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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img width="94" height="91" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D0098A.84B20360" alt="State seal2"><img width="623" height="74" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.png@01D0098A.84B20360" alt="title"></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kate Brown, Governor</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">State Library<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">250 Winter St. NE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Salem, OR 97301-3950<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">503-378-4243<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fax 503-588-8059<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl">www.oregon.gov/osl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact:          MaryKay Dahlgreen</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">                        State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">                        503-378-4367<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">November 23, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Answerland Advisory Committee (AAC) will meet online on Wednesday, December 7 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Pacific Time. The agenda is included.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This is a public meeting; those who would like to attend should contact Tamara Ottum, 503-378-6506 or
<a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@state.or.us">tamara.ottum@state.or.us</a>, so that appropriate arrangements may be made.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The AAC advises the State Library and the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council on
<a href="https://www.answerland.org/">Answerland</a>, and its membership is drawn from all areas of the state and representing the public, school, academic, and special libraries that use or provide service for Answerland. The current member list is available
 at <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/pages/answerland/advisory.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/pages/answerland/advisory.aspx</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Questions or concerns can be addressed to Tamara Ottum, 503-378-6506 or
<a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@state.or.us">tamara.ottum@state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">Answerland Advisory Committee Meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">December 7, 2016</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">1:30 pm to 3:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1:30 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>Welcome and housekeeping (Milner)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1:35 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>Review agenda and approve minutes from June 16, 2016 meeting (Milner)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1:45 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>Answerland Update (Ottum)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">2:00 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>Open Forum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">2:15 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>New Partner Library Agreements (Milner & Ottum)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">3:20 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>Action item review (Ottum)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">3:30 <span class="apple-tab-span">
    </span>Adjourn</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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