<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9b61fee5-182a-c781-5c87-a3f5218aba06"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ER&L 2016 Preliminary Program Search Tool Now Available!</span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Electronic Resources and Libraries announces the release of the 2016 preliminary program search tool. Have the first look at the ER&L sessions... even before final presentation times have been assigned. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://electroniclibrarian.org/2016-prelim-program-now-available/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://electroniclibrarian.org/2016-prelim-program-now-available/</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#erl16 Workshops Descriptions Released.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ER&L offers a great lineup of half-day workshops on Sunday and Wednesday of the conference. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://electroniclibrarian.org/conference-info/2016-erl-workshops/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://electroniclibrarian.org/conference-info/2016-erl-workshops/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ER&L’s  workshop committee has put together some great courses for your professional development. Take 4 hours and deep dive into:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the latest developments in </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">copyright </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">& its impact on library collections, and how copyright can help promote and expand library services, </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">an intentional and informed approach to using social media to </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">promote e-resources</span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to library community. develop a social media plan, learn how to optimize e-resources for social media sharing, connect with community, and assess their efforts, all tailored for your organizational capacity.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">a plan to support students in creating a course content </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">student affordability program</span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on your campus! Get up to speed on your options and leave with an informed framework to implement a plan to support students with affordable resources at your library.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Early Registration Available for a Limited Time. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register NOW to attend the conference at the early rates, extended through before December 8. Flexible options to attend in person, online, in combination with Designing for Digital (April 6-7, 2016, colocated with ER&L)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://electroniclibrarian.org/conference-info/2016-registration/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://electroniclibrarian.org/conference-info/2016-registration/</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bonnie Tijerina</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ER&L Conference Coordinator</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ER&L 2016, April 3-6, 2016</span></p><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div></span></div>