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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Is access to open content important to your library? A call for participation in the OCLC survey on open content</b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Apologies for cross-posting*<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> As part of OCLC’s efforts to leverage the library communities’ investment in the creation, curation and preservation of open content, OCLC Global Council, working with OCLC Research, is conducting an international survey aimed at understanding
the extent of this critical investment of time, budget and other resources. The goal of the survey is to engage a global audience of librarians in a joint exercise to map and align open content activities and cultivate a shared understanding of how libraries
are invested in and working together to leverage open content from around the globe. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All types of libraries are encouraged to complete the survey, in order to gather as many different perspectives as possible, bringing more voices to the table and sharing a baseline understanding of libraries’ commitment to exploit the
potential of open content. Open content is relevant to all libraries.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please read more about the purpose of this survey in the introductory blog:
<b><u><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhangingtogether.org%2F%3Fp%3D6874&data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C22065cb23b97403f57b508d678a4a0be%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C1&sdata=0l3DAg5xeVWHSZagC3iTJ9Y2QtjYK7mHuxHa%2BEJ0Uak%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://hangingtogether.org/?p=6874" shash="mLOW7fg0ycpaz+cep/s/mb49ZwvmEZIWGOLNADlYUcE94UJvcQPmr6ZFFTO/pSfE0RbDn4PftOQyrMIuno0cjS7ZaM+JSZsDerEJw15/MNd/5F3uwX+XhoYyzhh/Ex6eug1NbUfog235hyNImn1Wq1q9B5fgfDjXXNgNEotGekE=" originalSrc="http://hangingtogether.org/?p=6874" shash="mLOW7fg0ycpaz+cep/s/mb49ZwvmEZIWGOLNADlYUcE94UJvcQPmr6ZFFTO/pSfE0RbDn4PftOQyrMIuno0cjS7ZaM+JSZsDerEJw15/MNd/5F3uwX+XhoYyzhh/Ex6eug1NbUfog235hyNImn1Wq1q9B5fgfDjXXNgNEotGekE=" target="_blank">A call for participation in the OCLC survey on access to open content</a></u>
</b>and <b><span style="color:black">take the survey</span></b><span style="color:black"> (<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Foc.lc%2Foasurvey&data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C22065cb23b97403f57b508d678a4a0be%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C1&sdata=ttlMciZF1TO82vgndOF%2F6p%2FnLUiABrkoZLfGFtxdLhk%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://oc.lc/oasurvey" shash="HbEIZ9GoeyacFHnBgU6gUqA4id/8mSw/TJYDywjnZGOGXAlELc2RW/kg3bQnBAxiSC2/bGjoQK7FWQcwhP70ZwcHHki4Z6h4WObDbkgQDIEGIDXSPgzq4pCNYLBLpedi+QVPYAuzxaNXJFDra1ma1er0p6upAcqUlrz4LFLvfLY=" originalSrc="http://oc.lc/oasurvey" shash="HbEIZ9GoeyacFHnBgU6gUqA4id/8mSw/TJYDywjnZGOGXAlELc2RW/kg3bQnBAxiSC2/bGjoQK7FWQcwhP70ZwcHHki4Z6h4WObDbkgQDIEGIDXSPgzq4pCNYLBLpedi+QVPYAuzxaNXJFDra1ma1er0p6upAcqUlrz4LFLvfLY=" target="_blank">http://oc.lc/oasurvey</a>)
</span>and share it broadly within your networks.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The survey will be open until <b>January 31</b>, 2019 and we are seeking strong global participation. Results will be shared back with the community, with allied organizations, and help us frame future programming, research efforts, and
service design. Please take a moment and devote your attention to this important research investigation.<u></u><u></u></p>
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