Are you attending your first conference this year? Are you a seasoned conference attendee who has developed effective ways of organising your time/self/belongings to get to all the things you want to attend? Please join ALA New Members Round Table (Online Discussion Forum Committee) for a discussion on preparing for conferences where we can share experiences and tips. This will be of benefit to anyone attending conference this summer, or in future. It has been timed before ALA Annual to help those who will be attending.

Date: 5th June 2013

Time: 4pm (EDT)

Location: Twitter (using #nmrtchat tag)

The chat is open to all so please pass the details to others you think might be interested.

June 7, 2013 @ 12:00pm.  Virtual program (held online).

Does the world of professional writing and publishing seem impossible to break into?  Do you feel like you have nothing to say?  Are you feeling intimidated by academic publishing?

Professional writing benefits both the author and the profession as a whole.  In this program, you will receive advice from three librarians with lots of experience writing and publishing.  You will leave this program with the tools and confidence to get involved in professional writing and get your voice heard!

The presenters include:
1)    Beth Evans, Associate Professor, Electronic Services Specialist at the Brooklyn College Library, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). She is the author of many peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and a blog titled “bad photos, good memories.”
2)    Brian Matthews, Associate Dean for Learning and Outreach in the Virginia Tech libraries.  He is the author of many scholarly and professional works.  He also blogs for The Chronicle of Higher Education as the Ubiquitous Librarian.
3)    Maura A. Smale, Assistant Professor and the Information Literacy Librarian at New York City College of Technology.  She holds a PhD in Anthropology and an MLIS, and is no stranger to scholarly research and writing.

Questions?  Contact Jared Harmon (jaredharmon@gmail.com) or any member of the Annual Program Committee.

Fri, June 28 01:00 pm 02:30 pm Conference 101 (NMRT) MCP-S104a

Are you a first-time conference attendee with a long list of questions? Long-time ALA members and leaders will teach you to decipher the conference program and navigate the exhibits. You’ll learn how ALA really works and leave with the confidence and knowledge to make the most of your conference experience.

Fri, June 28 07:30 pm 08:30 pm Mentoring Social (MNRT) PALM-Buckingham Room

The NMRT Mentoring Social gives participants in both the NMRT Conference Mentoring Program and NMRT Career Mentoring Program a chance to meet in person. For Conference Mentoring participants, this is a further chance to exchange conference survival tips and make a definite professional connection at Annual. For Career Mentoring participants, the social provides an opportunity to cement the mentoring relationships developed during the previous nine months of career mentoring. All participants in NMRT’s Mentoring programs are encouraged to attend even if their mentoring partner cannot attend the social.

Sat, June 29 08:30 am 10:00 am Conference Orientation (NMRT) MCP-N228

New to the Annual Conference or ALA? Get a fun and informative introduction to the Annual Conference and Anaheim. Learn how to navigate the exhibits and decipher the conference program, how to make ALA and NMRT work for you, and where to spend your free time in the city. NMRT provides tips from the pros and an orientation that will prepare you to take full advantage of the conference experience.

Sat, June 29 10:30 am 11:30 am Executive Board (NMRT) HRM-Regency Ballroom A

Sun, June 30 08:30 am 10:00 am Building Your Professional Toolkit (NMRT) MCP-S103a

Hunting for a job and looking for ways to set yourself apart from the rest?
Ready to tackle a new project or bring an idea to life?
Looking for a way to update your skill set without going back to school?

Come and join us to learn about what other librarians from a variety of environments consider the essential items in their professional toolkit that have led to position, job, and career success.

Sun, June 30 10:30 am 11:30 am New Leaders Discussion Group (LLAMA/NMRT) MCP-N140

Sun, June 30 01:00 pm 02:30 pm Association Options Fair (NMRT) MCP-Hall A, Meeting Room D

The Association Options Fair provides interested members from diverse backgrounds with an opportunity to visit with Association, Division, Committee, Affiliate, and Roundtable representative leaders to discuss volunteer opportunities. A speed networking approach allows members to visit briefly with member groups and take note of possible leads for future involvement.

Sun, June 30 06:30 pm 07:30 pm Student Reception (NMRT) PALM-Wilson Room

Library school students are invited to network in a relaxed environment and learn more about ALA from unit representatives, NMRT leadership, and experienced ALA members. The Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented and light refreshments will be served.

Sun, June 30 07:30 pm 08:30 pm Awards Reception (NMRT) PALM-Chicago Room

Join us for networking and light refreshments as NMRT recognizes our award recipients.  All are welcome.

Emily Prather-Rodgers, President

Megan Hodge, Vice-President/President-Elect

Janel Kinlaw, Immediate Past President

Kirby McCurtis, Secretary

Jonathan Lu, Treasurer

Susan Jennings, Councilor

Kate Kosturski, Leadership Development Director

Kari Weaver, Member Services Director

Barbara Lewis, Networking Director

Bohyun Kim, Outreach Director

Cory Lampert, Fundraising Director

Thank you to Jessica, Linda, Curtis, and Coral whose terms on the Executive Board are ending at the end of June.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to run for office.  Thanks also to those of you who voted!

