I’m currently the Assistant Chair of ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT)’s Liaison Coordination & Support Committee, and we looking to fill a number of liaison positions for the 2011-2012 year. Below is the message sent out to various listservs:
NOTE: We’re done with active recruiting for now, but if you learn of someone interested in volunteering as a liaison, let them contact Charlene (charlene.hsu.gross@gmail.com) directly.
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/
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 (as of August 25, 2011):
ACRL (Womens’ Studies Section) WSS
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 1 more 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)
Library Support Staff Interest RT
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 (SELA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Staff Organizations RT
Video Round Table
Wyoming Library Association
