Music OCLC Users Group: Call for Nominations (Board Positions)

 

The MOUG Nominating Committee seeks nominations for the offices of Secretary/Newsletter Editor (a 2-year commitment) and Continuing Education Coordinator (a 2-year commitment).  We will assemble a slate of candidates this spring for an election to be held in the fall.  Terms of office will begin at the end of the MOUG annual meeting to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in March 2016. Below are brief descriptions of each office, paraphrased from the MOUG Bylaws and MOUG Handbook.

 

Secretary/Newsletter Editor:  The person in this position serves for 2 years.  The Secretary/Newsletter Editor serves as a member of the Executive Board and participates in general supervision of the organization’s affairs.  He/she records the minutes of the annual business meeting and the sessions of the Executive Board, and carries out other administrative duties.  Additionally, the Secretary/Newsletter Editor is responsible for publication and distribution of the organization’s tri-annual newsletter.

 

Continuing Education Coordinator:  The person in this position serves for 2 years.  The Continuing Education Coordinator serves as a member of the Executive Board and participates in general supervision of the organization’s affairs.  He/she chairs the Program committee for the annual meeting, and oversees local arrangements and program planning/implementation for the annual meeting.

 

If you would like to nominate someone (including yourself) for either office, or if you would like more information, please call or e-mail one of the committee members. For full consideration, please submit nominations by Friday, June 5, 2015, nominations received after that date may also be considered.  Candidates for office must be individual members of MOUG in good standing at the time the ballot is distributed.

 

For more information about MOUG, please see https://musicoclcusers.org/. Serving as an officer on the Executive Board is a wonderful and rewarding opportunity to more fully engage in MOUG’s activities. Thank you in advance for your willingness to contribute to the continued vitality of our organization!

 

MOUG Nominating Committee

 

Catherine Busselen, Committee Chair

Performing Arts Cataloger/Metadata Librarian

University of California, Santa Barbara

Phone: (805) 893-3254

E-mail: cbusselen@library.ucsb.edu

 

Casey Mullin

Music Cataloger

BookOps

New York Public Library

E-mail: casey@mullingroup.com

 

Damian Iseminger

Head of Cataloging and Electronic Resource Management

New England Conservatory

Phone: (617) 585-1254

E-mail: damian.iseminger@necmusic.edu