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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There are some online courses
being offered that are free to us as legacy NELINET Unlimited members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Joan<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Connie Massey
[mailto:connie.massey@lyrasis.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LYRASIS.Members@smtp-host.nelinet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> New England Update - LYRASIS News<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Hello and happy holidays &nbsp;to our New England LYRASIS
members:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Here in the New England LYRASIS office, we&#8217;re busy
planning some exciting spring events for the region. Among them will be a <b>Resource
Sharing Conference</b> in April and a <b>Collections Services Conference</b> in
late March &#8211; stay tuned for &nbsp;&#8220;save the date&#8221; messages
from us. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>We hope our New England members can take advantage of the
many online course offerings that LYRASIS offers. The upcoming weeks&nbsp;
might be a great time for staff development at your institution. <span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b>Remember that all online classes are <u>free</u> to
legacy <span style='color:black'>NELINET Unlimited</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>members (with reduced
rates for Consortial Associates) through June 2010.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Below are several especially interesting classes that
we&#8217;d like to highlight. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid=%7b1E0510BD-82E8-4DD3-A3FC-55AD09E98DF5%7d"
target="_blank"
title="Managing Student Assistants in Academic Libraries (Live Online)"><span
style='color:#003399'>Managing Student Assistants in Academic Libraries (Live
Online)</span></a> 12/15/09 - 12/17/09 (10:00 - 12:00)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid=%7b5BA2ACB3-DDE6-42C1-912E-2A5AC190DECF%7d"
target="_blank"
title="Mass Digitization Collaborative Information Session (Live Online)"><span
style='color:#003399'>Mass Digitization Collaborative Information Session (Live
Online)</span></a> 12/17/09 (10:00 - 11:00)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid=%7bE112D7FA-7347-4F15-8038-9B48F637E15C%7d"
target="_blank"
title="E-Resource Licensing: Overview and How-to for the Non-Lawyer (Live Online)"><span
style='color:#003399'>E-Resource Licensing: Overview and How-to for the
Non-Lawyer (Live Online)</span></a> 12/17/09 (2:00 - 4:00)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>&middot;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid=%7bE62A92D9-4384-4C7A-99FA-DE9AB03AF09C%7d"
target="_blank"
title="Technical Services Efficiency: Beyond one-by-one OCLC Online Cataloging (Live Online)"><span
style='color:#003399'>Technical Services Efficiency: Beyond one-by-one OCLC
Online Cataloging (Live Online)</span></a> 1/20/10 (10:00 - 12:00)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid=%7b5797404C-1890-4C08-93B6-3420D7BC0060%7d"
target="_blank" title="MARC For Everyone"><span style='color:#003399'>MARC For
Everyone</span></a> 1/21/10 (10:00 - 12:00)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Also, for those attending <b>ALA/Midwinter</b> in Boston
please stop by our booth (#2603) on <b>Sunday, January 17 from 1:30-3:00pm</b>
for a <b><i>Members Meet and Greet</i></b>. Coffee, tea and snacks will be
provided.&nbsp; &nbsp;We look forward to seeing you!<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>As always, please let us know if we can be of assistance as
you navigate the LYRASIS Web site to register for classes, acquire quotes for
products, or obtain necessary paperwork for your organization. Please call or
email me (508 597 1938, <a href="mailto:connie.massey@lyrasis.org">connie.massey@lyrasis.org</a>)
&nbsp;or Maria Brady (508 597 1945, <a href="mailto:maria.brady@lyrasis.org">maria.brady@lyrasis.org</a>)
any time for such assistance.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Connie Massey</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Director of Regional Services - New England<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>LYRASIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>153 Cordaville Road, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Southborough, MA 01772<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>508-597-1938 (phone)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>508-654-5516 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>connie.massey@lyrasis.org</span><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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