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<p style="line-height:22.8pt;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="color:black">Announcement: It Takes A Village Open-Source Software Sustainability Toolkit and New Website Launch<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height:22.8pt;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:black">We are excited to announce the launch of the <i>It Takes a Village (ITAV) Open-Source Software Sustainability </i></span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://itav.lyrasis.org/toolkit/"><span style="color:#1947BA">toolkit</span></a><span class="contentpasted0"> and
new</span><a href="https://itav.lyrasis.org/"><span style="color:#1947BA"> website</span></a><span class="contentpasted0"><i>.</i> The <i>ITAV in Practice</i></span><a href="https://itav.lyrasis.org/toolkit/"><span style="color:#1947BA"> Toolkit</span></a><span class="contentpasted0"> is
an adaptable set of tools that enables all stakeholders in an open-source software (OSS) program to participate in an assessment of each facet of sustainability, develop balanced strategies to advance sustainability goals and integrate sustainability plans
into other organizational planning efforts. This work builds on the previous <i>It Takes a Village</i> Open-Source Software Guidebook, created with the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)<i>.</i> </span>
<span class="contentpasted0">The new website — </span><a href="https://itav.lyrasis.org/"><span style="color:#1947BA"> itav.lyrasis.org</span></a><span class="contentpasted0"> — includes the guidebook, toolkit, and community case studies. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can see the full announcement and acknowledgements for all those who gave so generously of their thoughts and time
<a href="https://lyrasisnow.org/it-takes-a-village-itav-in-practice-toolkit-and-website/">
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