Welcome to MDMLG

The MDMLG Fall General Meeting will consist of a networking lunch, business meeting, and viewing and discussion of the MLA September webinar, Putting the Quality in Qualitative: Tips for Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles. This particular webinar will only be offered to MDMLG members (not MHSLA), and you may register for the in-person viewing or to watch the recording on your own time.

**REGISTRATION FORM**

Please register by September 1.

DATE AND LOCATION:

Thursday, September 13, 12:00 (noon) – 4:00 pm
Stapleton Conference Room, Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University
320 E. Canfield St., Detroit, MI 48201

PARKING:

Parking is available in WSU Parking Lot 75, 545 E. Canfield St., Detroit MI, 48202 for $8.00. Parking is also available at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital for $4.00.

Maps: Shiffman Medical Library, WSU Parking Lot 75, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital parking

AGENDA:

12:00 to 1:00 pm: Networking lunch

1:00 to 2:00 pm: Business meeting

2:00 to 4:00 pm: Putting the Quality in Qualitative: Tips for Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles webinar viewing followed by discussion

LUNCH:

A box lunch from Avalon International Breads includes your choice of sandwich, Better Made chips, and sea salt chocolate chip cookie ($11.50 total). Optional add-on: choice of small side salad ($14.50 total).

Choice of sandwich:

• Roasted turkey: sliced turkey, cheddar, tomato, pesto mayonnaise, greens on Farnsworth Family Farm bread
• Tuna: cucumber, scallion, yogurt, tarragon, spinach, roasted red peppers on Second St. Scallion bread
• Ham and brie: Dearborn ham, brie, arugula, honey mustard on Poletown Rye bread
• Gardenworks: lemon basil pesto, roasted red peppers, avocado, sunflower sprouts on Motown Multigrain bread 

Choice of small side salad ($3 extra):

• Greek salad: cucumber, red onion, roasted beets, kalamata olives, tomato, feta, spring mix with Arlene's vinaigrette
• Kale: green curly kale, shaved carrot and celery root, spiced walnut, vegan ranch
• Seasonal fruit salad: mix of fresh and ripe fruit that changes with the season
• Soba noodle: buckwheat soba noodles, napa cabbage, scallion, carrot, red cabbage, tamari tahini lime vinaigrette

MLA CE CREDIT:

GMR funding includes 25 CE access codes for claiming CE credit for the September webinar. Those members who attend the live viewing and discussion in person at the General Meeting will receive priority for the access codes followed by those who plan to watch the recording on their own time.

QUESTIONS?

For questions regarding lunch or location, please contact: Katherine Akers, katherine.akers@wayne.edu, 313-577-9593

For questions regarding the webinar viewing, please contact: Stephanie Swanberg, swanberg@oakland.edu, 248-370-3776

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The MDMLG Nominating Committee compiled a slate for the 2018 election, which was approved by the Board. Since we have exactly the number of people needed to fill each open position, President Angela Cabrera announced the slate as being formally elected at the Annual Meeting on June 7, 2018.

•         President Elect – Merle Rosenzweig
•         Treasurer – Andrea Rogers-Snyr
•         Nominating Committee – Gina Hug, Catherine Phillips, Karin Werner
•         Membership Services – Raya Samet


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The MDMLG Annual Reports for 2016-2017 can be found at http://www.mdmlg.org/annual-reports/annual-reports-2016-2017.htm.
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Hello MDMLG!
The election votes have been tallied, congratulations to MDMLG's newest officials.

President Elect
   - Juliet Mullenmeister
Secretary
   - JoAnn Krzeminski
Public Relations
   - Courtney Mandarino

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The MDMLG Officer for Public Relations, a MDMLG Executive Board member, has a new title--Officer for Outreach. The change to the MDMLG Constitution/Bylaw was unanimously approved at the MDMLG General Business Meeting on April 13. The document (Word or PDF) is available at http://www.mdmlg.org/members/constitution.htm.

Misa Mi


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Great news!

MDMLG (Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group) has expanded its outreach efforts to include the NEW MDMLG Mentor Program. To sign up to become a mentor or mentee,  please complete the MDMLG Mentor Program Interest Form.

To learn about the program, please visit the webpage at http://www.mdmlg.org/mentor-program.html.

For questions about the program, please contact:

Elizabeth Bucciarelli (co-chair) 
Jennifer Bowen (co-chair) 
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Library Science students, check out our newly updated Student Portal which gathers together useful information about MDMLG and medical librarianship.  The Student Experience Opportunities document is also linked here which identifies volunteer, observation and practicum locations throughout Michigan. 
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The following members were officially declared elected at the Business Meeting on March 3, 2016 by Nancy Bulgarelli, President.

