The location of the Placement Center for Midwinter 2012 is yet to be determined, but our services will be available from 9 am – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22, 2012.
Volunteers usually work one or two hour shifts. You will be asked to greet and sign-up ALA members interested in getting their resumes reviewed. For more information see the Volunteer Guidelines: http://nmrtrrs.wikispaces.com/Conference+Volunteers or feel free to contact nmrtrrs@yahoo.com for more information.
To volunteer, please fill out either the Resume Reviewer form at http://bitly.com/rLtCsD or the Booth Greeter volunteer formathttp://bitly.com/tYH1Bp. We hope to have at least two greeters and four resume reviewers per shift.
The schedules of Resume Reviewers and Booth Greeters are available on the Committee’s Wiki: http://nmrtrrs.wikispaces.com.
This is a fun way to meet, talk, and network with people from all over the country!
Want more details on the RRS & what we do? Please visit us at the NMRT Resume Review Service Web Site:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/oversightgroups/comm/resreview/resumereview.cfm
or
http://nmrtrrs.wikispaces.com.
Hope to see you there!
Jodie Borgerding
NMRT Resume Review Service Committee
Like what you saw in the latest issue of NMRT Footnotes, the official newsletter of the New Members Round Table? Submit something of your own for the next issue!
The November 2011 issue of NMRT Footnotes is now available: http://www.ala.org/nmrt/news/footnotes/november2011
In this issue, you will find:
The purpose of Footnotes is to disseminate information and news to NMRT members; to alert members to developments of interest in ALA and in the library world; and to inform members of NMRT Board actions, state and regional events, and NMRTconference programs and committee activities. Read more about Footnotes, and the committee behind it, here!
Here are the NMRT events scheduled during the 2012 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, TX from January 20-24. Except for the Social, all meetings will take place in the Dallas Convention Center (DCC).
Saturday, January 21
8:00-10:00 am: NMRT Conference Orientation, DCC – D173
10:30 am-12:00 pm: NMRT Executive Board Meeting, DCC – D163
1:30-3:30 pm: NMRT Membership, Networking, and Committee Interest Meeting, DCC – D226
5:30-7:30 pm: NMRT Midwinter Social, City Tavern (1402 Main St.)
Sunday, January 22
10:30 am-12:00 pm: NMRT/LLAMA Discussion Group, DCC-A307
We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!
ALA’s New Member’s Round Table (NMRT) is hosting its annual Midwinter Social at The City Tavern, in Dallas, TX from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 21. In addition to learning about the wonderful opportunities NMRT offers new librarians and discovering new ways to become more involved with ALA, attendees will be treated to a free buffet with everything from vegetable crudites and cheeses to sandwiches and quesadillas. The City Tavern will be offering drink specials, such as $3 domestic beers and $5 mixed drinks/wine.
We will also be hosting a raffle that will include library swag from various members of the Social Committee, in addition to library advocacy items. There will music (requests welcome), pool and darts. Please come out to socialize, network, and have a great time!
The City Tavern is located at 1402 Main St., Dallas, TX–not too far from the Dallas Convention Center!
A full schedule of NMRT events during ALA Midwinter 2012 will be posted later this week, so be sure to check back.
NMRT and the Endnotes Committee are pleased to announce publication of the latest issue of Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. Vol. 2, Number 1 can be accessed here:
http://www.ala.org/nmrt/oversightgroups/comm/schres/endnotesvol2no1/endnotesvol2
Some of the articles that you will see in this issue include:
Many thanks to the contributors for this issue, and to the members of the Endnotes Committee for their hard work preparing the publication. Article submissions for Endnotes are accepted on a rolling basis; please check the Submission Guidelines for more information. Please direct any questions about the journal to editor Melissa Mallon (melissa.mallon @ wichita.edu) or the rest of the Endnotes Committee
NMRT is proud to announce that it will be sponsoring Heidi Steiner as a 2012 ALA Emerging Leader! Heidi will receive $1000 in funding to attend the ALA Midwinter Conference in Dallas, TX and the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA in 2012.
Heidi received her MLIS from Wayne State University in 2008 and has been the Distance Learning Library at Norwich University in Vermont since 2009. She previously worked at Oakland University’s Kresge Library and at the Southfield Public Library, both in Michigan. Heidi also serves as the Co-Chair of the ALA NMRT Footnotes Committee and as the Secretary of the Vermont Library Association.
“I’m in my third year of NMRT committee work, have branched out to ACRL committees, as well, and am also involved on the state and regional levels. I see Emerging Leaders as a natural extension of my work for ALA thus far and want to continue to give back and contribute to the profession that’s treated me so well,” Steiner said. “I hope to attain transferable leadership skills, lasting professional connections, and continued motivation to contribute to ALA and librarianship through the Emerging Leaders program. If nothing else, I know this will be a valuable learning experience.”
The ALA Emerging Leaders program, now in its sixth year, was instituted under ALA Past President Leslie Burger, and is designed to enable library staff and information workers from across the country to participate in project planning workgroups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure; and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers.
Previous NMRT-sponsored Emerging Leaders are Linda Crook (then Shippert) in 2008, Alexandra Tyler-Annen in 2009, Janel Kinlaw (then White) in 2010, and Megan Hodge in 2011.
Congratulations to Heidi, and to all the NMRT members that are now part of the 2012 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders!
Email Heidi Steiner at hmsteiner@gmail.com by Tuesday, November 15th to have your announcement in the November issue. Please include “Headliners” in the subject line.
Take advantage of two awards made available through NMRT: the 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant and the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award! Please note, applications for these two awards are due December 16 and December 12, respectively.
3M/NMRT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Deadline: December 16th, 2011
We are excited to announce that members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems, which will cover expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 21 – 26, 2012 in Anaheim, CA.
Curious about being a 3M/NMRT award winner? Take a look at the 2006 winner’s conference journal in Footnotes: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/news/footnotes/august2006ab/JillRatzan3Mlog.cfm
The application form and further information about the grant is available on the NMRT website at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/3mawardinformation.cfm. You must be a current member of NMRT in order to
apply. To join NMRT, visit the ALA website at http://www.ala.org and follow the “Join ALA” link to add to your ALA membership.
For further information about the grant, please contact:
Laura Krier, Chair, 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee
California Digital Library
laura.krier@gmail.com
510-987-0832
SHIRLEY OLOFSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Deadline: December 12, 2011
Are you looking for funds to help pay for your trip to ALA’s 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim?
Apply by Monday, December 12, 2011 for the NMRT Shirley Olofson Memorial Award and you may receive a $1000 check to help defray the cost of attendance!
Applicants must:
To apply, please visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/shirleyolofson.cfm
Please e-mail Holly Cole Okuhara (holly.okuhara@gmail.com) if you have any additional questions.
