Call for Committee Volunteers for 2011-2012

Posted on January 6, 2011 by nmrtsecretary

Vice President Linda Crook is looking for volunteers to appoint to NMRT Committees for 2011/2012.

Committee members will begin serving at the conclusion of the 2011 Annual meeting in New Orleans (June 28, 2011) and will continue through the 2012 Annual meeting in Anaheim. You must be a dues paying member of NMRT to serve on a committee.

* 2012 Midwinter Meeting, Dallas, TX: January 20–24, 2012

* 2012 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA: June 21–26, 2012

Many NMRT committees do not require conference attendance, but please note that, for some committees, attendance at the Midwinter and/or Annual Conferences is expected. Committee information can be found here.

If you are interested in serving, please complete the NMRT volunteer form. As some committees fill up quickly, we recommend selecting all committees you are interested in being appointed to. If you are interested in multiple committees, please rank the committees in order of your preference.

Offers to serve as member or chair of committees will not go out until May. Many thanks in advance for your patience.

Please contact Linda directly (lcrook @ wsu. edu) if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest in and support of NMRT!

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NMRT Midwinter Social @ Midwinter

Posted on December 30, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

Going to Midwinter?  Then, you should definitely join us on Saturday, January 8th for the NMRT Midwinter Social.  We can promise an evening of sweet treats, fun raffle items, and networking at a favorite librarian venue…a bookstore.

The NMRT Midwinter Social is open to all ALA members and will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Borders Bookstore in San Diego’s fabulous Gaslamp district.

Desserts will be provided and your browsing experience enhanced by a 10% discount on anything you buy before, during or after the reception if you sign up for the Border’s program!

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Resume Reviewers & Greeters needed at Midwinter

Posted on December 14, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

The NMRT Resume Review Service (RRS) Committee is looking for volunteers to greet participants and review resumes at the Resume Review Service Booth for the ALA 2011 Midwinter Conference located in San Diego, CA!

The Placement Center for Midwinter will be located in the San Diego Convention Center, Lower Level, Hall H. Our service will be there at 9:00am-5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, 8-9, Jan. 2011.

This is a fun way to meet, talk, and network with people from all over the country!

The schedules of Resume Reviewers and Booth greeters are available on the Committee’s Wiki .

Greeters

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 or feel free to contact nmrtrrs@yahoo.com for more information.

To volunteer, please fill out the volunteer form and indicate you are volunteering to be a Booth Greeter in the Comments section.

Resume Reviewers

Volunteers usually work one or two hour shifts. You will be meeting with conference attendees who want their resumes reviewed.
For more information see the Resume Reviewers Guidelines or feel free to contact nmrtrrs@yahoo.com.

To volunteer as a resume reviewer, please fill out the volunteer form

Want more details on the RRS & what we do? Please visit us at the NMRT Resume Review Service Web Site.

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Making the most of a conference

Posted on December 6, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

Check out this brief article featuring seven pointers you may find useful at your next conference.

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Candidates for 2011 NMRT Executive Board

Posted on December 2, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

NMRT’s Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the candidate slate for the 2011 election:

Vice-President/President-Elect
Janel White

Secretary
Shana Harrington
Rebecca Miller

Member Services Director
Damon Campbell
Coral Sheldon-Hess

Leadership Director
Megan Hodge

Councilor
Susan Jennings
Jacob Sherman

Candidate biographies will be available online in February and the Online Candidate Forum will take place in February/March.

The forum will allow nominees to discuss their candidacy and answer questions while providing NMRT members with an opportunity to ask questions about the issues that matter most to them.

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NMRT @ ALA Midwinter 2011

Posted on November 19, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

Here are the NMRT events during ALA’s Midwinter Meeting  in San Diego, CA on January 7-11, 2011.

Saturday, January 8th

8:00-10:00am

NMRT Conference Orientation – SDCC-Room 11A

NMRT Membership, Networking & Committee Interest Meeting – MAR-Laguna

10:30-12:00 Noon

NMRT Executive Board Meeting- SDCC-Room 01 B

5:30-7:30pm

NMRT Midwinter Social – Borders, Gaslamp District

SDCC – San Diego Convention Center

MAR – San Diego Marriot and Marina

Hope to see you there!

Deana Groves

ALA NMRT President, 2010-11

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NMRT Sponsors 2011 Emerging Leader

Posted on November 19, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

NMRT is pleased to sponsor Megan Hodge for the 2011 Emerging Leaders program.  The sponsorship consists of $1000 towards the costs of attending the 2011 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego and the 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans.

Megan earned her Master of Science in Library Science in August of 2010 from the University of North Texas and is currently the Circulation Supervisor for Randolph-Macon College. She is also a reference librarian for the collaborative virtual reference service My Info Quest, chair of NMRT’s Nominating Committee, and a book reviewer for Library Journal. Her professional interests are outreach, UX, instructional design, and emerging technologies.

Previous NMRT sponsored Emerging Leaders are Linda Shippert in 2008, Alexandra Tyle-Annen in 2009, and Janel White in 2010.

Congratulations to Megan and to all the NMRT members accepted into this year’s Emerging Leaders program!

Deana Groves

ALA NMRT President, 2010-11

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2010 President’s Program article

Posted on October 27, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

The article “What can you do, here and now, to broaden your scope of potential employers?” about my NMRT President’s Program was posted today on the ALA Student Membership Blog.

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Call for Endnotes Proposals

Posted on October 20, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

The 2010-11 NMRT Endnotes (formerly Scholarship, Research, and Writing) Committee invites you to submit an article for publication in spring 2011.

The publication, Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table, is dedicated to providing an opportunity for new librarians to get published and to make an impact as library professionals. Along with the publication opportunity, authors will gain experience with the peer-review and editing process. New librarians from all types of libraries are encouraged to submit proposals.

The publication will also include scholarly reviews of recently published books and web reviews on topics relevant to new librarians. We are also accepting applications to be considered for the pool of book reviewers.

Please submit a proposal describing your article topic and research methodology in less than 250 words.  Remember to include your name, job title, contact information and ALA member number. Authors are required to be NMRT members at the time of proposal submission.

Proposals or questions should be submitted to NMRTEndnotes @ gmail. com by close of business on November 30, 2010. The tentative deadline for first drafts of accepted proposals is January 30, 2011.

Book and Web reviewer application guidelines:

Please submit a resume, brief statement of qualifications and interest in the position, and writing sample. A sample book review is preferred, but other writing samples will be accepted. Remember to include your name, job title, contact information and ALA member number. Authors are required to be NMRT members at the time of application.

Applications or questions should be submitted electronically to NMRTEndnotes @ gmail .com by close of business on November 15, 2010.

Reviewers will receive review copies in mid-December, with reviews due in mid-January.

Thank you,

Endnotes Committee

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Call for submissions for Headliners Column

Posted on October 12, 2010 by nmrtsecretary

Do you have a new job?  Have you been published? Have you presented at a recent conference? Have you received a promotion or an award? Please send your submissions by Monday, October 18th to have your announcement included in the November issue. Please include “Headliners” in the subject line.  Email sarahjneubauer @ gmail . com with your news and updates.

Thank you,
Sarah Jo Neubauer
NMRT Footnotes Editor, 2010-2011

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