Are you a library/information science student in the SLA Michigan Chapter who would like to attend the SLA Annual Conference in July? If so, let us help! The Michigan Chapter has a student travel stipend award that will pay for your registration and $634 to help with expenses. The application must be submitted by April 5. This stipend is paid for by funds raised during our chapter’s annual meeting/holiday party’s auction this past December. Many thanks to all of our generous members for raising the money! Without you this would not be possible.

Questions? Contact Breezy Silver

Looking for an easy way to get involved in the Michigan Chapter of SLA? Volunteer for this year’s Nominating Committee and help select the slate of candidates for the 2013 Board election. Three chapter members are needed for this short-term volunteer commitment. The Nominating Committee is active from May through elections in September.

To volunteer, or for more information, please contact the current Chapter Director, Jennifer Zimmer, at jamm@umich.edu by April 13, 2012.

Are you a library/information science student in the SLA Michigan Chapter who would like to attend the SLA Annual Conference in July? If so, let us help! The Michigan Chapter has a student travel stipend award that will pay for your registration and $634 to help with expenses. The application must be submitted by April 5. This stipend is paid for by funds raised during our chapter’s annual meeting/holiday party’s auction this past  December. Many thanks to all of our generous members for raising the money! Without you this would not be possible.

Questions?  Contact Breezy Silver

Please submit your articles and reports for the next chapter newsletter.  Do you know of a person or subject you would like to promote?  How about a new trend, event, or other information of possible interest to our members?

Send your article or report to Bryce Rudder, Newsletter Editor, not later than March 15.

Registration for the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO is now open.  See the SLA website for more information.

Are you looking for a way to become more involved professionally?  Are you looking for a great networking opportunity?  Are you looking for something to add to your resume?
The 2012 Michigan SLA Programming Committee is looking for volunteers to help plan this years events.  If you are interested in joining or if you are not sure and have a few questions please contact Joe Anteau at joeanteau@gmail.com and he will be able to answer any questions you might have.

We have a full slate of new officers which you will officially vote into office at the SLA Michigan Chapter’s Annual Meeting/Holiday Party on December 3, 2011. The President-Elect and Director were announced earlier this year, but we also have a Chapter Secretary now — Angela Jones.

Chapter Secretary
Angela Jones
Office manager at Jones Agency, Inc.
Member of SLA for 1 year, involved with the 2011 Programming Committee

President-Elect
Joe Anteau
Assistant Librarian at Consumers Energy
Member of SLA for 3 years, involved in the 2010 Nominating Committee, 2010 Holiday Programming Committee, and 2011 Programming Committee

Director
Jennifer Zimmer
Digital Services Librarian at Kresge Business Administration Library, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
Member of SLA for 1 year and currently holds Director position

Congratulations, Angela, Joe and Jennifer!

Nominating Committee 2011
Sara Samuel (chair)
Jane Potee
Caroline Yee

Call for Nominations for a Special Election

The Nominating Committee of the Michigan Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is holding a special election for the position of Chapter Secretary and is seeking nominees. The person elected will serve as Secretary for the 2012 and 2013 calendar years.

To learn more about the position & duties of Chapter Secretary, please see Section II.C of the Recommended Practices document:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmi/business/05AprRecommendedPractices.pdf

To self-nominate or to submit a nomination for someone else, please send the following information to Sara Samuel at henrysm@umich.edu :

1. Name & email or phone number
2. Current employer & job title
3. Length of current SLA membership
4. Current/previous officer positions and committee memberships
5. Why the candidate is ideal for this position

All nominations must be received by November 11, 2011.

Thank you!

Sara Samuel
On behalf of the Nominating Committee

The SLA Michigan Chapter is offering two $600 tuition scholarships to its student members.  One winner each from the University of Michigan’s School of Information and Wayne State University’s School of Library and Information Science will receive $600 to help with tuition costs.

For more information, download the application.

The Nominating Committee presents your SLA Michigan Chapter President-Elect and Director for 2012:

President-Elect
Joe Anteau
Assistant Librarian at Consumers Energy
Member of SLA for 3 years, involved in the 2010 Nominating Committee, 2010 Holiday Programming Committee, and 2011 Programming Committee.

Director
Jennifer Lammers Zimmer
Digital Services Librarian at Kresge Business Administration Library, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
Member of SLA for 1 year and currently holds Director position.

Congratulations, Joe & Jennifer!

Nominating Committee 2011
Sara Samuel (chair)
Jane Potee
Caroline Yee