<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[More Meetings]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve heard me say it before: one thing we have in libraries is meetings. Sometimes lots and lots of meetings.</p>
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And many of us don&#8217;t like them. But there&#8217;s a reason for that: sometimes we aren&#8217;t very good at having meetings. But it&#8217;s not hard to do them well, if you just take the time and follow some simple steps: <a href="http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/librarians/features/king_meeting.htm" target="_blank">Four Steps to a Better Meeting</a> (by David Lee King).</p>
<p>How are your meetings?</p>
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