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<div>If you were wondering what those fireworks were all about… It's official. We now have an OLA Library Assessment Round Table!</div>
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<div>You can now add the Library Assessment Round Table to your OLA affiliations from this
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form</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/Y83akz">http://bit.ly/Y83akz</a>) or when you renew your OLA membership. Right now there is no membership dues (that is something we can vote on later), so it is like you are getting your first year free! </div>
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<div>If you or your library is interested in:</div>
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<li>Assessment of library services </li><li>Library value or Return on Investment (ROI)</li><li>Library program evaluation — are we having an impact with our patrons or in our community?</li><li>Quantitative & Qualitative measures of library success</li></ul>
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Then this group is for you! I encourage librarians of all types to become involved.
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Thanks to everyone who showed interest and helped shepherd this effort through. A big thanks goes out to Michelle Burke and Buzzy Nielsen for their guidance, leadership, and enthusiasm.</div>
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If you have questions, please get in touch.</div>
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<b>Phone: 541-737-4393</b></div>
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