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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To: Public Library Technology </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Staff</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and
Directors</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From: </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Carol Roddy</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The OPLIN Network Hub is moving, and every circuit will be
electronically rolled over from one location to another. This work will be
done carefully and deliberately, region by region, and you will receive a
letter in the mail from OPLIN when we are ready to move your
region. The letter will reiterate points in this message, and
provide more precise details on the timing of the move. The first batch
of letters will go out Monday, but it may be months before we finish the entire
state.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The key things you will want to know are:</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When this event does occur, your OPLIN circuit will
be down very briefly, probably no longer than a half hour.</span></font></p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
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</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All this work will take place between </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5 a.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> No
library should be down after </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font></p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We cannot give you a precise date for your library.
You will be given a two-week window of dates. You might want to avoid
running pre-scheduled processes that use the network between </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5 a.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> during that
period.</span></font></p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
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</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OPLIN staff will call you between </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>8 a.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> on the day
your circuit is rolled over to update you on its status.</span></font></p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
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</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Beginning the first week in October, you can go to <a
href="http://support.oplin.org/"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>http://support.oplin.org</span></font></a> to find a list
of libraries scheduled for each day approximately 48 hours before they are
scheduled to be moved. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Why are we doing this? DAS Network Services requested
the move for security reasons and in order to provide more effective support
management. They are removing operations from the </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rhodes</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tower</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> in downtown
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and consolidating it in the State of Ohio Computing
Center. We are taking to opportunity to expand our capacity at the same
time.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We don’t anticipate problems, but are prepared to
proceed slowly and restore the original configurations if needed.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Carol Lynn Roddy</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Executive Director, OPLIN</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>614.728.5252</span></font></p>
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