I believe that anyone signed in to ALA Connect can contribute to this discussion. You can view the discussion without being signed in. You don't have to be an ALA member to use ALA Connect but you do need to register to contribute to some of the open discussions.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Lynne E. Bradley</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lbradley@alawash.org">lbradley@alawash.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 1:30 PM<br>Subject: [alacol2] Encouraging use of the FDLP discussion site...<br>To: <a href="mailto:alacol2@ala.org">alacol2@ala.org</a>, <a href="mailto:la@ala.org">la@ala.org</a>, <a href="mailto:gis@ala.org">gis@ala.org</a>, <a href="mailto:e-gov@ala.org">e-gov@ala.org</a><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:clark881@umn.edu">clark881@umn.edu</a>, <a href="mailto:joyce.ogburn@utah.edu">joyce.ogburn@utah.edu</a>, OGR_Staff <<a href="mailto:OGR_Staff@alawash.org">OGR_Staff@alawash.org</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">In case you are not signed into the new FDLP ALA Connect sit</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">e, I posted this to encourage more use. Bill Sudduth is, thus far, the only and first public comment. Please encourage others in your units, workplace and elsewhere, to participate.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Thanks, Lynne</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/160209" target="_blank"><b><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Participating in the discussions....</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></b></a><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="http://connect.ala.org/user/85671" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Lynne Bradley E.</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">(staff)</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 3:24pm </font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us">First: Thank you to Bill Sudduth for starting the discussion! Will others respond? As ALA staff, we want people to start posting comments - please!</span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us">Second: We are guessing that there are many reasons why folks have not started to use this discussion site. For many of us it is a very busy time of year, especially in the academic library community. We have heard from a few people that you are reluctant to post anything publicly about the contentious issues swirling around the FDLP. Some people may not want to make comments about decisions made by the institutions where they work. Whatever the reason, we hope that more of you will feel comfortable beginning this discussion.</span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us">Within ALA, this is an open and public site but we believe that as professionals who are all committed, even if in different ways, to providing the public no-fee access to government information, we can proceed. We can begin this discussion virtually and continue it at Midwinter Conference in a professional manner, respecting each point-of-view. </span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us">Third: There are many circumstances that are influencing the future of the FDLP and public access to the materials and resources of the federal government. Even though ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world, we cannot effectively participate in the various proceedings and opportunities to influence public policy in this arena, unless our members can pursue this discussion and debate within ALA. </span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us">Fourth: If you have other ideas to ease this discussion and get it started, perhaps through other techniques and venues, please post here. No decisions are being made online; no one will be chastised for their point-of-view; we need the diversity of information and perspectives.</span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us">Thanks for "listening" and looking to hear from more of you.</span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us">Lynne Bradley, Director - ALA Office of Government Relations</span></p>
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