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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
next <b>Alliance Research Interest Group </b>(A-RIG<span style='color:#1F497D'>
- </span><a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group">http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group</a>)
meeting will be held adjacent to the ACRL-Oregon Board meeting on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Friday,
February 25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>10
a.m.-12 noon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Oregon
State University <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Drinkward
Meeting Room, 4<sup>th</sup> floor, Valley Library, OSU campus<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>(many
thanks to Jane Nichols of OSU for procuring us the room!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Driving
Directions: <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/main/campus-life/directions"><span
style='color:windowtext'>http://oregonstate.edu/main/campus-life/directions</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Parking
information: <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/dept/facilities/taps/parking"><span
style='color:windowtext'>http://oregonstate.edu/dept/facilities/taps/parking</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Agenda</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Review of current projects (aka
“catching up with each other”)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>What do people want to learn more
about regarding research? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Discuss possible
tools/resources for coming year (e.g. ACRL class on research methods, other)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>How can we better encourage
involvement from more Alliance and other Northwest libraries and librarians?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Brainstorm collaborative research
ideas for the future<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Interested
in a bag lunch for this? </span></b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Email
Laura Zeigen (<a href="mailto:zeigenl@ohsu.edu">zeigenl@ohsu.edu</a>) by
Friday, February 18.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Can’t
make it in person? </span></b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Up
to three people can call into the meeting room to 541-737-8400. Email Laura (<a
href="mailto:zeigenl@ohsu.edu">zeigenl@ohsu.edu</a>) if you want to be one of
these people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>====================================================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Information
about the Alliance Research Interest group: <a
href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group">http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/research-interest-group</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>====================================================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>“The Alliance
Research Interest Group facilitates communication and discovery between
institutions, providing a forum for discussion and development of collaborative
research related to all aspects of library work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
objectives of this group include 1) Helping each other learn how to do better
research and 2) Making more efficient use of our collective resources, thus
advancing our individual research interests more quickly. Pursuing these two
major objectives has the additional benefit of providing the qualitative and
quantitative data necessary for improved assessment and advocacy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Laura <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Laura
Zeigen, MA, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>User
Experience Librarian and Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Oregon
Health & Science University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Portland,
OR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:zeigenl@ohsu.edu"><span style='color:windowtext'>zeigenl@ohsu.edu</span></a>
/ 503-494-0505<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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