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University of Idaho Joins the Orbis Cascade Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">November
30, 2011</b>—The Orbis Cascade Alliance is pleased to welcome
the University of Idaho as the 37<sup>th</sup> member of the
consortium and the first member in Idaho.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A long-time partner in
several of the Alliance’s programs, the University of Idaho now
becomes a governing member of the consortium and in mid-2012
UI’s Voyager system will be included in the Alliance’s Summit
resource sharing system built on WorldCat Navigator.<o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>“The University of Idaho is excited about
the Alliance’s vision of shared services and a unified northwest
academic library collection,” stated Lynn Baird, UI Dean of
Library Services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>“We
have a long tradition of forging important partnerships and
joining the Orbis Cascade Alliance will bring a wealth of new
resources to UI students and faculty while also making the UI
collection available to academic libraries across the
Northwest.” With the inclusion of the University of Idaho,
Alliance member libraries will offer a collection of some 31
million volumes and a vast array of databases, ebooks, and
ejournals serving the teaching and research needs of faculty and
the equivalent of more than 258,000 full time students in a
three-state region.<o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>“We are thrilled to welcome the fine
staff, collections, and services of the University of Idaho to
the Orbis Cascade Alliance,” said Betsy Wilson, Chair of the
Alliance Board of Directors and University of Washington Dean of
Libraries.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>“The UI
brings a depth of experience, enthusiasm, and vision that will
clearly help Alliance member libraries achieve our Strategic
Agenda, bolster our combined impact, and enhance our ability to
offer world-class library services and collections to the
Northwest U.S.”<o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">About
the University of Idaho <o:p></o:p></b></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt
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595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><big>The University of Idaho
helps students to succeed and become leaders. Its land-grant
mission furthers innovative scholarly and creative research to
grow Idaho's economy and serve a statewide community. From its
main campus in Moscow, Idaho, to 70 research and academic
locations statewide, U-Idaho emphasizes real-world application
as part of its student experience. U-Idaho combines the strength
of a large university with the intimacy of small learning
communities. It is home to the Vandals, and competes in the
Western Athletic Conference. Learn more: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.uidaho.edu/">www.uidaho.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">About
the Orbis Cascade Alliance<o:p></o:p></b></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><big>The Orbis Cascade Alliance is
a consortium of 37 academic libraries in Washington, Oregon, and
Idaho serving faculty and the equivalent of more than 258,000
full time students. Alliance member libraries work together to
provide outstanding services to students and faculty, share
information resources and expertise, develop library staff, and
help members allocate financial and human resources to serve the
unique needs of each member. To this end, the Alliance considers
the combined collections of member institutions as one
collection. The Alliance supports a number of services that
support this vision, including <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://summit.orbiscascade.org/" target="_blank">Summit</a>,
a system that allows students, faculty and staff to easily
search and request library materials owned by member libraries;
courier service offering delivery of library materials in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho; the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org" target="_blank">Northwest
Digital Archives</a>, offering enhanced access to primary
sources in the Northwest US; cooperative purchasing of
databases, ebooks and ejournals, and other digital library
services. In addition to its members, the Alliance extends
selected services to more than 280 libraries, museums, archives,
and historical societies in seven western states. <o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="left"><big><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://orbiscascade.org/"
target="_blank">www.orbiscascade.org</a><o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Contacts<o:p></o:p></b></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>Lizabeth (Betsy) A. Wilson<br>
Chair, Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>Orbis Cascade Alliance <o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>Dean of University Libraries<br>
Box 352900<br>
University of Washington<br>
Seattle, WA 98195-2900<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:betsyw@uw.edu"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>Lynn N. Baird<br>
Dean of Library Services<br>
PO Box 442350<o:p></o:p></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big>University of Idaho<br>
Moscow, ID 83844-2350<br>
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