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<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2004 </span></font></b><st1:PersonName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>OPLIN</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Connectivity Survey<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As we do every year, </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OPLIN</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is asking
all public libraries to participate in our annual survey of public access.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This year we are asking for more data
about database expenditures.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
purposes of this survey are: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>• To report the results to the legislature and other
government entities that help make critical funding decisions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>• To track the size and progress of the network, in
order to facilitate planning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>• To get an accurate picture of how much libraries are
individually spending on databases, in order to see how we can do better
contracting as a group.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Because it is crucial to our operations, </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OPLIN</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> needs a
100% response rate.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The survey can
be found as a <span class=SpellE>webform</span> on the </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OPLIN</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> website at <a
href="http://new.oplin.org/librarians/surveys/2004Survey.htm">http://new.oplin.org/librarians/surveys/2004Survey.htm</a>.
The survey should be completed entirely by each public library and regional
library system and returned by </span></font><st1:date Month="5" Day="14"
Year="2004"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Friday, May 14, 2004</span></font></span></b></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This year, as in previous years, we will
be following up with phone calls to libraries that do not respond, in order to
ensure 100% participation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
Please forward this message to the appropriate person in your organization who
can provide the data we need.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Thank
you in advance for your assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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