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<p class="MsoNormal">In the spring of 2013 I formed a task force to look at the future of the statewide collaborative reference services (Answerland) and make a recommendation to the LSTA Council and State Library Board on the best approach to those services.
In August the Task Force delivered their recommendations <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/projects/RecommendationsByTaskForce.pdf">
http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/projects/RecommendationsByTaskForce.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">to the LSTA Council and in October the State Library Board approved the plan they submitted. The plan calls for a transition team to<span style="font-family:"Courier New"">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Create a communication plan to share information about Answerland’s financial situation and to engage decision-makers in a conversation about how to create a sustainable financial model for this valuable service.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Create a new business plan based on feedback from the library community, and communicate the plan widely.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommend a budget and a model for governance of the new program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am pleased to announce that the following people have agreed to serve on the transition team:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jenny Berg, McMinnville Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michele Burke, Chemeketa Community College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Darci Hanning, Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Erin Finot, Eugene Public Library<br>
Emily Papagni, Answerland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Caleb Tucker-Raymond,Answerland<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I want to thank the members of the original task force (see below) for their work and look forward to the results of the transition team’s work.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Jenny Berg, Director, McMinnville Public Library (Task Force Chair)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Marie Baldo, Director, Hermiston Public Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Bonnie Brzozowski, Reference Librarian, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Sue Burkholder, Trustee, Oregon State Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Cathy Camper, Evolving Homework Grant Coordinator/School Corps Librarian, Multnomah County Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Darci Hanning, Technology Development Consultant, Oregon State Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Valery King, Social Sciences/Humanities and Government Information Librarian, Oregon State University Libraries
and Press</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Stuart Levy, Teacher-Librarian, Inza R. Wood Middle School, West Linn-Wilsonville School District</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Jen Maurer, School Library Consultant, Oregon State Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Emily Miller-Francisco, e-Resource Systems & Web Coordinator, Southern Oregon University Hannon Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Laura Orr, Law Librarian, Washington County Law Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Pierina Parise, SLIM-Oregon Program Director, Emporia State University (Portland branch)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Donna Reed, Director, Portland Community College Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">MaryKay Dahlgreen, State Librarian, Oregon State Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Mary Forst, Confluence Center, as facilitator</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Caleb Tucker-Raymond, Answerland Coordinator, Multnomah County Library, as consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://oregon.gov/osl">Oregon State Library</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">503-378-4367<o:p></o:p></p>
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