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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 24px; ">Orbis Cascade Alliance is hosting an all day Un-Conference focused on Library User Experience and Assessment for 75
librarians in the NW area. We welcome attendance from non-Alliance affiliated librarians interested in assessment and library user experience. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">An un-conference is more democratic and attendee powered than a typical conference. The focus is less on the sage-on-the-stage and more on discussions and informal
sharing of ideas. All attendees propose discussion topics they are willing to facilitate and/or lightning talks that they are willing to give then those topics are voted on by the attendees closer to the meeting date. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/assessment-luau">See
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">LUAU will be held:</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">April 4, 2014 from 9am to 4pm. </div>
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Portland</a> Building</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><b><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NX2WRW3" target="_blank"><span>Register</span></a> </b><span>today</span>! </div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">There is no cost to attend, but space is limited.</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">You will: <br>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; ">Propose a topic <br>
</li><li style="margin-left: 15px; ">Indicate if you will be willing to lead an activity or a talk <br>
</li><li style="margin-left: 15px; ">Indicate if you are willing to co-present <br>
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<div>Assessment is a major priority, not only of the Orbis Cascade Alliance (as stated in the new Alliance <a href="http://orbiscascade.org/index/strategic-agenda" target="_blank">Strategic Plan</a>) but also of most libraries. An Un-conference offers a professional
development opportunity for Alliance members and other library staff. An Un-conference would bring staff from Alliance libraries and area libraries who are interested in library assessment and can learn from each other. This sort of collaboration is at the
heart of the Alliance’s mission. <br>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 20px; ">The Orbis Cascade Alliance is a consortium of<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/member-institutions" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 20px; color: rgb(102, 102, 153); ">37
academic libraries</span></a><span><span style="line-height: 20px; "> </span></span><span style="line-height: 20px; ">in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, serving faculty and the equivalent of more than 258,000 full-time students.</span><span style="line-height: 20px; "> Alliance
member libraries work together to provide 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. The Alliance supports
a number of services that promote this vision, including </span><a href="http://summit.orbiscascade.org/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 20px; color: rgb(102, 102, 153); ">Summit</span></a><span style="line-height: 20px; ">, a system that allows
students, faculty, and staff to easily search and request library materials owned by member libraries; courier service providing delivery of library materials in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; the </span><a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 20px; color: rgb(102, 102, 153); ">Northwest
Digital Archives</span></a><span style="line-height: 20px; ">, offering enhanced access to primary sources in the Northwest US; an Alliance distributed print repository; consortium-wide participation in </span><a href="http://www.cdlib.org/west/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 20px; color: rgb(102, 102, 153); ">Western
Regional Storage Trust (WEST)</span></a><span style="line-height: 20px; ">; cooperative purchasing of databases and e-journals; and a demand-driven shared e-book program.<span> </span></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 20px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); ">For
more information, see </span><a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/" target="_blank" style="line-height: 19.5px; "><span style="line-height: 20px; color: rgb(102, 102, 153); ">www.orbiscascade.org</span></a> </span></p>
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<div>Rick Stoddart, OSU, Chair </div>
<div>Donna Reed, PCC, Council Liaison </div>
<div>Diane Prorak, UI </div>
<div>Frank Haulgren, WWU </div>
<div>Kate Rubick, Lewis & Clark </div>
<div>Laura Zeigen, OHSU </div>
<div>Lori Ricigliano, UPS </div>
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<div>Steve Borrelli, WSU </div>
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<b>Rick Stoddart</b></div>
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<b>Richard.stoddart@oregonstate.edu </b></div>
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