit!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your Virtual Reference Summit Planning Team</p>
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