MichALL Updates
Student Scholarship
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May 17, 2024
The MichALL Board voted to offer a scholarship to a library student interested in law librarianship. Rachael Monroe of Wayne State University will be attending the Conference of Newer Law Libarians (CONELL), and the full American Association of Law Librarians (AALL) conference. Congratulations Rachael!
Congratulations to Daryl Thompson!
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May 17, 2024
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Daryl Thompson was this year's MichALL Service Award winner. Daryl tirelessly spearheaded efforts to update our by-laws and served the organization in many board positions. Thank you, Daryl!
Thank You, Kathryn Polgar
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May 23, 2023
MichALL’s board voted this year to establish the MichALL Service Award, designed to recognize outstanding service to our organization. The first award will be given to Kathryn Polgar for her continued service and effort in ensuring the publication of our newsletters. Thank you, Kathryn!
Congratulations to Maria Kuechler!
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May 23, 2023
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MichALL would like to extend congratulations to Maria Keuchler, who submitted the winning entry in our 2023 logo redesign contest. A sincere thank you to all of our entrants!
AALL Excellence in Community Engagement Award Nominations Open
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November 23, 2021
Are you aware of an AALL member, library, SIS, or chapter that has undertaken some extraordinary or inspiring community engagement in the past year? Do you feel that these efforts deserve to be recognized by our peers?
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The Excellence in Community Engagement Award honors outstanding achievement in public relations activities by an AALL member, library, SIS, chapter, or any other group affiliated with the Association. It is designed to recognize and honor activities or projects that exemplify outstanding outreach efforts through community engagement and that raise the visibility of the profession and the Association. This includes persons or groups who have demonstrated excellence in community engagement, collaboration, visibility, networking, and/or member-to-member relationships. More details about the award criteria and the list of previous years’ winners can be found here.
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Eligible projects for this award cycle must have taken place between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021.
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Keep an eye out for an email from AALL, as nominations will be accepted starting on December 1.
Congratulations to Joann Rutkowski!
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October 2, 2021
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Joann Rutkowski is retiring from the Miller Canfield law library on Sept. 30, 2021. After a career spanning 24 years at the Law Library of GM, she joined Miller Canfield (Detroit) as a Library Clerk in August 2014 and the following year was promoted to Technical Services Librarian. Congratulations to you Joann!
Join us for the MichALL Fall/Winter Meeting!
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JANUARY 21, 2021
The Michigan Association of Law Libraries is hosting its Fall/Winter meeting on January 22, 2021 via Zoom. The overall theme of our meeting is on the future of law libraries and our changing services and delivery methods.
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There is no pre-registration required and there is no fee for attending. Just email for a Zoom link and passcode that will be open for the duration of the meeting, so you can drop in at any time all day. Please feel free to share the link with your colleagues as well – the more the merrier!
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Here is our schedule:
9:30am – Welcome and Community Chat
9:50am – Opening Remarks – Robin Linkowski, Miller Canfield, MichALL President
10:00am – Library Response to Disinformation – Daryl Thompson, Michigan State University
11:00am – The Michigan State Capitol Collection – Nothing is Normal Here – Valerie Marvin, Michigan State Capitol Commission
12:00pm – Break for Lunch
1:00pm – Panel Discussion: Remote Services and Employment in Changing Times
Panelists: Kim Koscielniak – University of Detroit Mercy; Caitlin Hoag – Kalamazoo Public Library; Bartlett, Bernadette – Library of Michigan (Department of Education); Robin Linkowski – Miller Canfield
2:00pm – Instruction Design with Learning in Mind – Veronica Bielat, Wayne State University
3:00pm – Closing Remarks – Robin Linkowski, Miller Canfield, MichALL President
3:15pm – MichALL Business Meeting (Open to Attendees) – Last year’s minutes are available here.
6:00pm – Virtual Happy Hour
A Statement on the Black Lives Matter Movement
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June 10, 2020
Colleagues,
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The American Legal System is not the same for every citizen. We already knew that. That is why, as law librarians, we have done our part to fight for equal access to justice. Three years ago we submitted a resolution to support the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act to make official government information more readily available to every Michigan resident.
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Now it’s time for us to rally again. The Michigan Association of Law Libraries states firmly that we stand behind the fight for racial equality. I echo AALL’s statement that change will not happen overnight, but as long as we strive toward a common goal of listening, understanding, and self-reflection, change will happen.
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To be active in moving the conversation forward, our friends at the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries (ORALL) are in the process of forming a Diversity & Inclusion Committee and are welcoming MichALL Members to join. You do not have to be a member of ORALL. Let me know if you’re interested in joining this committee and I will make sure you are updated as more information becomes available.
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Robin Linkowski, MichALL President
Submitted on behalf of the MichALL Executive Board
Join us at ORALL 2019!
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JULY 31, 2019
Join us for ORALL 2019 on Oct. 23-25 at the Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio! For more information, click here.
Online registration for the Spring 2019 meeting is closed!
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APRIL 17, 2019
If you would still like to attend, you can register and pay at the door. Registration will be $20 for members and $25 for non-members.​
Register for the Spring 2019 Meeting!
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APRIL 17, 2019
Click here to register online for the Spring 2019 MichALL meeting. After registration you will be directed to a PayPal link for payment of registration fees.
If you prefer to send in a check, please print and mail the registration form found here. If you have questions or comments, please contact:
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Joel Scheuher, MichALL Treasurer
Ross School of Business
Kresge Hall, Suite K4511
700 E. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234
jscheuhe@umich.edu
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