Full election results can be found here ->http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection

Congrats to NMRT Past President Courtney Young for being elected as ALA President-Elect as well as NMRT Member Services Director Coral Sheldon-Hess for being elected to ALA Council and NMRT member Dave Trudeau for being elected as Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Chair-Elect

–Janel

NMRT President 2012-2013

The Resume Review Service for Annual will be at the ALA Job Placement Center, location TBA. Our services will be available from 9 am – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30, 2013.

To volunteer, please fill out either the Resume Reviewer form or the Booth Greeter volunteer form. We hope to have at least two greeters and four resume reviewers per shift.

For more information see the Volunteer Guidelines or feel free to contact nmrtrrs@yahoo.com for more information. The schedules of Resume Reviewers and Booth Greeters are available on the Committee’s Wiki. This is a fun way to meet, talk, and network with people from all over the country!

We are also accepting advance reservations for individuals who wish to have their resumes reviewed. To request an appointment, please fill out the Advanced Registration form (deadline is June 19th).

This service is free and open to all conference attendees, regardless of their affiliation with NMRT. Walk-ins are welcome, but we are encouraging people to schedule an appointment in advance because of the high demand of the service.

Want more details on the RRS & what we do? Please visit us at the NMRT Resume Review Service Web Site or http://nmrtrrs.wikispaces.com.

Hope to see you there!

Jodie Borgerding
NMRT Resume Review Service Committee

Katy is a Serials Acquisitions Specialist at Auraria Library in Denver, Colorado.  She earned her MLIS from San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) and her BA in psychology at Seattle University (Seattle, WA).  Katy is active in the library profession, including within ALA, NASIG, and CAL.  She will receive $1,000 to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

The committee would like to thank all who applied for this year’s Shirley Olofson Memorial Award. Further information about this award, including past recipients, is available at the NMRT awards page.

The Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee 2012-2013

Easter DiGangi, chair

Gail Shimokawa
Heather Thompson
Jenna Goodall
Kristin Jacobson
Mary Oberlies
Michael Mungin
Nicole Brock

The Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented in recognition of a chapter’s outstanding contributions to ALA, its school, and the profession. The purpose of the award is to increase student involvement in ALA through student chapters and to recognize its leaders. Official ALA Student Chapters are organizations formed by students at schools offering accredited programs of library and information studies. The winning student chapter receives a $1,000 travel grant to help with the cost of ALA conference attendance.

This year’s Student Chapter of the Year Award Committee praises the University of Rhode Island’s Student ALA for its accomplishments in each of the six categories related to the Student Chapter of the Year Award. The committee was impressed by the chapter’s innovative, detailed application and by their commitment to reviving and nurturing their chapter to grow from only a handful of students to nearly 1/3 of the student body. The chapter leadership has approached this in a well thought-out and organized way to ensure the continued success of the chapter, and the committee is impressed with their efforts to reach out to regional and distance students, their extensive collaboration with their state library association, and their ambitious programming including organizing a conference on career development for librarians and students in the region.

Dr. Lauren Mandel, Faculty Advisor to Student ALA at URI, stated, “Truly, Student ALA at URI has gone from being an organization in name only to becoming an active student organization with increasing membership, activities and events, and democratic elections.” Dr. Mandel’s statement testifies to the dedication and determination of the Student ALA of URI.

The runner-up of this year’s award, the ALA Student Chapter at Florida State University, is recognized for their diverse and frequent programming, and their impressive use of a variety of social media communication tools to reach students both traditional and online. The award committee commends them for their continued commitment to excellence after being named the 2012 Student Chapter of the Year.

The members of the SCOTYA Committee, NMRT, and the ALA Awards Committee appreciate the time and effort put in by all of the nominated ALA student chapters this year, and we encourage all to keep up the great work!

Feature Articles
Footnotes can always use more feature articles. If you want to share a project, aspect of your job or interest, we want your article! Footnotes is a great opportunity to get your feet wet with professional writing. Give it a try!

Book and Website Reviews
Recently read a book that would appeal to other new librarians and want to share your thoughts? Have a favorite website or set of web resources for a particular topic? Consider writing a book or website review!

Interested in Submitting?
Please review the Submission guidelines on the Footnotes webpage for more ideas and examples from past issues, as well as instructions for formatting and submitting your article. If you are interested in writing an article, book or website review, please contact Heidi (hmsteiner@gmail.com) with your idea by Friday, April 12th. Submissions will be due by Friday, April 26th.

NMRT members are invited to submit an essay to win a ticket to attend a ticketed event of their choice at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The essay contest is open to all NMRT members who are not currently serving on the Annual Conference Professional Development Award Committee.

To apply for the award, fill out the application form.

The application requires an essay of approximately 250 words about why you would like to attend a ticketed event at Annual Conference and how it would benefit you professionally.

Applications are due April 16, 2013. Winners will be notified by May 7, 2013. The committee does not consider geographic location, age, sex, religion, race or national origin in the award selection process.

For more information, contact the committee chair, Maureen Cropper, at maureen164@gmail.com

NMRT is an organization for people with fewer than 10 years of membership in ALA. Our mission is to help those who have been association members less than ten years become actively involved in the association and the profession.