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<p class="MsoNormal">This message is forwarded on behalf of the Michigan Academic Library Association nominations/elections committee. Excuse posting on multiple lists. Feel free to forward this information to anyone/group that may be interested in this information.
Please send any questions to the nominations/elections committee at the contact information below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hi MiALA friends,
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Spring is here, and so is the call for Nominations to serve in the Michigan Academic Library Association!</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Leadership takes many forms within MiALA and this year, we are looking for nominations to Board positions, Section leadership positions, and Committee leadership
positions. You probably know several colleagues who could do an excellent job of filling them – and don't be shy, we accept self-nominations too! If you are new to academic librarianship in Michigan, it's okay. We'd love to have you, and your fresh voice.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This year, nominations will extend through the Annual conference, followed by elections. Our new leadership will join the team on July 1, 2017.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">There is a website with everything you ever wanted to know about MiALA elections at
</span><a href="http://miala.org/election_central.php"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://miala.org/election_central.php</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> , but here are the basics:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Open positions</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* Vice President/President-Elect, Secretary, Publicly Funded University Rep, Private College Rep, Community College Rep</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* Administration section chair-elect, AD section secretary, AD section member-at-large (x2)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* Collections section chair-elect, CL section secretary, CL section member-at-large (x2)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* User Experience section chair-elect, UX section secretary, UX section member-at-large (x2)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* Advocacy Committee Chair, Communications & Marketing Committee Chair, Membership Committee Chair</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you are interested in running, or in nominating a colleague, please find the appropriate form on the Elections website (</span><a href="http://miala.org/election_central.php"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">http://miala.org/election_central.php</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">).
If you have any questions, please contact a member of Nominations/Elections committee (Rachel Minkin -
</span><a href="mailto:minkinr@mail.lib.msu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">minkinr@mail.lib.msu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, Suzanne Bernsten -
</span><a href="mailto:bernss@lcc.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">bernss@lcc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, Angie Kelleher –
</span><a href="mailto:kelleher@alma.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">kelleher@alma.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rachel M. Minkin<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of Reference Services <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan State University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">366 W. Circle Dr. (23)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">East Lansing, MI 48824<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-884-0874<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Past- President, <a href="http://www.miala.org/"><span style="color:blue">Michigan Academic Library Association</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA), a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries, welcomes all academic library personnel as well as students interested in pursuing academic library careers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heather M. Ladiski, CAP-OM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Assistant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Midwest Collaborative for Library Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lansing, MI 48910-3657<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800-530-9019 x133<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 517-492-3885<o:p></o:p></p>
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