<div dir="ltr">Please read this, fill out the survey and join up.<div><br></div><div>You don't have to be a member of ALA to participate in this.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>max <br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jody Gray</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jgray@ala.org">jgray@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 5, 2016 at 9:44 AM<br>Subject: Diversity Member Interest Group Wants Your Feedback!<br>To: "<a href="mailto:cod@lists.ala.org">cod@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cod@lists.ala.org">cod@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:comlit@lists.ala.org">comlit@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:comlit@lists.ala.org">comlit@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:glbtrt-l@lists.ala.org">glbtrt-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:glbtrt-l@lists.ala.org">glbtrt-l@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:emie-l@lists.ala.org">emie-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:emie-l@lists.ala.org">emie-l@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:sustainrt-l@lists.ala.org">sustainrt-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:sustainrt-l@lists.ala.org">sustainrt-l@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:srrtac-l@lists.ala.org">srrtac-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:srrtac-l@lists.ala.org">srrtac-l@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:caupres@lists.ala.org">caupres@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:caupres@lists.ala.org">caupres@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:tf-edi@lists.ala.org">tf-edi@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:tf-edi@lists.ala.org">tf-edi@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:olosadv@lists.ala.org">olosadv@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:olosadv@lists.ala.org">olosadv@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:ruralib@lists.ala.org">ruralib@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ruralib@lists.ala.org">ruralib@lists.ala.org</a>><br>Cc: "MIGUEL RUIZ (<a href="mailto:miguel.ruiz@wisc.edu">miguel.ruiz@wisc.edu</a>)" <<a href="mailto:miguel.ruiz@wisc.edu">miguel.ruiz@wisc.edu</a>>, R Kemp <<a href="mailto:sea.weed@hotmail.com">sea.weed@hotmail.com</a>><br><br><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">On behalf of the American Library Association
<b>Diversity Member Interest Group (MIG)</b>, we are reaching out for your feedback. In collaboration with the new director of the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services, Jody Gray, we are seeking to re-engage the MIG in its vision; to
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">provide an organizational home for any individuals dedicated to fostering an improved climate for diversity within their institutions and professional organizations.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">A key part of our re-engagement efforts is to connect with you in order to build a framework for an effective and valuable community of practice.
To assist in establishing this framework, we want to gather feedback on the interests, resources, and activities that you would find valuable from the MIG. To start this conversation, we have developed a brief 5-10 minute survey to gather your feedback:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eQSKyx_bgcPyOvWUdWxC5_Yd7TfVWK6TxDKtJym9ees/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155cc">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eQSKyx_bgcPyOvWUdWxC5_Yd7TfVWK6TxDKtJym9ees/viewform</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The survey will close on Tuesday, May 17</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">th</span></sup></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">your feedback is appreciated and will truly help frame how we all engage in this community of practice. If you have not joined, please consider joining our community residing
in ALA Connect:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To
<b>join the MIG</b> simply click this link:</span><a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/229994" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1155cc">ALA Diversity MIG</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> and click
<b>Join </b>in the menu bar.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please follow these instructions to receive the Diversity MIG communications in your home email account:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Go to ALA Connect<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Login with your credentials<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Click on the notifications tab<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To receive email notifications when there are new posts you should check the box by the group name and click on the "Submit" button. The status should
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Miguel Ruiz and Rebecca Kemp</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Co-Chairs, ALA Diversity Member Interest Group</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jody Gray, MLIS<br>
Director, Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services<br>
American Library Association <u></u><u></u></p>
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Chicago, IL 60611<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:jgray@ala.org" target="_blank">jgray@ala.org</a><br>
Phone: <a href="tel:312-280-5295" value="+13122805295" target="_blank">312-280-5295</a><br>
<a href="tel:1-800-545-2433%2C%20ext.%205295" value="+18005452433" target="_blank">1-800-545-2433, ext. 5295</a><br>
website: <a href="http://www.ala.org/diversity" target="_blank">www.ala.org/diversity</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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