<div dir="ltr">***Apologies for cross-posting***<br><br><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-19f4012f-6cd2-8639-1cfe-23add6684f5f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Back to Basics: Diving Deep into Patron Service and Public Services</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:26.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Call for Proposals OK ACRL 2016</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When and where is the conference?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November 11, 2016, at Rose State College Professional Training Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Learn more about the conference at </span><a href="http://www.okacrl.org/conference/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.okacrl.org/conference/</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The keynote speaker will be Arta Kabashi of ProQuest.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What is the topic for the conference?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">        </span></span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How do you center your patrons in your service model? In what innovative ways are you bringing them in the door? What does your new customer-focused staff training look like? Share with us your ideas about </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Diving Deep into Patron Service and Public Services</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  Brainstorm and submit a proposal to present at the 2016 OK-ACRL Conference.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What types of sessions are available?</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Standard 50-minute breakout sessions</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5-minute “lightning” sessions are replacing posters this year</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When are proposals due?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">October 7</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How do I submit a proposal?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tell us in 300 words or less about your presentation topic and how it gets </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Back To Basics</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in terms of patron service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposal Form: </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/oFqgmNgAosgJL3mC2" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://goo.gl/forms/oFqgmNgAosgJL3mC2</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When will I have an answer?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">October 14</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do I have to be a member?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    No, anyone can submit a proposal and attend the conference. Membership in OKACRL is free, so please join.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    Membership Form:</span><a href="http://www.okacrl.org/become-involved/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.okacrl.org/become-involved/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Any further questions?</span></p><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact Karl G. Siewert at <a href="mailto:siewert@nsuok.edu">siewert@nsuok.edu</a>.</span></span><br><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div>
<div>Karl G. Siewert, MLIS</div>
<div>Instructor and Reference Librarian - <a href="https://www.nsuok.edu/directory/profile/siewert.aspx" target="_blank">NSU-BA</a></div>
<div>Tulsa, OK</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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