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Hello! The WACTC Library Consortium is continuing its exploration of institutional repositories. A group of volunteers collaborated last term to create a relatively short needs and skills assessment. We'd appreciate your participation in this assessment as
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Here is the link to the assessment: <a href="https://forms.gle/Y1PuB1buJGdz6N9v7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px">https://forms.gle/Y1PuB1buJGdz6N9v7</a>.</div>
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As a refresher, here's a brief description of institutional repositories, as well as the project:</div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">Institutional repositories (IR) are online platforms that store and provide
access to institutional scholarship. While research institutions have prioritized faculty researwach outputs, these same platforms can also showcase student work.</span><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">Please help us better refine our needs for a WACTC Library Consortium institutional
repository by providing your feedback. Data entered here will be used by the planning team and will not be published or shared outside of the consortium.</span><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">Also, please note that the consortium is considering different ways for deep
collaboration across institutions to pool talents and share workload. Please participate in this survey with the understanding that collaboration and support will be built into this project.</span><br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">Thank you! </span></div>
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<font color="#202124" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2px">The WACTCLC IR planning team</span></font></div>
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<font color="#202124" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2px">Ryer Banta, Centralia College</span></font></div>
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