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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please excuse cross-postings.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Mark your calendar to keep diving into data with OhioNET!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since our last data-related conference in 2015, the landscape has only become more complex and the expectations only greater. So, we're taking the conversation to the next level. On July 20, 2017, OhioNET will again present a day of data-related
learning for staff from libraries of all sizes and types called <a href="https://www.ohionet.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4021&qid=">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Dive Into Data 2: New Skills, New Depths</span></strong></a> at the Fawcett Center in Columbus.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">What's your goal?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Strong research begins with a well-defined question and answers come from well-planned data collection and analysis. Our conference tracks will introduce you to a variety of research methodologies, approaches and ideas suited for tackling
different kinds of research projects and asking different kinds of questions. Each track will focus on a different type of research goal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Visioning: Where do we go?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How should your library adapt and evolve to meet your community’s needs? Learn more about using data to define your library’s strategic direction and identify potential new initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presentations in this track may cover topics such as environmental scanning, demographic shifts, economic factors, political trends, town halls, focus groups, sticky note sessions, surveys
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Decision-making: How do I choose?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Are you faced with a difficult choice, or attempting to persuade others of the right choice? Learn more about using data to gain insights into available options and to prepare a credible, convincing
case.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presentations in this track may cover topics such as analytics, business intelligence, defining acceptable options, risk assessment, avoiding bias, cost-benefit analysis and more.</span></em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Evaluating: How are we doing?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Are your existing initiatives achieving your desired goals, or having the intended impact? Learn more about using data to assess the effectiveness of your library’s programs and services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presentations in this track may cover topics such as goal setting, benchmarking, outcomes, performance measures, evaluation frameworks, satisfaction surveys and more.</span></em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Looking for a presentation opportunity? We want to hear from YOU!</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Are you working with data-related tasks and projects or engaged in data-driven decision making? Looking for a presentation opportunity? This conference is an opportunity
for library staff at any level to share their skills and stories with attendees from academic, public, school, and special libraries of all sizes across Ohio.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are accepting program proposals through March 1st</span></strong>. Programs should be 50 minutes in length (including time for questions) and fit into one of the tracks described above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ohionet.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4022&qid="><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">CLICK HERE
</span></strong></a>for the online submission form. Each proposal should include a title, an abstract, and a program description (<400 words). Program proposals will be reviewed by the committee with selected presenters notified by mid-to-late March.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact….<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Shelly S. Miller | Community and Training Manager</span></b><br>
OhioNET | 1500 West Lane Avenue | Columbus, OH 43221-3975<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">(800) 686-8975 x37 | <a href="mailto:shellym@ohionet.org">
shellym@ohionet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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