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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all, and happy (almost) spring (as we anticipate a big snowstorm here in CT…),<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I just read over all of the past emails about online summer reading – and I still have a question… our contract with Evanced/Wandoo is over at the end of this summer, and unlike some of you, we have big buy in - so I really want to continue
to provide this service.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To avoid having to put out an RFP, I am looking for other state contracts with ReadSquared, or Beanstack, or Counting Opinions. Apparently I can avoid that whole process by going on another state contract. Are you willing to share yours?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ALSO, when I was reading over past emails, I saw that there was one (2016) called Bookpoints that was being developed by California. Looks like it’s open source, but I really don’t know what that means in terms of what it takes to run it.
Is anyone using this? If so, how does that work?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Linda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.05in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Linda Williams | Youth Services Consultant, Division of Library Development |
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="mailto:Linda.Williams@ct.gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Linda.Williams@ct.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> |
<i>Office</i>: (860) 704-2207 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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| 786 S. Main St., Middletown, CT 06457 | Phone: (860) 704-2200 | Fax : (860) <span style="color:#1F497D">
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