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According to an email I received today the following libraries have not completed the Broadband Assessment Project Survey from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: <BR>
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FOSSIL PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
HERMISTON PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT <BR>
MONMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
BAKER COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT <BR>
NYSSA PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
SCIO PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
SHERIDAN PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
STANFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
EMMA HUMPHREY LIBRARY <BR>
WALLOWA PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
COOS COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICE DISTRICT <BR>
COQUILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICE (West Slope Branch) <BR>
COTTAGE GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
MARY GILKEY CITY LIBRARY <BR>
OREGON TRAIL LIBRARY DISTRICT <BR>
GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY LIBRARY <BR>
NORTH PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY <BR>
SPRAY PUBLIC/SCHOOL LIBRARY <BR>
SHERMAN COUNTY PUBLIC/SCHOOL LIBRARY <BR>
WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY <BR>
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<B>The survey closes on January 30, 2009. </B>The Gates Foundation wants to hear from 100% of Oregon libraries about their broadband connections so that they can plan future activities to improve connectivity in libraries. <BR>
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In the email I received today I learned for the first time that “the foundation may use the data we collect through the Broadband Assessment Project to develop future grant programs. In the event that your state is invited to participate in a future program, <B>libraries in your state that did not respond to the Broadband Assessment Project research requests will not be considered for participation.</B>”<BR>
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I have attached another copy of the survey in case you need it. We need you or someone on your staff to download the survey, complete it online and email the survey to <oregon@lrwsupport.com> before the final deadline of January 30, 2009. If you have questions about how the complete the survey, <B>or if you believe you have already responded</B>, you can call Barbara Giaimo at 310-552-7704.<BR>
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I will greatly appreciate your cooperation in helping the Gates Foundation to continue their commitment to improving public library services in Oregon and elsewhere. --> Jim<BR>
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Jim Scheppke, State Librarian<BR>
Oregon State Library<BR>
250 Winter St. NE<BR>
Salem, OR 97301<BR>
503-378-4367<BR>
(fax) 503-585-8059<BR>
jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us<BR>
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