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November 2006, Volume 36 No. 2

Message from Amanda Roberts, NMRT President Amanda Roberts, the New Members Round Table (NMRT) President for 2006-2007, discusses new virtual spaces for NMRT and upcoming events.	Top of the Pile, or How to Avoid Having Your Application Thrown in the Trash. Tricia Juettemeyer gives advice on writing a cover letter that will get you noticed in the pool of candidates.
Readers' Advisory: The Most Important Class for New Librarians Jessica Moyer discusses why learning Readers' Advisory skills is so important in public librarianship.	Online Information Retrieval: The Most Important Course in Library School Jill Lynch discusses the significance of the learning exceptional searching skills to an academic librarian.

Articles

The Top of the Pile by Tricia Juettemeyer
My Internship Experience - by Irina Stanishevskaya
Readers' Advisory - by Jessica Moyer
Online Information Retrieval - by Jill Lynch

Regular Features

Message from the President - by Amanda Roberts, NMRT President
Member Profile: Holly Wilson - by Loretta Dunne, Footnotes Committee Member
Meet the Board: Katie Dunneback - by Debra Andreadis, Footnotes Editor
Headliners - by Leslie Sierra, Membership Relations Committee
SASCO Update - by John Siegel

Announcements

3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Applications - by 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee
Applications Sought for Student Chapter of the Year Award - by SCOTYA Committee
NMRT Schedule for Midwinter

November 2006 Vol. 36, No. 2

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