Are you looking for a way to be more involved in the library profession? Being an ALA-NMRT Liaison is a good opportunity if you are an NMRT member and a member of another library section, roundtable, division, or organization. NMRT liaisons play a key role in increasing awareness of information and ideas of mutual interest to NMRT and liaison unit members with a minimal time commitment.<\/p>\n
General liaison responsibilities are listed below. We are just beginning recruitment for next term, so if you see your organization on the list below, please consider volunteering! If you are interested, please fill out the volunteer form: http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/mgrps\/rts\/nmrt\/popularresources\/getinvolved\/liaison.cfm<\/a>.<\/p>\n OR Contact me off-list to express your interest in volunteering as a liaison<\/p>\n Charlene Hsu Gross, MSLIS You can volunteer for more than one and will be assigned to no more than three units. Your assignment will be for one year beginning July 1, 2012. Conference attendance is not required (see note for ALA Legislative Assembly***).<\/p>\n The responsibilities of the liaisons are to: Units in Need of 2012-13 Liaisons:<\/strong> Are you looking for a way to be more involved in the library profession? Being an ALA-NMRT Liaison is a good opportunity if you are an NMRT member and a member of another library section, roundtable, division, or organization. NMRT … Continue reading
\nNMRT Liaison Coordination & Support Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
\ncharlene.hsu.gross @ gmail.com<\/p>\n
\nLiaison Responsibilities<\/strong>
\nNMRT-L and unit communication tools (listservs, blogs, wikis, ALA Connect, etc.) as well as conference attendance are appropriate ways to carry out these responsibilities.<\/p>\n
\n1. Join appropriate listservs, including NMRT-L and their unit list-serv. Monitor publications of the liaison unit.
\n2. Submit committee meeting dates and program information for their liaison unit to NMRT-L. Publicize information concerning the unit including relevant program invitations, announcements and other information.
\n3. Keep their units informed of NMRT activities that would be of interest, such as the programs sponsored by the Student and Student Chapter Outreach Committee, the Student Reception, Mentoring, etc.
\n4. Invite unit representatives to attend functions including NMRT Orientation and the Student Reception at Annual Conference.
\n5. Report on discussions, policies, and action of their units that are relevant to NMRT.
\n6. Report on discussions, policies, and actions of NMRT that are relevant to their unit.
\n7. Identify and alert NMRT of unit programs which NMRT may wish to co-sponsor, either from unit breakout sessions, listservs, or other means.<\/p>\n
\nAmerican Assoc of School Librarians (AASL)
\nAmerican Library Assoc-Allied Professional Assoc (ALA-APA)
\nAmerican Library Assoc Legislative Assembly (ALA-LA)*** This position requires attendance at Legislative Assembly meetings at Annual Conference 2013***
\nAmerican Library Assoc Membership Meetings
\nArt Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS\/NA)
\nAsian Pacific American Library Association (APALA)
\nACRL Arts
\nACRL Science & Technology Section (ACRL-STS)
\nACRL Women’s Studies Section (ACRL-WSS)
\nAssoc Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), 2 members
\nAssociation for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
\nAssociation of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF)
\nAssoc Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
\nBeta Phi Mu
\nCalifornia Library Association
\nCanadian Library Association
\nChinese American Library Assoc (CALA)
\nConnecticut Library Assoc
\nFederal Library & Information Center (FLICC) “NewFeds” Group
\nFreedom to Read Foundation (FTRF)
\nGay Lesbian Bisexual Transgener Roundtable (GLBT-RT)
\nGovernment Documents Roundtable (GODORT)
\nIllinois Library Association
\nIntellectual Freedom Roundtable (IFRT)
\nInternational Relations Roundtable (IRRT)
\nIowa Library Association
\nJoint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC)
\nKansas Library Association
\nKentucky Library Association
\nLearning Roundtable (LRT)
\nLibrary Information & Technology Assoc (LITA)
\nLibrary Instruction Roundtable (LIRT)
\nLibrary Leadership & Mgt Assoc (LLAMA)
\nLibrary Support Staff Interest Roundtable (LSSIRT)
\nMaryland Library Association
\nMedical Library Association
\nMountain Plains Library Association
\nNassau County Library Association
\nNew York Library Association
\nNorth Carolina Library Association
\nNorth Dakota Library Association
\nOCLC
\nOffice for Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee (OITP)
\nPacific Northwest Library Assoc
\nPennsylvania Library Assoc
\nREFORMA
\nSocial Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)
\nSouth Dakota Library Association
\nStaff Organizations Roundtable (SORT)
\nTennesee Library Assoc
\nTexas Library Assoc
\nTheatre Library Assoc
\nVideo Round Table
\nVirginia Library Assoc
\nWyoming Library Association
\nYoung Adult Library Services Assoc (YALSA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"