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Call for Applications: Attend an Event at ALA Conference in Philadelphia, PA!

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS now until March 31st. Would you like to attend one of this year’s ALA conference events, but don’t have the means to do so? Apply for the Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance award by 11:59 PM on … Continue reading

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Meet your 2025 NMRT Board Election Candidates

Read the responses given by candidates to the election questions from NMRT! NMRT Vice President Candidate: Mary Kamela 1. What do you hope to accomplish as part of NMRT’s leadership? During the three-year term of Vice President, President, and Past … Continue reading

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Casting a Line, Screaming Into the Void: Lessons from One Librarian’s MLIS Job Search Experience

By: Jenni Diaz Garcia, Library Outreach Specialist, Iowa State University Library (Rachel is a pseudonym used to protect the interviewee’s identity.) After sending out what felt like her hundredth job application, Rachel refreshed her inbox, waiting for any sign of … Continue reading

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NMRT Notes: February Update

By: Marina Brint, University of Western Ontario Welcome back to the NMRT Blog, there’s a lot of special events occurring in February and it is a great month to highlight them in your library through displays, info sessions, and events. … Continue reading

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New Year, New ways to Get Involved

By Margaret Bates, Research and Instructional Services Librarian, University of Alabama Libraries Hello everyone and Welcome back the NMRT Notes blog Here are a few exciting ways to get involved with NMRT and the larger ALA community! Membership in NMRT … Continue reading

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Holiday Resources with NMRT

By Hanna White, Public Services Librarian, FVRLibraries Hello and welcome back to the NMRT blog! We are back up and running with a new cohort of blog writers. Thank you for bearing with our tech issues. NMRT Resources If you’re … Continue reading

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ALA and NMRT Resources for New Librarians

By Marina Brint, University of Western Ontario Hi everyone, Whether you’re a brand new MLIS student or a fresh librarian to the field, with NMRT there’s a resource for you. Here’s a few helpful resources from NMRT and ALA that … Continue reading

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Introduction to NMRT Services

By Margaret Bates, Research and Instructional Services Librarian, University of Alabama Libraries Hi everyone, Welcome back into the swing of things, and welcome new and returning members of the NMRT! Here is a quick overview of ways the NMRT can … Continue reading

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Endnotes

Exciting news! Our latest release of Endnotes is now available for you to view: https://journals.ala.org/index.php/endnotes Congratulations to all of our contributors and big thanks to all of those who serve on the Endnotes Committee!

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NMRT Emerging Leaders 2024 – Our Experiences

The weather was unusually cold and icy in Baltimore, Maryland, as we all made our way into the expansive convention center, ready for a day of meeting new people and getting to work. Although each of us had flown in … Continue reading

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