Are you looking for a way to get more involved with and be of service to the Social Responsibilities Round Table? Are you all about information, organization, and communication? Do you have excellent writing and editing skills? Are you familiar with basic desktop and web publishing or have the ability to pick this up quickly? Are you good at meeting deadlines and encouraging others to meet them as well?
If you answered "yes" to the questionabove -- You might be our next SRRT Newsletter editor!
Myka Kennedy Stephens will be stepping down as newsletter editor after the completion of her three-year term and the SRRT Editorial Board is now seeking her replacement. The new editor will be appointed at ALA Mid-winter and will serve as co-editor for two newsletters under the tutelage of the current editor. The SRRT Newsletter is produced electronically on a quarterly basis. As estimated 12 to 15 hours of work goes into each issue, focusing on collecting written submissions and images, editing and formatting submissions, and making final edits before submitting the finished document for publication. The SRRT Newsletter Editor works in close partnership with the SRRT Action Council, the SRRT Editorial Board, and the SRRT Web Manager.
If you are interested in becoming the next SRRT Newsletter editor, pleas send a copy of your resume/CV, a brief statement outlining your qualification and interest in the position, and a writing sample and/or examples of previous work to Alison Lewis, SRRT Editorial Board Member, at alewis@drexel.edu. The deadline for submission of materials is Friday, December 17th.