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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">Dear Public Library Directors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">The Digital Inclusion Survey funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services will close on November 15<sup>th</sup> 2013. Our state currently has a current response rate of 21%.
</span><span style="color:black">The goal is to get to at least a 60% response rate, evenly distributed across the country to provide state and national analysis. An added feature this time is the ability to generate much more localized and interactive data.</span><span style="color:black">
Also, results from the survey and speed test will provide valuable new data for advocacy at the local, state, and national levels. Please participate in the survey by visiting
<a href="http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu">http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To see examples of how you can use the data when the survey is completed, visit the following links.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Mapping tools: <a href="http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/interactive-map">
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/interactive-map</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Visualizations: <a href="http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/visualizations">
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/visualizations</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Infographics: <a href="http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/infographics">
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/infographics</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Digital Inclusion brief: <a href="http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/sites/default/files/DigitalInclusionBrief_9-30-2013.pdf">
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/sites/default/files/DigitalInclusionBrief_9-30-2013.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">However, these tools are only useful if the data is reported.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">To participate, go to <a href="http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/">
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/</a> and follow the Complete the Survey button. In addition to the
<b>survey questions</b>, libraries are requested to complete a <b>speed test</b>. Instructions are on the first page when you log in to the survey. Speed capture is automatic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">Please complete the Survey prior to November 15<sup>th</sup> 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="color:black">The Digital Inclusion Survey</span></i><span style="color:black"> is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and conducted by the American Library Association and the Information Policy &
Access Center at the University of Maryland College Park, in partnership with the International City/County Management Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif";color:#1F497D">Joseph Hamlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif";color:#1F497D">Library Data Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">702 West Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Ph: 517-373-3828<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Email:
<a href="mailto:hamlinj2@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">hamlinj2@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">URL:
<a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#76923C">Visit the Michigan eLibrary at</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#76923C">
<i><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="color:#76923C">http://mel.org</span></a></i></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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