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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I have the privilege of guest-editing the fall issue 2018 of
the <i>Oregon Library Association Quarterly
(OLAQ)</i>. This issue’s theme will be: “Open Educational Resources:
Opportunities, Challenges, Impact.”<span> </span>If
this is a topic catches your eye and you are willing to share your work in this
area, please consider submitting an article proposal to be included in <i>OLA Quarterly.</i> OLAQ is an official
publication of the Oregon Library Association and provides an opportunity to
highlight the ongoing efforts to support and enhance our community through the
vital services and resources offered via Oregon Libraries. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Advancing OER requires the unique skills possessed by
librarians and library staff—incredible research skills, tech savvy, strong
connectivity and identification with the needs of our patrons, and a flair for
advocacy.<span> </span>Contributing to OLAQ helps
further this work and is also an opportunity to have your writing published in
a professional journal which is indexed in many library science databases and
have your ideas broadcast around the world. If you are interested in writing
for this issue, please email me a brief, 150-word proposal at <a href="mailto:jray@bluecc.edu">jray@bluecc.edu</a>.
The submission and publication schedule for this issue is:<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Article proposal deadline: September 24th<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>First draft deadline: October 25th <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Publishing goal: November 30th<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Articles average 1500 to 2500 words and use APA citation style.
If you need a bit of help getting your article ready to publish, <i>OLAQ</i> has an incredible editorial support
team: Charles Wood, Jenn Weston, Jane Scheppke, Lynne Stahl, and Rachel Kenny
all of whom are happy to help. The <i>OLA
Quarterly</i> is indexed by Library Literature & Information Science and
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts. Full text of the <i>OLAQ</i> is also available through HW
Wilson's Library Literature and Information Science Full Text and EBSCO
Publishing's Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with
Full Text.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information about what an OLAQ article is like, you
can read current or archived issues at:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/</a><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Author instructions can be found here:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/author_instructions.html" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/author_instructions.html</a><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I’m looking forward to seeing all of the great ideas you
have out there! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call
me at 541-278-5916. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All the best,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jackie Ray<span></span></p>
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