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<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider participating in the survey being run by Ithaka S+R. Note that it may take some time to complete.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Greg Bem, MLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Melissa Blankstein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 8, 2021 9:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cjcls-l@lists.ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cjcls-l] Ithaka S+R Launches National Survey of Library Directors Today<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Greetings,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am very excited to announce that my colleagues and I at Ithaka S+R have today launched a national survey of community college library directors, deans, and those in equivalent leadership
roles. If you have received an invitation in your inbox, we would be incredibly grateful if you could take 15 minutes to complete the survey.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This study focuses on library strategic priorities, decision-making, and services aimed at advancing student success from the perspective of academic library leaders.
Many of you might be familiar with our</span><a href="https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/academic-library-strategy-and-budgeting-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">series of surveys of directors at four-year institutions</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and we’re looking forward to bringing
this work to the two-year sector with a specific focus on how</span><a href="https://sr.ithaka.org/blog/upcoming-national-survey-of-community-college-library-directors/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">academic libraries partner with other areas of academic and student affairs</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about this initiative. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Melissa
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Melissa Blankstein<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Surveys Analyst, Ithaka S+R<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Phone: 212.500.2433<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:melissa.blankstein@ithaka.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4">melissa.blankstein@ithaka.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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