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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am sharing the invitation below from Dr. Frances Pinter, the Executive Director of the Knowledge Unlatched (KU) open access scholarly ebook initiative. KU is hosting an update session at ALA, and anyone who wishes to learn more or participate
in a discussion about KU’s future is welcome to attend. Participating publisher representatives are also invited to the event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are able to attend, please RSVP using the link provided below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Celeste<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[Sent on behalf of Dr. Frances Pinter, Executive Director of Knowledge Unlatched]<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Librarian,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to invite you to attend an informal review and discussion of the results of the Knowledge Unlatched Pilot Project at the American Library Association meeting in Las Vegas. Please feel free to share this invitation or bring
a colleague with you. We are looking forward to an engaging conversation among librarians and publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This event will take place in Ballroom E at the Las Vegas Hotel, just minutes from the conference center, from 7:00 – 8:30 PM on Friday the 27<sup>th</sup> of June.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve been delighted by the support for the KU concept, and there is work to do in the future to make sure that the needs of all stakeholders are met. Your input would be greatly valued.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please RSVP by June 10, 2014 at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KUatALA">
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KUatALA</a> <span style="color:red"> </span>so that we can finalize plans for the event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Summary Report of the Pilot Project is available here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/2014/05/knowledge-unlatched-pilot-summary-report/">http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/2014/05/knowledge-unlatched-pilot-summary-report/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">A more comprehensive analysis will be published in a few months’ time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I very much hope you can join me and my colleagues at ALA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Frances Pinter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director, Knowledge Unlatched<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">___________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dr Frances Pinter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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