<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif"><span><div style="max-height:378.5px">*please excuse cross postings*<br><br>Need
a Registration Scholarship to OVRS? This year, the Answerland Summit
conference is an OLA pre-conference, April 15th, in Eugene, Oregon. <br><br>Scholarships
for the 2015 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit
(<a href="https://www.answerland.org/summit" target="_blank">https://www.answerland.org/summit</a>) are generously provided by Emporia
State University School of Library and Information Management.<br><br>For
the 2015 Summit, you will need to register and pay the $50 fee and the
scholarship will come in the form of a reimbursement after the Summit.<br><br>To
apply for the scholarship, please fill out the application
(<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/0H1SIa2Wrx" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/forms/0H1SIa2Wrx</a>) explaining why you should receive a
scholarship and demonstrating a clear statement of economic need
(100-200 words).<br><br>Preference will be given to:<br><br>*rural libraries and libraries not near the conference site;<br>*those who have not previously received a scholarship for the Oregon Virtual Reference Summit;<br>*those who have not previously attended an Oregon Virtual Reference Summit event;<br>*those who clearly demonstrate an economic need for the scholarship.<br><br>The
deadline for submitting applications is March 15, 2015. You can expect
to receive a response by March 22, 2015. Registration for the conference
is open now! <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2015" target="_blank">http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2015</a></div></span></span><div><div>_________________________________________________________________________<br><br><font style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Beverly B. Stafford, Information Services Librarian</font><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Central Library, Multnomah County Library</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland OR 97205</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a value="+15039885123" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">503.988.5123</a> ext. 85478</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Sunday - Thursday </font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div></div></div>
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