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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Libraries, please
remember to enter your stats at <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PQCQFD8"><span
style='color:#1F497D'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PQCQFD8</span></a>. </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>To date, <i><span
style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>128</span></i> K-12, Academic,
Public, and Special libraries have entered their March 30<sup>th</sup> stats. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Please make
a concerted effort to enter your library’s data. </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>(If you were
not available to gather your stats on March 30<sup>th</sup>, the make-up date
for gathering your stats is April 13th.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks for
your help in this project!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Project details:</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Tuesday March 30, as
accurately as possible, record three major stats during the day:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.
How many people come into your library*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.
How many of your library’s items circulate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3.
How many people use computers in your library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Then between Wednesday March
31 and Wednesday April 14 record your stats online at <a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PQCQFD8"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PQCQFD8</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The survey will be open
between March 31 and April 14 for you to enter these three statistics.
The information gathered will be used during National Library Week and other
times throughout the year to show how much libraries are being used in South
Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>*Library systems with
multiple branches may want to coordinate the data collection for their system
or have each branch report individually. This will be left up to each library
system. Totals to be used will only be by type of library: K-12,
Academic, Public, or Special.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you again for your help
in collecting these important numbers! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Common Cause Group Members:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>David Goble, SC State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Amanda LeBlanc, SCASL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Samantha Hastings,
USC-SLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kay Wall, PASCAL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Libby Young, SCLA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Martha Alewine, SC State Dept
of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Nancy Rosenwald, SC State
Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rayburne Turner, SCLA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ray McBride, APLA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Curtis R. Rogers, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/"><span
style='color:windowtext'>South Carolina State Library</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>POB 11469, 1430 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29211<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ph:803-734-8928 fax:803-734-8676<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Have
You Joined SCLA Yet for 2010? </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> If not, please do! The Association
needs you as an active member in 2010! Click on <a
href="http://www.scla.org/index.php/Documents/Membership"><span
style='color:windowtext'>http://www.scla.org/index.php/Documents/Membership</span></a> and
join today. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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