<div dir="ltr"><i>Please excuse cross-postings.</i><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.728;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Assessment, impact, evaluation, measures, metrics….</span></font><span style="width:202px;min-height:194px"></span>
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</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><font><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">These
 are quickly becoming the new watchwords in the library world: 
 measuring impact, defining outcomes, calculating ROI, assessing 
learning, increasing student retention--the list goes on.  Librarians of
 all kinds have been increasingly called upon to wrestle with these 
practices and to develop skills in these new areas.  Whether your 
responsibilities find you teaching & helping patrons, designing 
programs, or making resource allocations, chances are you will be asked 
to participate in one or more of these assessment practices. And, for 
almost all of us these topics fall squarely into the “they didn’t teach 
me this in library school” column. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><font><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">If
 this new reality keeps you up at night or makes you break out in a cold
 sweat, you should join us for OHIONET’s next day-long, multi-type 
conference, “</span><a href="http://www.ohionet.org/dive-data" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Dive into Data: Gather, Analyze, Communicate</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">”,
 on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Worthington.  We’ll be 
de-mystifying the basics of assessment, discussing why these skills are 
so critical, and talking about tactics you can take back to your home 
institutions to help develop a culture of assessment.  Registration 
opens on May 1, 2015!</span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Looking for a chance to develop your presentation skills and add to your resume?</span></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><font><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">If
 you’ve found yourself working on specific assessment projects, 
developing data-gathering practices, or been asked to demonstrate 
outcomes for any of your programs or services, we invite you to submit a
 proposal to share your experiences.  Proposals from individual 
speakers, pairs or panels are welcome. For more information and list of 
suggested topics, tools and themes, please </span><a href="http://www.ohionet.org/dive-data" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">CLICK HERE</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> for the conference webpage.  Proposals to present will be accepted through April 8th.</span></font></p><font><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">If you find yourself with questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Shelly Miller at </span><a href="mailto:shellym@ohionet.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">shellym@ohionet.org</span></a></font></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><br>If you have <a href="mailto:shellym@ohionet.org" target="_blank">questions</a> about or <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s7iXT9AwEfaVt4cjUF5RA4SHR4ixOGM1_HVdArx7maw/viewform" target="_blank">suggestions</a> for OHIONET's CE offerings, don't hesitate to contact me.<br><br>Shelly S. Miller<br>

        Continuing Education Coordinator<br>OHIONET<br>
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Columbus, OH 43221-3975<br>
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