<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Oregon Library Association's official publication, <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/ola-quarterly" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">OLA Quarterly</a>, has been on
hiatus over the last year while the association has been reviewing the
publication's policies and guidelines. This review was needed to align
editorial guidelines with OLA's equity, diversity, inclusion, and antiracist
values and clarify editorial and publishing practices and procedures.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">OLA Executive Officers worked with members of the EDI
Antiracism Committee and consultant Teresa Stover to develop a set of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19nfNgkZ0ShJBZyWnAXBGyL5UDW0leETZ/view?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">draft
guidelines</a>. OLA welcomes feedback about the guidelines and will be working
to further refine policies and processes as OLAQ issues are developed and
published over the next year.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am happy to announce that Kate Lasky will serve as OLA
Quarterly editor over the upcoming year as these new guidelines are tested and
refined. Kate's involvement with the guideline review as she served as OLA
President as well as her prior work experience with editing and publishing
places her in a unique position to shepherd the OLA Quarterly through this
transition. I would personally like to thank Kate for her willingness to share
her time and experience to help OLA to move forward with this important
project.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please send your feedback about the draft guidelines to Kate
at <a href="mailto:olapastpresident@olaweb.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">olapastpresident@olaweb.org</a> or <a href="mailto:klasky@josephinelibrary.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">klasky@josephinelibrary.org</a>
and look for a call for articles for the next issue soon! </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Arlene Weible</div><div>Oregon Library Association President, 2021-2022<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="mailto:olapresident@olaweb.org" target="_blank">olapresident@olaweb.org</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>