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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The Library of Michigan seeks to fill vacancies on the MeLCat Advisory Committee. All library types are needed! The purpose of the committee is to advise the State Librarian on policies for the
statewide catalog and resource-sharing system with a specific focus on standards, system evaluation, borrowing/lending policies and best practices. <br>
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Members serve 2 year staggered terms. Representatives from MeLCat libraries of varying sizes and types--public, academic, school and special -- are sought as well as those using a variety of library automation systems. Membership encompasses people with a
wide range of expertise in such areas as cataloging, shared catalog creation and management, circulation, inter-library loan, and resource sharing in individual as well as shared library systems. Two Library of Michigan staff serve as permanent members. Committee
oversight comes from the MeL Coordinator as well as a MeLCat staff member from the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) who is also a permanent committee member.<br>
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The Committee will meet 3 times/year at the MCLS office in Lansing. Bringing together staff with a wide range of backgrounds will promote an integrated approach to policy design and problem solving. Committee members will be responsible for soliciting feedback
from their constituencies. When necessary, subcommittees and task forces will be created to address specific issues. Then next meeting in 2016 will be in March or April.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Please send via separate email to: Deb Renee Biggs, MeL Coordinator, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:biggsd@michigan.gov"><span style="color:purple">biggsd@michigan.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">the
following:<br>
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Nominee's Name<br>
Position<br>
Library<br>
Address/Phone/Email<br>
Relevant Experience/Qualifications<br>
ILS used at your library<br>
Nominator's Name (omit if a self-nomination, which are encouraged)<br>
Nominator's contact information (omit if a self-nomination)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">DEADLINE: January 29, 2016</span></b><b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Deb Renee Biggs, MA AMLS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Lansing, MI 48909<br>
Phone: 517-373-4466<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Visit MeL at:
<a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="color:#7030A0">http://mel.org</span></a> and on Facebook at:
<a href="http://facebook.com/mel.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://facebook.com/mel.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;background:white">Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and
</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">intriguing snapshots of our varied collections<span style="background:white"> at
<a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#0070C0">Customer Service is a priority at the Michigan Department of Education – helping Michigan schools, families, and communities improve the achievement and well-being of ALL our
children.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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