August 2004, Volume 34 No. 1
| Message
from Sally Gibson, NMRT President Sally Gibson, the New Members Round Table (NMRT)
President for 2004-2005, greets NMRT members and outlines this year's
"Ladders to Leadership" theme.
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First-Timers at ALA Annual Conference Read about the exciting adventures of some ALA
Conference first-time attendees: Rachael
Cathcart, Erik Sean Estep, Brian
C. Gray, and Adam Haigh.
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| 3M/NMRT Professional Grant Winner
Journals
Our 3M/NMRT Professional Grant winners tell about
their experiences at the 2004 ALA Annual Conference: Tiffani
Conner, Sarah Robbins, and Nanette
Wargo.
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Committee Members
as the Heart of NMRT Terri Holtze tells you how to get the most out
of your NMRT membership. See also the descriptive special feature
section on NMRT Committees & Their Chairs.
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Articles
- 3M/NMRT Professional Grant Award Winners' Essays:
- 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Journal - by Tiffani Conner
- ALA Annual Conference Log (2004) - by Sarah Robbins
- ALA Activities Journal - by Nanette Wargo
- First-time at ALA Essays:
- The Llama, the Lost, and the Dead Car Battery - by Rachael Cathcart
- My First ALA Annual Meeting - by Erik Sean Estep
- ALA Orlando 2004 - A Leadership Perspective - by Brian C. Gray
- First Timer's Experience At ALA In Orlando - by Adam Haigh
- Generation X meets Generation Y - A Mentoring Success Story - by Jennifer Cella and Anne Robert
- Stereotypes of Men in Library - by Chrissie Anderson Peters
Regular Features
- Meet the NMRT Board: Ihsia Hu, Secretary - by Dawn Lowe Wincentsen, NMRT Footnotes Committee Member
- Message from Sally Gibson - by Sally Gibson, NMRT President
- Tips & Tricks: Committee Members as the Heart
of NMRT - by Terri Holtze, NMRT Footnotes Assistant Editor
ALA Annual Meeting & Event Summaries
- 3M/NMRT Social: "Orange You Glad @ Your Library" - by Chrissie Anderson Peters, NMRT Footnotes Committee Member
- 3M/NMRT Social: "Orange You Glad @ Your Library" - by Michael Yunkin, NMRT Footnotes Committee Member
- ALA Membership Meeting #1: ALA Social Activism: Where to Draw the Line - by Chrissie Anderson Peters, NMRT Footnotes Committee Member
- Leadership Development Workshop: "FISH! Catch the Energy, Release the Potential" - by Chrissie Anderson Peters
- “Marketing on a Shoestring @ Your Library” - by Chrissie Anderson Peters, NMRT Footnotes Committee Member
- NMRT All-Committee Meeting - by Chrissie Anderson Peters, NMRT Footnotes Committee Member
- NMRT Booth #238 - by Bruce Stoffel
- NMRT Membership Meeting and Program Committee's Program - by Penny Scott with Ihsia Hu
- NMRT New Board Orientation - by Chrissie Anderson Peters
- NMRT Orientation Program - by Kara Whatley
- NMRT President's Program - by Michael Yunkin
- NMRT Student Reception - by Amanda Speight
Announcements
- 2004 NMRT Election Results Announced - by Beth Kraemer, NMRT Past President
- 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Call for Applications - by Jeannette Ho, Chair
- ECRC Thanks our Vendors - by Kathryn Dodds
- New ACRL Literatures in English New Members Discussion Group - by Karen Munro, Chair, LES New Members
- NMRT Midwinter Discussion Forum Changes Format
- Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Offers Opportunity to Attend 2005 ALA Annual Conference
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