List of Contributions

You are invited to Register for You have the stats, but do you have the story? Numbers alone can't capture the heart of library work, but they can be your most powerful tool for advocacy when you know how to make them speak. . Join ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT) on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at ...

Policy Development books! Way to go Kathleen! My librarian new year's resolutions were about staying up to date on teaching with AI and Open Education. So far so good for me as well. I'm planning to attend the University of Florida's Teaching & Learning with AI conference in June. I've been accepting ...

Happy March NMRT Members! Each month, the NMRT Online Programs Committee shares a discussion topic to help our members connect in meaningful and fun ways. As the saying goes, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." In the library world, that "preparation" is often the data we collect ...

As an early career academic librarian (year 2!) whose focus is teaching, pedagogy, and spotlighting information literacy in the curriculum, the following are a few examples of how I dive into professional development. For PD, I'm super close to wrapping up Ohio State's Teaching Information Literacy ...

Prompt: Imagine you have a magic wand that could instantly change or implement one thing in your library – no limitations! What would it be and why? This could be related to resources, services, space, community engagement, or anything else. Now let's engage in magic and reality! Step 1 (Realm ...

Hi Brandon! Regarding your question about CV vs Resume, if you're applying to Academic Library positions, strongly consider creating a CV. I am on a team that hired 8 librarians in the last 2-3 years. Resume's typically were insufficient. Also, if you are not applying for higher ed, for which I am less ...

Also new to conferences, but I did get to go to San Diego. Loved it, but lessons learned (among those already shared): Extra space in your luggage for added weight. Individually wrapped snacks for times when you have back-to-back awesome sessions. And though I don't want to give myself bad luck... the ...

Happy New Year NMRT Members! The NMRT Online Programs Committee's first discussion post of the new year celebrates YOUR victories! Welcome to a new year of librarianship. Let's continue to share and grow professionally this year together. Naturally, in January we hope for prosperity. We strategize ...

I'm new to my role as a librarian, but not new to my institution. I've found that a strategy I'm employing is to participate actively in the onboarding opportunities offered by our library regardless of whether I "already know" the topic. More importantly, these sessions give me space to get to know ...