NMRT (New Members Round Table)

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The mission of the New Members Round Table (NMRT) is to help those who have been association members less than ten years become actively involved in the association and the profession.

Learn more about NMRT on the ALA website.

Endnotes Committee 

Mar 11, 2016 09:04 AM

Committee Charge


To provide support for librarians who want or need to publish scholarly articles; to publish peer-reviewed research by NMRT members, directed at new librarians.



The committee oversees the publication of a peer-reviewed e-journal, Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. The journal will be published on the ALA website and indexed in Library Literature. Each edition of the journal will contain 2-4 scholarly articles written by members of NMRT, as well as web site reviews and scholarly book reviews of titles relevant to new librarians.


History of the Committee


The Endnotes Committee evolved from the New Writers’ Support Ad Hoc Committee in 2005.


Major Responsibilities


1. Accept proposals on a rolling basis


2. Review proposals for publication suitability and confirm author’s NMRT membership


3. Review articles and offer suggestions for revisions to contributors


4. Maintain the pool of book and website reviewers


5. Prepare data for copy and layout of online edition


Procedures Used to Accomplish Major Responsibilities



  • Notify members of the Executive Board, including all committee chairs and liaisons, of the deadlines for information.



  • Maintain email or phone contact with authors about submission guidelines, deadlines and revisions.


Committee Composition and Term(s) of Office



  • Chair (one year term)

  • Assistant Chair (one year term)

  • Committee members

  • Committee appointments are Annual to Annual


Reports to


Member Services Director


Contact People for Accomplishing Committee Objectives



  • NMRT President

  • NMRT Leadership Director

  • NMRT Treasurer

  • NMRT Membership

  • NMRT Vice-President

  • NMRT Staff Liaisons

  • NMRT Committee chairs and liaisons


Publicity Needs


Publicity is needed to solicit proposals for articles. Publicity is accomplished by posting announcements to the NMRT listserv, Blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account with calls for articles, reviewer applicants and publication announcements.


Documents to Create/Update


The committee creates a pdf issue for distribution on the website when enough articles have been collected.


Reminders and Helpful Hints


General Timetable


Endnotes will publish one issue each year with additional issues if there is interest. Special theme issues are also welcomed based on suggestions to the Editor.


September - Committee Planning Report due


February - Committee progress report due


June - Annual conference - Annual report due


Throughout the Year - Article submissions are accepted throughout the year. Those interested in discussing an article idea are encouraged to contact the Endnotes Editor to determine if the proposal fits the publication’s scope.


Endnotes will publish one issue each year with additional issues if there is interest.



Last Reviewed: February 2015; Last Revised January 2017


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