Posted on behalf of a colleague...
Hello ARLIS/NA and NMRT
Members:
Are you looking for a way to be more involved in the
library profession? Being an NMRT Liaison is a fantastic opportunity if
you are an NMRT member and a member of another library 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.
Liaison responsibilities are listed below. We have many spots left to fill, so
if you see your organization on the list below, please consider volunteering! If
you are interested in getting involved, please fill out the volunteer form: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/popularresources/getinvolved/liaison.cfm.
OR Contact me off-list to express your interest in serving as a liaison
Charlene Hsu Gross, MSLIS
NMRT
Liaison Coordination & Support Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
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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 at the close of ALA's Annual conference through Annual Conference 2012. Conference attendance is not required.
Major Liaison
Responsibilities
NMRT-L and unit communication tools (listservs,
blogs, wikis, ALA Connect,etc.) as well as conference attendance are appropriate
ways to carry out these responsibilities.
The responsibilities of the
liaisons are to:
1. Join appropriate listservs, including NMRT-L. Monitor
publications of the liaison unit.
2. Submit committee meeting dates and
program information for their liaison unit. Request inclusion in the
distribution of agenda and minutes for the unit. Publicize information
concerning the unit including relevant program invitations, announcements and
other information.
3. 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.
4. Invite
unit representatives to attend functions including Orientation and the
Student Reception.
5. Report on discussions, policies, and action of
their units that are relevant to NMRT. Obtain minutes, if possible, and
summarize relevant sections.
6. Report on discussions, policies, and actions
of NMRT that are relevant to their unit.
7. Identify and alert NMRT of unit
programs which NMRT may wish to co-sponsor, either from unit breakout sessions,
listservs or other means.
Units in need of liaisons:
ACRL Western European Studies Section (WESS)
American Library Association (ALA) CPE
American Library Association (ALA) Membership Meetings
American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA)
Arizona Library Association
ARLIS/NA
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) (2-3 members)
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Association of Jewish Libraries
Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF)
Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
Canadian Library Association
Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange (EMIE) RT
Federal and Armed Forces RT
GLBT-RT
GODORT
Indiana Library Federation
Iowa Library Association
Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC)
Kansas Library Association
Learning RT (LRT)
LITA
Map and Geography RT
Maryland Library Association
Mountain Plains Library Association
Nassau County Library Association
New York Library Association
North Carolina Library Association
OCLC
Office for Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee (OITP)
Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)
South Carolina Library Association
South Dakota Library Association
Southeastern Library Association
Special Libraries Association
Staff Organizations RT
Video Round Table
Wyoming Library Association
Please feel free to contact me off-list to express your interest in serving as a liaison.
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