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