President Elect—Angela Sponer

Treasurer—Andrea Rogers-Snyr
Membership Services—Stephanie Stebens

Nominating Committee—Ella Hu, Evan Sprague and Alexandra Sarkozy

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Dear MDMLG members,

On behalf of the Nominating Committee, I am pleased to announce the results of the 2015 election.

President Elect - Misa Mi

Secretary - Emily Ginier

Public Relations - Alexia Estabrook-Isely

Nominating Committee
Karl Ericson
Barbara LeTarte
Wendy Wu

I would like to thank all of the candidates for offering their time and talents in making MDMLG the premier hospital, special, and academic library organization it is. 

Congratulations to the new members of the Executive Board and the Nominating Committee! The offices go into effect immediately following the Annual Summer Meeting in June.

I would also like to send a special thank you to the other members of the Nominating Committee, Gina Hug & Evan Sprague.  They were professional, efficient, and pleasure to work with.  Lastly, I’d like to thank Valerie Reid, our Webmaster, for her patience, promptness, and general good humor.


Sincerely,
Elizabeth Bucciarelli, Nominating Committee Chair

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I’m pleased to announce the board-approved slate for the MDMLG 2015 Election:

President-Elect
Misa Mi

Secretary
Emily Ginier

Public Relations
Alexia Estabrook
Merle Rosenzweig

Nominating Committee
Karl Ericson
Barbara Le Tarte
Ann Schultz
Wendy Wu

The biographical sketches are available at: http://www.mdmlg.org/slate-2015-election.htm.

Write-in candidates will be accepted through March 20, 2015.  The write-in rules for candidates are as follows:

Nominations for the Board and the Nominating Committee may be made from the membership at large by petitions signed by not fewer than ten (10) personal members providing they are submitted in writing to the chair of the Nominating Committee at least twenty-one (21) days before the election. Petitions must be accompanied by a written statement of acceptance from the candidate and biographical sketch. (Article VII, Sec. 1.B.6)

Forms for petition, confirmation of nomination, and biographical sketch, can be found at: http://www.mdmlg.org/members/forms.htm.

The election will run from March 23, 2015 – April 12, 2015.

Along with the other members of the Nominating Committee, Evan Sprague and Gina Hug, I would like to thank the nominees for volunteering their time and energy to the organization.

I would personally like to thank Gina & Evan for their interest and enthusiasm while working with me on the Nominating Committee. It was a pleasure.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Bucciarelli, MSLS, MSTS
Health Sciences Librarian
Eastern Michigan University
ebucciare@emich.edu
734.487.2506 - Phone

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It is time for the annual MDMLG membership drive.

To renew your current membership or to become a new member of MDMLG, please complete the membership form on the MDMLG Website at http://www.mdmlg.org/membership-renewal.htm. Membership forms are due back by July 31st, 2014.

Types of MDMLG membership:

--Regular ($25)
--Student ($15)
--Institution ($40)
--Emeritus/retired ($15)

Membership provides great benefits, including, but not limited to:

--Becoming part of the network with health information professionals who have the same interests and concerns
--Free or discounted continuing educational opportunities for professional development
--Opportunity to serve on the MDMLG executive board and committees
--Access to Members-only portion of the MDMLG web site
--A sense of belonging to a community of health information professionals

Your membership will make the organization stronger and expand the professional network of health sciences/medical librarians in the Metropolitan Detroit area and beyond.

If you have further questions about MDMLG, please feel free to contact Angela Sponer. You can also check out the MDMLG Website at http://www.mdmlg.org/.


Thank you.

Sincerely,

Angela Sponer
MDMLG Membership Services

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On behalf of the Nominating Committee, I am pleased to announce the results of the 2014 Election, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting at the June 19 Summer Luncheon:

President-Elect: Nancy Bulgarelli
Executive Board/Treasurer: Nadia Lalla
Executive Board/Member Services: Angela Sponer
Nominating Committee:
   Elizabeth Bucciarelli
   Gina Hug
   Evan Sprague

I'd like to offer congratulations to those elected and thanks to Andrea Rogers-Snyr and Deborah Lauseng for stepping up and running in this year's election. They are a credit to the organization.

I'd also like to express my appreciation to my committee members, Mary Carr and Bridget Faricy-Beredo, and to our Webmaster, Valerie Reid. Many thanks!

And finally and especially, to the personal and institutional members who voted, thank you!

Sincerely, Keith Engwall
Chair, Nominating Committee
MDMLG
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