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2019 Student Chapter of the Year Award Winner Announced

The University of South Carolina has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Student Chapter of the Year Award! The SCOTYA Committee was impressed by the LISSA Chapter of University of South Carolina’s member engagement. The chapter gained 20 … Continue reading

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Alternative Voices: Gemmicka Piper

The Alternative Voices Feature is brought to you by the NMRT’s Membership, Diversity, Promotion, and Recruitment committee. It is meant to give a platform to the voices of librarians from underrepresented communities in the library field. The format of the … Continue reading

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Alternative Voices: Maegen Rose

The Alternative Voices Feature is brought to you by the NMRT’s Membership, Diversity, Promotion, and Recruitment committee. It is meant to give a platform to the voices of librarians from underrepresented communities in the library field. The format of the … Continue reading

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March 2019 NMRT Live Chat – Online Discussion

No matter the diversity of materials, libraries are all very similar. Whatever the type – special, public, or academic, libraries all have certain common elements. It is these commonalities that allow us to rely on each other. Students and professors … Continue reading

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Online Programs Committee – Webinar April 4th

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Prison: An Introduction to Correctional Librarianship April 4th, 2019 2PM CST/3PM EST/12PM PST The final program for the 2018/2019 year is on April 4th. Joins us as we discuss correctional librarianship!   Register in advance for … Continue reading

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NMRT Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award – Applications Open

NMRT members are invited to submit an essay to win a ticket to attend a ticketed event of their choosing at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The award is intended to facilitate professional development and networking opportunities … Continue reading

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2019 Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Winner Announced

2019 Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Winner Announced The New Members Round Table’s (NMRT) Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee is pleased to announce that Megan Donnelly is the recipient of the 2019 Olofson Award. Megan Donnelly is an Adjunct Research Librarian/Instructor … Continue reading

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NMRT Committee Volunteer Applications Now Open!

New Members Round Table (NMRT) is looking for volunteers for committee chairs and members for the 2019-2020 year. Committees are the lifeline of NMRT. The list of these committees reflect the work of some of these committees and their dedicated … Continue reading

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February 2019 NMRT Live Chat – Online Discussion

NMRT February Online Discussion: Presenting at Conferences The February discussion focused on a topic that can strike either fear or excitement into any librarian: presenting at a conference. Public speaking is frequently said to be one of the biggest fears … Continue reading

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Deadline Approaching! Submit your article to Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table

The NMRT Endnotes Committee seeks contributors for the Spring 2019 issue of Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. Endnotes is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that publishes articles of interest to early career librarians (including LIS students, recent … Continue reading

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