Welcome New Members
Glen Oaks Community College
Rachel Smith
Western Michigan University, School of Medicine
Liz Lorbeer
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Jean Song
Michigan State University College of Law Library
Rebecca Holm
Henry Ford College
Kate Harger
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Kristin Alyousif
Juli McCarroll
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)
Pamela Seabolt
Library of Michigan
Michelle Bradley
Van Andel Institute
Cassandra Rollins
Grand Valley State University
Emily Metcalf
Bradner Library, Schoolcraft College
Kristin Keyes
Center for Forensic Psychiatry
Patricia Supnick
Indiana University East Campus Library
KT Lowe
Cental Michigan University
John Berch
Western Michigan University
Vanessa Hills
Bonnie A. Dede
Bonnie Dede
Delta College
Kyle Ceci
Ferris State University
Susan Witte
Western Michigan University
Melissa Ewing
Michigan State University
Shel Vilag
Lansing Community College Library
Brice Neugent
University of Michigan School of Information
Jian-Sin Lee
University of Michigan Library
Leigh Billings
Macomb Community College
Jeffrey Reynolds
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Christopher Spilker
Grand Valley State University
Patty Kishman-Smith
University of Michigan Law Library
David Motson
Grand Valley State University
Troy Lazenby
University of Michigan Dearborn
Natalie Hagopian
McLaren Bay Region
Madeline Wassick
Western Michigan University
Michele Behr
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Ann Harris
Southwestern Michigan College
Jennifer Davidson
Western Michigan University
Faith Fetty
Western Michigan University
Jacob Ewing
Grand Valley State University
Miranda Krajniak
University of Michigan
Nora Krinitsky
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Jean Song
IDEA Featured Resource
This month’s featured resource from the MiALA IDEA Resources for Education and Training list is:
Ash, A. N., Hill, R., Risdon, S. N., & Jun, A. (2020). Anti-racism in higher education: A model for change. Race and Pedagogy Journal, 4(3). https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/rpj/vol4/iss3/2/
Description: “The purpose of this scholarly paper is to present a model for change within higher education that distributes leadership and institutional power across racial lines...”
As part of the IDEA Committee's continued effort to build a concise, streamlined list of recent articles, books, reports, training resources and toolkits, websites, videos, terminology resources, and online communities related to IDEA, MiALA members are invited to suggest resources. The more voices and perspectives we include, the richer and more informative this resource list will become! Please make your suggestion here.
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Message from the President
April showers bring May flowers, and as an avid gardener I welcome the chance to expand the variety of plants and colors in our yard. May also means it’s time for another annual MiALA conference, and I’m especially excited that rising media star, library advocate, and official librarian of PBS Kids Mychal Threets will be on hand to help kick off our 9th annual event. There will be lots of learning opportunities to grow your skills and professional network though a prime roster of breakout sessions, a pre-conference reception, and other events.
Also, the MiALA Health Sciences IG and Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) have joined forces to present a special workshop on Wednesday May 15: Preparing for Takeoff: Health Sciences Pre-Conference! Registration is separate from the annual conference but the event free for all MiALA members.
Be sure to visit the Conference page for more info on all of the events and register today!
Be good to one another, and I hope to see you in Kalamazoo!
Darlene Johnson-Bignotti
Registration for the 2024 Annual MiALA Conference is now open!
Registration for the 2024 Annual MiALA Conference is now open!
Please visit https://miala.org/annual_conference_2024.php for more information on conference fees, schedule, and session descriptions.
Check out the MSHLA/MiALA Health Sciences IG Pre-conference workshop, too! You must register separately for both the pre-conference and the conference.
Conference Registration Rates
$175 for MiALA, ALAO, and MHSLA members
$100 for MiALA members who are library support staff and/or part-time librarians
$50 for students
$225 for all others.
Registration fees are for the full conference. There is no option for partial conference registration. Registration closes May 10, 2024. No refunds after April 30, 2024.
Click here for conference and registration.
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We cannot wait to see you in Kalamazoo!
