<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">DATE: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">February 10, 2016</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">TO: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">Employers of Graduates of OU SLIS</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">School of Library and Information Studies</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">University of Oklahoma</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-indent:48pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">FROM:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> Cecelia Brown, Professor and Director</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in;font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">SUBJECT:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> ***Your Valuable Input Requested as an Employer of OU SLIS Graduates***</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">As part of the ongoing efforts for assessment of the outcomes of our MLIS degree programs, the School of Library and Information Studies is conducting an online survey of employers of graduates of OU SLIS. We will make every effort to ensure the anonymity and confidentiality of individual responses.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">Please follow the instructions for completing the online questionnaire at:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><a href="https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3F9adGGmHskWY3b" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(56,110,255)">https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3F9adGGmHskWY3b</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">Your response should take about 20 minutes. I would appreciate your reply by <b>March 15, 2016</b>.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">The School will compile a statistical summary of the survey responses and will use the results to improve our program. Information about changes planned or made as a result of the survey will be shared through the departmental website. We will also aggregate the resulting data for this for the future development of our Program Presentation (2021) for the continuing accreditation of the MLIS degree program by the American Library Association Committee on Accreditation. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">If you have any questions about the survey or use of the data, please contact me at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:cbrown@ou.edu" target="_blank">cbrown@ou.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">or 405-325-3921.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">The School greatly appreciates and relies on your participation in our process for ongoing evaluation and enhancement of the MLIS degree programs. Thank you for your input to our efforts to ensure that the program meets the needs of the constituencies that we serve.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif">~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Lucida Calligraphy';color:rgb(163,38,56)">Janie Allen</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Lucida Calligraphy';color:rgb(163,38,56)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">Staff Assistant & Admissions Assistant<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">The University of Oklahoma<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">School of Library and Information Studies<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">401 W. Brooks, Bizzell Library, Room 120<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">Norman, OK 73019 6032 USA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">Voice: 405 325 3921 | Fax: 405 325 7648<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(163,38,56)"><a href="mailto:bjallen@ou.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(163,38,56)">bjallen@ou.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:black"> | </span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Candara,sans-serif;color:rgb(163,38,56)"> <a href="http://slis.ou.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(163,38,56)">http://slis.ou.edu</span></a></span></p></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Sarah Burkhead Whittle<br>Instructor of Library Services ~ Resource Coordinator, College of Education</div><div><span style="font-size:small">Community of Oklahoma Instruction Librarians, Chair 2016</span><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">Northeastern State University</span><br></div><div>John Vaughan Library 306B<br><div>Tahlequah, OK 74464<br>918.444.3262<br><a href="mailto:burkhead@nsuok.edu" target="_blank">burkhead@nsuok.edu</a><br><div>Blackboard IM: sburkhead</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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