Category Archives: Get to Know ALA

NMRT Virtual Coffee Hour!

Posted on June 10, 2025 by nmrtsecretary

Hello all! We at NMRT’s Membership, Promotion, Diversity, and Recruitment (MPDR) Committee, in collaboration with the NMRT Online Programs Committee, are excited to invite you to our upcoming Virtual New Member Coffee Hour! Full description below:  Join us for a relaxed … Continue reading →

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Trivia Championship at ALA Annual

Posted on March 22, 2024 by nmrtsecretary

Calling all trivia buffs! Did you know that the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) hosts a trivia contest at ALA Annual, and that NMRT is a co-sponsor? Better yet, if you can’t wait until June to start showing off … Continue reading →

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Resources for NMRT Members

Posted on November 7, 2023 by nmrtsecretary

By Margaret Bates, Research and Instruction Librarian, University of Alabama Libraries Are you finishing your degree, entering your first librarian role, or do you have a few years under your belt and want to help new librarians? The New Member … Continue reading →

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The ABCs of ALA

Posted on October 5, 2023 by nmrtsecretary

By Mary Kamela, University at Buffalo Get to Know ALA As a new academic year gets underway, students across the country are learning their ABCs. At ALA, many new members may also need a refresher on the various acronyms that … Continue reading →

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Homes for Historians in ALA

Posted on December 30, 2020 by nmrtsecretary

By Bernadette A. Lear “Be a history major, and then you can study the history of anything!” It was my second year of college and Dr. Stott had just overheard me telling another classmate that I needed to declare a … Continue reading →

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Get to know ALA:

Posted on February 4, 2019 by nmrtsecretary

Jayne Blodgett James A. Michener Library Assistant Dean (University of Northern Colorado) Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) CLS Communication and Membership Committee Chair Describe how long you have been on the committee and what initially interested you in joining. … Continue reading →

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Get to Know ALA: Mimi Lee

Posted on January 10, 2019 by nmrtsecretary

Mimi Lee New Jersey State Library Diversity & Literacy Consultant Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) Immediate Past Chair (2018-2019) Describe how long you have been on the committee and what initially interested you in joining. My first … Continue reading →

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Get to Know ALA: Trevor Dawes

Posted on December 11, 2018 by nmrtsecretary

Trevor A. Dawes University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums and May Morris University Librarian ALA Executive Board (member) Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2019 Conference Chair Past President (2014-2015) Describe how … Continue reading →

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Get to Know ALA – Interview with Lily Sacharow

Posted on March 1, 2018 by nmrtsecretary

Lily Sacharow Research & Instruction Librarian Berkeley College (NYC) Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA Division of ALA) Membership Promotion Committee Board of Directors Describe how long you have been on these committees and what initially interested you … Continue reading →

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Get to Know ALA – Interview with Andrew K. Pace, ALA Executive Board Member

Posted on February 8, 2018 by nmrtsecretary

Andrew K. Pace, Executive Director, Technical Research, OCLC ALA Executive Board (member) Describe how long you have been on the committee and what initially interested you in joining. I was elected to the ALA Executive Board by ALA Council in … Continue reading →

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