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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'>Please excuse duplicate announcements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'>Plan now to attend <b>Wearing Different Hats: the 2018 OLC Technical Services Retreat</b>, held March 28-29 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in North Columbus, Ohio. Keynote Terry Reese, Head of Digital Initiatives at the Ohio State University Libraries, will take a closer look at the consequences of complacency in his session entitled "Making the Choice to Be Relevant: Open Systems, Open Communications."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'>Join your colleagues for this biennial educational event that strikes the perfect balance between the big picture and focused, practical topics. The 2018 retreat will explore the many roles of technical services staff and will cover a variety of topics including eclectic collections, project management, ILS acquisitions modules, local heritage collections, ethical considerations, and much more. The retreat also includes an evening event and a tour of OCLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><br>Session descriptions are available on the OLC website at <a href="http://olc.org/blog/event/technical-services-retreat/">http://olc.org/blog/event/technical-services-retreat/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><a href="http://olc.org/blog/event/technical-services-retreat/" target="_blank">Wearing Different Hats: 2018 Technical Services Retreat</a></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><br>March 28-29, 2018<br>Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center (Lewis Center)<br>Columbus, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'>Registration Fees:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'> <br>Member: $235 | Non-member $350<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'>Continuing Education Credits:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'> For those working toward their <a href="http://olc.org/resources/education/certification/" target="_blank">Ohio Public Librarian</a> or <a href="http://olc.org/resources/education/certification/" target="_blank">Ohio Public Library Staff</a> re-certification, this event counts as 6 contact hours each day (12 for the entire retreat).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Michael Christian-Budd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Cataloging Team Lead, Cataloging & Processing Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Cincinnati, Ohio (513) 369-6984<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:michael.christianbudd@cincinnatilibrary.org">michael.christianbudd@cincinnatilibrary.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/">http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>