<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online Northwest Call for Proposals Now Open!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>


<p style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online Northwest seeks
proposals for 45-minute presentations, panel sessions, or hands-on workshops,
as well as 5-minute lightning talks (panels and workshops are new presentation
formats for Online Northwest – see details below).<br>
<br>
Proposals on all topics relating to technology and libraries are considered,
such as:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Information discovery</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mobile computing</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">eBooks</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Shared ILS and consortial resources</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Linked data and the Semantic Web</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cloud computing</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Virtual research environments</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">User Experience Design</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Technology competencies</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">MOOCs and open education</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Digital publishing and institutional repositories</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Other topics related to technology in libraries are welcome!</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
The 2014 conference will be held Friday, February 7, 2014 at CH2M Hill Alumni
Center, Corvallis, Oregon (on the Oregon State University campus). 2014 Call
for Proposals ends October 14th , 2013.<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit the
NEW Online Northwest website at</span></b><span class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.onlinenorthwest.org/" target="_blank">www.onlinenorthwest.org</a>.</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>


<p style="background-repeat:initial initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Proposal Options</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Presentations: 45 minute time slot for solo or co-presenters.
Please remember to allow time for questions from the audience.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshops: A new session type
for Online Northwest. This is a chance to discuss and accomplish a hands-on
task, most likely with your audience participating using a laptop, tablet, or
Smartphone. Consider the limitations: 45 minutes, a presentation computer, and
wifi (with potentially limited bandwidth) for the audience. Please note what
preparations or devices the audience should have with them in the notes field
of the proposal form</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Panel session: Invite professional colleagues to discuss a topic
as a panel. To keep the conversation engaging and informative, consider
inviting panelists with different perspectives on the topic. As the moderator,
allow time for audience questions.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Lightning talks: An
audience favorite! 5 minutes to blaze through a topic. Presentation slides are
usually timed, but we are flexible as long as your talk ends within 5 minutes
and is informative and engaging.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div>