<div dir="ltr"><div>In a similar vein, I have had two vendors ask me about the state of UNYOC and a 2026 conference. I think they asked because I was last year's planning committee chair, but I got the impression from both conversations that they already suspected something is going on. I basically said that we are in the midst of internal discussion and had not yet reached any decisions. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#444444"><b>Regards,</b></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#444444"><b>Mary Jo</b></font></div><div><b><font color="#444444"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#444444">Mary Jo Russell, MLS, AHIP-D</font></b><div><font color="#444444"><b>Library Mgr, Knowledge Resources Library & Archives</b><br><a href="mailto:vbmclibrary@gmail.com" target="_blank">vbmclibrary@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444">Vassar Brothers Medical Center / Northwell Health</font></div><div><font color="#444444">Office Hours: Mon-Thur 7:00-3:30 / Fri 7:00-3:00<b> </b></font></div><font color="#444444">Cell: 475-296-5132<br>DOCLINE: NYUVBJ<br></font></div><div><font size="1" color="#444444"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT:</b> If an article is attached to this email, it has been provided to you courtesy of the KR Library. This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code). The user may be responsible for any violations if guidelines are exceeded.</span></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM Rebecca H. Kindon <<a href="mailto:KindonR@upstate.edu">KindonR@upstate.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg7533962686368921691">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I wanted to share an interesting vendor interaction I had at MLA. When speaking with a vendor, they mentioned that they heard UNYOC was going to be, no more. And I was taken aback because I thought that
was internal board information and while I found it disconcerting for a vendor ask me, what I was more concerned about is - did they ask other UNYOC members who were at MLA who have no clue about it yet??!! Something random to add to my already long list
of worries, over which, I have no control.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I told him that we were simply in a investigative stage, and some general/standard membership woes – and said that nothing was decided. But I didn’t know if others had a similar experience?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">And to ask everyone to hold this close until we have the chance to speak with our membership – and for NAHSL to speak with their membership too – because I don’t think they have spoken with their membership
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hopefully I was the first and only UNYOC person to have this vendor interaction/conversation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Rebecca<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Rebecca Kindon, MSLIS, AHIP</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">SUNY Upstate Medical University</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:kindonr@upstate.edu" target="_blank">kindonr@upstate.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">315-464-7193</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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