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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Public Library Directors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’m forwarding the following email / request in the hopes that all public libraries (large, medium, or small, urban, rural, or suburban) will take a few moments to participate the survey below. Thanks for your
time!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Darci<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
darci.hanning@state.or.us</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s that time again to share your thoughts and experiences.
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<p class="MsoNormal">You’ve likely heard about the <a href="http://www.libraryedge.org/">
Edge Initiative</a>, a collaborative effort to create benchmarks for public access technology, where benchmarks and resources combine to help libraries of all sizes drive investment and spark continuous improvement toward technology services. TechSoup is part
of the effort, and we’re asking libraries to help us create resources that work for everyone.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To do that, we need your thoughts on how the benchmarks might work in your library. Each month we’re posting a 2-question survey to capture your thoughts. It’s very important that rural and small libraries have a big voice in this project.
Please take a moment to let us know what you think about one benchmark: <span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="http://svy.mk/RIW9oI">http://svy.mk/RIW9oI</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(And register to win a prize!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, learn what your colleagues have to say about rural libraries and the Edge Initiative:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Dwight McInvaill, Director of Georgetown County Public Library, Georgetown, SC: <a href="http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/the-edge-initiative-and-small-and-rural-libraries">http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/the-edge-initiative-and-small-and-rural-libraries</a><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Bill Young, Public Information Officer, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries: <a href="http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/small-libraries-on-the-edge">http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/small-libraries-on-the-edge</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks much, and hope to see you in Raleigh!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Washburn<span style="color:#1F497D"> <a href="mailto:Sarah@techsoupglobal.org">
Sarah@techsoupglobal.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Program Manager, <a href="http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/">
TechSoup for Libraries</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">415-633-9428<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/TechSoup4Libs">TechSoup4Libs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--> sign up for the <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/tsg/site/SSurvey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=1300">
monthly library newsletter</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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