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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:03:33 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://myteacher.dvusd.com:81/pictures/learningconnection/LCLogo002.gif&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; width=&quot;77&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;LC Logo: &quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Learning Connections is a&amp;nbsp;consortium of high schools,&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&amp;nbsp;colleges, and&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt; universities in Arizona&amp;nbsp;that work together to provide smooth transitions for all learners at all levels.&amp;nbsp; Its members are:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://library.west.asu.edu/&quot;&gt;ASU West&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.ccusd93.org/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1&quot;&gt;CCUSD&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;A href=&quot;http://shubbs.myteacher.dvusd.com&quot;&gt;DVUSD&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.nau.edu/library/&quot;&gt;NAU&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href=&quot;http://cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb/&quot;&gt;PVUSD&amp;nbsp;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/services/student/support/library/&quot;&gt;RIO&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/library/&quot;&gt;PVCC&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=darkblue size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;LEARNING CONNECTIONS MISSION&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;Learning Connections is committed to maximizing learning opportunities&amp;nbsp;for all residents of our communities.&amp;nbsp;The consortium identifies shared interests, anticipates and responds to needs,&amp;nbsp;and explores opportunities to integrate and coordinate plans, resources, and activities. &amp;nbsp;Implicit in the consortium&apos;s mission is the importance of enhancing student, staff,and organizational learning.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=blue size=3&gt;LEARNING CONNECTIONS FOCUS TEAMS&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;Various focus teams, comprised of representatives of consortium members,&amp;nbsp;are established&amp;nbsp;and meet regularly to establish goals and action plans relating to a specific area of interest shared by each of the member institutions.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif color=darkblue size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;LEARNING CONNECTIONS LIBRARY FOCUS TEAM&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=darkblue size=3&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;U&gt;Mission Statement&lt;/U&gt;:&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Support information literacy competencies within the framework of the Learning Connections mission&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Identify shared interests and needs of member institutions&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Collaborate and coordinate information literacy issues at the high school, community college, and university levels&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Help students transition successfully through levels of education&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=3&gt;LEARNING CONNECTIONS LIBRARY WEBSITE&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;&lt;U&gt;Purpose of the Library Website&lt;/U&gt;:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Provide information and resources that support learners at the various institutes of learning&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Aid transition of&amp;nbsp;instruction at all learning levels&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Support information literacy competencies at the various learning levels&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b size=2&gt;Provide a tool for library collaboration of consortium members&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P dir=ltr style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot; align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=red size=2&gt;The library team stopped meeting the fall of 2006 when Learning Connections scaled back special area vertical teams.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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			<dc:creator>Susan Hubbs</dc:creator>
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