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Feb
19
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“One day not very long ago, librarians came to the Emerald City from their libraries in all of the countries of Oz. They came to visit the Great Library of the Emerald City, and to petition the Wizard allow them to borrow books and other items at the Great Library. Their hope was to transport… Read More »
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Feb
12
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Why Am I Talking? My sister-in-law recently told me about the W.A.I.T. acronym that she learned from a communication consultant who spoke to her staff. It’s a catchy phrase for an important communication concept: Be purposeful when you talk. This self-reflective question can be applied to any conversational setting, but I want to discuss it… Read More »
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Feb
04
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Cindy and I feel that logic models are wonderful planning tools that can be used in many life events to stay focused on what’s meaningful. This blog post is an example of such a logic model. My daughter’s birthday is coming up this week and we are having a party for her. My husband and… Read More »
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Jan
22
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About six months ago Public Library Association (PLA) initiated a service called Project Outcome, that I have been following with interest. An article entitled “Project Outcome – Looking Back, Looking Forward” by Carolyn Anthony, director of the Skokie Public Library, IL was recently published in Public Libraries Online that describes the successes of libraries using… Read More »
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Jan
08
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Since last week’s message the OERC has been looking at some additional data about the blog in order to update our online communications plan going forward. The earlier OERC strategy had been to use social media to increase the use of evaluation resources, the OERC’s educational services, and the OERC’s coaching services. These continue to… Read More »
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