Nominations for this year’s MiALA Elections are now open!
Nominations will stay open until a week after the conference. Voting will take place the first two weeks of June, and new terms will start July 1. Open positions this year are:
You can review the duties and election timeline for the open positions on MiALA’s Central Webpage or in the MiALA Policies and Procedures Manual. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague. The nomination forms for the Board positions and Interest Group Coordinating Council are live.
This year, the position of Treasurer is open. Here’s what our current treasurer, Denise Leyton, had to say about this experience:
Serving as the MiALA Treasurer was a great way to learn more about how resource planning and promoting engagement can connect. I enjoyed diving into the spreadsheets and reports for MiALA and trying to bring new ideas about how we could steward the funds of the organization. I grew a lot as a leader being in the position to make decisions about our funding.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Nominations and Elections Committee at elections@miala.org.
Best,
Carin Graves
On behalf of the Nominations and Elections Committee
Call for Nominations: Academic Librarian Of The Year Award
It’s back! Established in 2020, the ALOTY award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of a MiALA member and their contributions to their institution and academic libraries. The award criteria is not limited to achievements within the current academic year and nominees may include library administrators or library faculty.
The winner will be announced during the Membership meeting at the Annual Conference in May, and will be formally recognized at the Michigan Library Awards ceremony at the Grand Traverse Resort on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. In addition the winner will receive a cash prize of $250, a statuette, complementary registration for the 2025 Annual Conference.
Please consider nominating a deserving colleague, or you are that deserving colleague, ask someone to nominate you! Click here for more information and a link to the nomination form.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 26, 2022.
The March Issue of Hypothesis is Available
Dear Friends and Colleagues.
Spring is here and Hypothesis is publishing its first issue of the year! We thank everyone involved for their dedication and hard work in support of publishing this timely research.
We happily announce the publication of Vol. 36, No. 1 of Hypothesis: research journal for health information professionals.
The new issue comprises:
A Research Article on public health in the news, by Miriam Ramirez et al.
Part Three of introduction to statistics and an introduction to Data Bytes by Caitlin Bakker.
Voices of Experience submission titled, “Case-based EBM instruction for Osteopathic Medical Students: A Case Report.”
A Brief Report by Gwen Geiger Wolfe, et al.
If you’d like to share your ideas for future articles or issues, complete our form. Follow us on X for the latest updates. Register with us to receive notifications directly.
The issue is available on our website.
With appreciation,
Editorial Team
Apply to the MiALA Mentoring Program!
Introducing the MiALA Mentoring Program 2024-25
The MiALA Membership Committee is excited to introduce mentoring and micro-mentoring opportunities for MiALA members! Grow your professional network, ask questions related to your professional work, and more! The MiALA Membership Committee Mentoring Program is designed to contribute to the professional development of all members of MiALA. The program creates opportunities for the exchange of ideas and experiences between paired mentors and mentees. Mentors should be experienced in their fields and have a passion for their work. Mentees should be librarians who are seeking to improve their skills and knowledge related to librarianship or specific aspects of librarianship.
Who: You, a MIALA member! Sign up to be a mentor or a mentee by April 26, 2024.
What: A mentoring and micro-mentoring relationship for all MiALA members. Commit to at least one conversation to get to know one another and allow for the mentee to ask questions or advice on their identified professional issue(s). Ideally, mentors should meet 3-4 times throughout the year with the first meeting being a conversation about goals and expectations.
When: From May 2024 - May 2025. There will be an optional informal opportunity to meet in person at the conference. Beyond that, whenever you can commit the time! All we ask is that you talk through email, phone, Zoom, whatever at least once to provide advice or build each other’s professional network.
Where: Email, phone, Zoom, Skype, however you’d like to get in contact with one another. Are you local to one another? Consider getting coffee together!
How: Would you like to be a mentor? Submit this form to sign up by April 26.
Would you like to find a mentor? Submit this form to sign up by April 26.
The MiALA Membership Committee will match up mentors and mentees and get in touch prior to the annual conference to make the connection!
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