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<span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Hello NOTSL members and friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">NOTSL seeks nominations for three elected positions on the NOTSL Board: Vice Chair/Chair Elect, Executive Committee member, and Scholarship Committee member. Descriptions for these positions are provided below.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">These service opportunities are a wonderful way to develop your leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment, and to contribute to the Technical Services community by getting involved with NOTSL. NOTSL
exists to provide opportunities for Technical Services Librarians to exchange information, ideas and experiences in Technical Services. NOTSL sponsors two programs per year and the members of the NOTSL board help to shape those programs. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">We welcome and value candidates with all levels of experience. If you want to invest in the future of NOTSL and our profession, you are a qualified candidate! The NOTSL Nominating Committee would love to hear from
you and answer your questions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Below are the responsibilities of each position:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Vice Chair/Chair Elect</span></b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">: Three-year term (May 1, 2026-May 2029), one year each as Vice Chair/Chair Elect, Chairperson, and Past-Chairperson. The Vice Chair/Chair
Elect will assist the Chairperson in planning and coordinating programs and works with the Executive Committee to identify prospective candidates for election. The Vice Chair/Chair Elect will perform all duties of the Chairperson in that officer’s absence
and perform other duties at the request of the current Chairperson.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Executive Committee Member: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Two-year term (May 1, 2026-May 2028). The duties of the Executive Committee are to assist the Chairperson in committee appointments; plan programs; and handle the affairs of the organization between semi-annual
meetings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Scholarship Committee Member: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Two-year term (May 1, 2026-May 2028). The Scholarship Committee will promote and advertise NOTSL Scholarships as appropriate; will receive and evaluate applications at the end of the calendar year; will investigate
additional scholarship funding sources including, but not limited to, individual, institutional and vendor donations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">To nominate yourself or someone else, or to ask any questions, send an email to
</span><a href="mailto:stepanova.6@osu.edu"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:#1155CC">stepanova.6@osu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">. The deadline for nominations is April 17, 2025.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">-Masha Stepanova, Chair, NOTSL Nominating Committee</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">-Leslie Kimble, NOTSL Nominating Committee </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">-Erin Valentine, NOTSL Nominating Committee</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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