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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=880422322-31072009><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Dear Academic and Public Library Directors:</FONT>
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face="Times New Roman">The State Library and Gale/Cengage Learning have signed a
five-year agreement (two year contract with an option for three additional
years) for a suite of 18 general periodicals and reference database products.
The contract with EBSCO will expire on August 31, 2009, and all public, academic
and school libraries will have access to the Gale databases before that date.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">This will be the first of many communications with you
and the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> library community so I will provide
some basic information in this e-mail that I hope will address your most
pressing questions:</FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Gale has created a
transition website that provides access to the databases, marketing and
support materials, and the opportunity to sign up for webinars. The web
address is: </FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: blue"><A
title=blocked::http://galesupport.com/oregon/
href="http://galesupport.com/oregon/"><FONT
color=#800080>http://galesupport.com/oregon/</FONT></A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">No
username or password is required, just begin searching. This website will be
updated with technical information on accessing the resources, URLs and
authentication as the State Library staff works with Gale to implement
the transition. Gale has also provided a chart (which I have attached to this
message) that gives a side by side comparison of
databases.</FONT></FONT></LI></UL>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Because the annual cost of
the Gale databases ($295,000) is considerably less than the amount of LSTA
funds budgeted for databases in 2009-10 ($575,226), the State Library staff
will be recommending to the LSTA Advisory Council and the State Library Board
that the entire cost of the statewide contract be paid using LSTA funds,
eliminating the need for library cost share payments.</FONT></LI></UL>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">State Library and Gale
staff have begun transition planning and will be in contact with libraries
about next steps. We will be moving as quickly as we can to transition all the
libraries in August and to provide training over the next several months.
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">We appreciate your
patience with the general periodicals database procurement process. We
understand that it has been frustrating to operate with limited information.
We will be working very closely with Gale to make sure everyone has the
information and support they need. </FONT></LI></UL>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">I must close with a thank
you to the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee for their excellent
work on this process. And a very special thank-you to Mary Finnegan, Adult
Services Manager at the Corvallis-Benton County Library. She was the Chair of
the SDLAC and acted with incredible grace under pressure!</FONT></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">If you have ANY questions or concerns, please contact me
at 503-378-5012 or </FONT><A href="mailto:marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"> I will do my best to respond.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">MaryKay</FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>MaryKay Dahlgreen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Library Development Program
Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Oregon State Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>503-378-5012</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial>marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us</FONT></DIV>
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