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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Crossfield McIntosh, Jessica <jcrossfieldmcintosh@otterbein.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 18, 2018 2:44 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CORRECTED (disregard previous) OPAL 2018- Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2018 OPAL Conference
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<p class="xparagraph" style="line-height:14.25pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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</span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Friday, August 3, 2018</span></span><span class="xscxw249331314"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Otterbein University</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Deadline:</span></b></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Proposal submissions are due by Tuesday, May 1, 2018</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference Theme<i>:</i></span></b></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
“<span style="color:black">Stronger Together: Voices Raised in Advocacy"</span></span></i></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference Description:</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Academic libraries are often seeking out new and innovative ways to reach out and engage with their constituencies.
In what ways can libraries collaborate to engage current or new patrons? Can we partner with other libraries or other community members to show off our library resources or our skills?
<span style="color:black">How can we advocate for ourselves and for communities we serve?</span></span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Let's celebrate what we learn from one another by taking a moment to reflect on what we do, to not take it for
granted, and to share it with others so we can pay forward ideas and spark new ones.<span style="color:black"> During the 20th anniversary of OPAL, the OPAL Executive Council (EC) will share out new messaging to help us unite around the value proposition that
started it all and allows us to continually benefit by our shared </span></span></span><span class="xspellingerror"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">consortial</span></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
experience. </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are soliciting breakout presenters and poster sessions to follow this year’s theme in the following
conference topics <i>(presentations outside of these recommendations will also be considered)</i>:</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">● Activism (affordable learning, IMLS, support of student protest)</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">● Advocacy, Marketing & Outreach (telling the library's story, events planning, social media, public relations) </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">● Collaboration & Partnerships (cross-campus partnerships, community partnerships, decision making, etc.)</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">● Services (circulation/reference, instruction, technical services)</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">● Spaces (virtual/web spaces, makerspaces, displays, exhibitions)</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Proposal Format</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We welcome proposals for 45-minute presentations or poster sessions. In your proposal, please provide:</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">1. Title of presentation/poster</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2. Conference topics:</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">a. Activism</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">b. Advocacy, Marketing & Outreach</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">c. Collaboration & Partnerships</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">d. Services</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">e. Spaces</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">3. Brief abstract (100 - 300 words)</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">a. In what ways are you advocating for your library? Your community?</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">b. How have your students or staff benefited?</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">c. What are your next steps?</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">4. Name, email address, and phone number of presenter(s)</span></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposal submissions are due by Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
<span style="color:black">Submit your proposal via email to Kristin Cole at </span>
</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:cole1@otterbein.edu" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b>cole1@otterbein.edu</b></span></a><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:blue">.</span></b></span><span class="xeop"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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