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Elizabeth Lieutenant The Catholic University of America   What drew you to library and information sciences? I was initially motivated to obtain a master’s degree in LIS to enhance and legitimize my research abilities. While I will always be a … Continue reading →

Friday June 24th What:NMRT Pre-conference: “What’s a Millennial to Do? Learning to Thrive in a Multi-Generational Workplace” When: 9:00 AM -12:00 PM Where: OCCC/W206B What: Annual Conference Orientation, When: 1:00 – 2:30 PM Where: HYATT/Regency BR T What: Field Trip … Continue reading →

NMRT is looking for volunteers to appoint to NMRT Committees for 2016-2017! Committee members will begin serving as of 1 July 2016 and will continue through the 2017 Annual meeting in Chicago. You must be a dues-paying member of NMRT … Continue reading →

The 2016 NMRT Professional Development Grant Award Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the Mango Languages/NMRT Professional Development Grant Award and NMRT-sponsored Professional Development Grant Award. These $1,000 awards were graciously sponsored by Mango Languages and the New … Continue reading →

By Michael Rodriguez I am a freelance librarian, in addition to my full-time job managing a university library’s digital services and resources. By freelance librarian I mean that I perform independent, shorter-term, contract-based work that utilizes and develops skills comparable to … Continue reading →

By Jennifer Bayer Whether you are a tenure-track academic librarian at a university or a youth reference librarian at a small public branch library, your goal is to provide excellent services to your patrons, no matter what those services may … Continue reading →

Better Late than Never! T.J. Szafranski Thanks to the wonderful work of the Social Committee, the best ever NMRT Midwinter Social took place at the Seaport Hotel on Saturday, January 9. The annual event, which is open to anyone at … Continue reading →

By Peter Brunette In February, the NMRT online discussion focused on a question that we’ve all probably faced in-person or online in some manner: with the internet and its various resources, such as Google and Wikipedia, along with e-books, are … Continue reading →

How effective is your new employee training program? By Annice Sevett Employee turnover is both a challenge and an opportunity. Whether it be to retirement, a promotion, or another reason, losing personnel can hurt an organization if the new employee … Continue reading →

Out candidates for Vice President/President-Elect: Mandi Goodsett Dani Cook Questions 1: Why are you interested in this position? Mandi Goodsett: NMRT has been my home since I joined ALA in 2011, and I’m passionate about serving the group’s members and helping … Continue reading →