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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are not able to be in Lansing this week for MLA you may want to take a look at this free online event available on Wednesday, October 16 from 10:00am to 5:00pm Eastern time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Digital Shift: Reinventing Libraries</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">will
offer thought-provoking discussions and actionable solutions to some of the biggest challenges libraries are facing, including rethinking collections, engaging the community, and helping students and patrons learn. The program will feature insights on managing
new technologies and services; the latest developments in ebooks and streaming media; optimizing discovery; and much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">This is the 4th annual online event and this year it features a dynamic new format, featuring programming designed
to take libraries into the future to better serve their community’s evolving needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Take a look here
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.thedigitalshift.com/reinventinglibraries/">http://www.thedigitalshift.com/reinventinglibraries/</a> for more information on the program, speakers and the registration
page.<span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Expert speakers and panelists will present innovative ideas and actionable solutions for and from libraries of all types – school, academic, and public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Program tracks will focus on three key areas:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Community:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Programming,
Support, and Resource Sharing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Instruction:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Helping
Students and Patrons Learn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">New
Collections, New Content:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Beyond
the Container<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Sessions include:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Learning
2.0 Meets MOOC:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Professional
Development Evolves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Flipped
School Libraries</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The
Community Joins In:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Library
Maker Spaces<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">eCollections:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Beyond
Novelty – Focusing in on Collection Development, Self-Publishing, and eMagazines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Digital Shift: Reinventing Libraries</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">brings
a national library conference right to your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device, complete with:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The
Exhibit Hall:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">learn about the
latest products and innovations from our sponsors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">*</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The
Librarians’ Lounge:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">network with
library professionals from across the globe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">* A Tote Bag:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Download
all of the presentations, handouts, and promotional information you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Registration for the live event is FREE and includes 3 months of access to the event archives on demand, including the presentations, information and handouts from the show, so</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">register
from this page </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.thedigitalshift.com/reinventinglibraries/">http://www.thedigitalshift.com/reinventinglibraries/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Shannon D. White<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Continuing Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Toll free: 877-479-0021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">whites29@michigan.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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