It's easier than ever to submit news articles for inclusion in the MiALA news and monthly eNewsletter

If you are interested in submitting a news article for publication in one of MiALA's communication outlets, complete the form located here. Information on communication policies is located on pages 19-26 of the MiALA Policies and Procedures Manual. 

The Community Engagement and Outreach/Liaison Interest Groups have merged into the Outreach Interest Group. The new group description is as follows: "The Outreach Interest Group seeks to foster communication, collaboration, and an exchange of ideas regarding all aspects of outreach in an academic library, including librarian/faculty collaboration, marketing and promotion of library initiatives and services, and programming/event planning." Any questions about this interest group can be sent to Brenna Wade (bwade@hillsdale.edu). 
 

There's still time to register for the MiALA Annual Conference! Remember that registration ends on May 15, 2017.

Click here for more information and for the link to register. 

Conference Rates:

Full Conference Registration - $150 MiALA Members, $200 for non-Members, $50 for LIS Students
1-day Conference Registration - $75 MiALA Members, $100 for non-Members, $25 for LIS Students

Preliminary Conference Schedule of Events

Wednesday, May 17, 2017
4:30 - 8:00 pm	Preconference Reception    Waldron Public House
Thursday, May 18, 2017
9:00 - 10:00 am	Registration & Coffee
10:00 - 10:15 am	Welcome & Introductions
10:15 - 11:15 am	Keynote Address
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	First Breakout Session
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 pm	Second Breakout Session
3:00 - 4:00 pm	Third Breakout Session
4:00 - 5:00 pm	Poster Presentations
After 5:00 pm	Optional Dinearounds
Friday, May 19, 2017
8:30 - 9:00 am	Registration & Coffee
9:00 - 10:00 am	MiALA Meeting
10:15 - 11:15 am	Fourth Breakout Session
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Fifth Breakout Session
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Boxed Lunches

Time to nominate yourself or a colleague to serve as a leader of MiALA.

Spring is here, and so is the call for Nominations to serve in the Michigan Academic Library Association!

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.  

This year, nominations will extend through the Annual conference, followed by elections. Our new leadership will join the team on July 1, 2017.

There is a website with everything you ever wanted to know about MiALA elections at http://miala.org/election_central.php , but here are the basics:

Open positions

* Vice President/President-Elect,   Secretary,   Publicly Funded University Rep,   Private College Rep,   Community College Rep

* Administration section chair-elect,   AD section secretary,   AD section member-at-large (x2)

* Collections section chair-elect,   CL section secretary,   CL section member-at-large (x2)

* User Experience section chair-elect,   UX section secretary,  UX section member-at-large (x2)

* Advocacy Committee Chair,   Communications & Marketing Committee Chair,   Membership Committee Chair

If you are interested in running, or in nominating a colleague, please find the appropriate form on the Elections website (http://miala.org/election_central.php).  If you have any questions, please contact a member of Nominations/Elections committee (Rachel Minkin - minkinr@mail.lib.msu.edu, Suzanne Bernsten - bernss@lcc.edu, Angie Kelleher – kelleher@alma.edu).