**Cross-posted to multiple lists. Please excuse the duplication**
The ALCTS New Members Interest Group (ANMIG) is seeking volunteers to serve for
2017-2018 for the positions listed below. Since 2009 ANMIG has been an energetic group that is focused on the interest of new ALCTS members and information professionals. The group is charged with developing interest group
meetings at ALA conferences, helping new members of ALCTS assimilate to the division, plan virtual events and share pertinent information to the larger library community. Highlighted below are the responsibilities of the positions open at this time. If this
sounds like an exciting opportunity please send a short bio and a few sentences about why you are interested in the position to the incoming co-chairs Joseph Olivarez (jolivare@tamu.edu) and Vicky Kemp (victoria.kemp@flower-mound.com).
Vice Chair (1 position): This position serves
a one-year term, from June 29, 2016 to June 28, 2017 (at the close of the ALA 2017 Annual Conference). The positions can be virtual, conference attendance is not required, but encouraged. The ALCTS New Member Interest Group (ANMIG) Vice Chair is responsible
for shadowing the Chair in preparation to take on that responsibility in the coming year. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Fills in for the chair in his/her absence
· Makes recommendations for new ANMIG chats and activities
· Helps plan chats and/or programs
· Assist online or in person with programming during
ALA Midwinter and Annual Conferences
Student Liaison: This position serves a
one-year term, from June 29, 2016 to June 28, 2017 (at the close of the ALA 2017 Annual Conference).This position can be virtual, and conference attendance is not required, but welcomed. The primary responsibility for the Student Liaison is to help develop
ANMIG activities that would be relevant to current MLIS students. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Promote ANMIG content to student ALA Chapters through
ALA representative
· Make recommendations for new ANMIG chats and activities
that would be relevant to current MLIS students
· Assist online or in person with programming for
ANMIG events during ALA Midwinter and Annual Conferences
Secretary (1 position): This
position serves a one-year term, from July 1 to June 30 (at the close of ALA Annual Conference). The positions can be virtual, conference attendance is not required, but welcomed. The ALCTS New Member Interest Group (ANMIG) Secretary is responsible for the
management of the group's documentation and communication - including taking meetings minutes, posting minutes and other documents on PBworks, creating Doodle Polls to schedule meetings and chats, and creating surveys to gauge member interest. Other responsibilities
include, but are not limited to:
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Making recommendations for new ANMIG chats and activities
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Helping plan chats and/or programs
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Assisting online or in person with programming for ALCTS 101 during ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences
Social Media Coordinators (1 or 2 positions). This
position serves a one-year term, from July 1 to June 30 (at the close of ALA Annual Conference). The positions can be virtual, conference attendance is not required, but welcomed. The primary responsibility for the Social Media Coordinators is the management
of the ALCTS New Member Interest Group's (ANMIG) social media presence - promoting ANMIG events and wider ALA events that may be of interest to our members. The Social Media Coordinators will split management amongst themselves according to their preferences
(Twitter, ALA Connect, Facebook, and LinkedIn). Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Making recommendations for new ANMIG chats and activities
·
Helping plan chats and/or programs
·
Assisting online or in person with programming for ALCTS 101 during ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences
Member-at-Large:
This position serves a one-year term, from July 1 to June 30 (at the close of ALA Annual Conference). This position can be virtual, and conference attendance is not required,
but welcomed. The primary responsibilities for this position are helping to develop ANMIG activities to members and other interested librarians. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Making recommendations for new ANMIG chats and activities
·
Helping plan chats and/or programs
·
Assisting online or in person with programming for ALCTS 101 during ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences
Student Liaison:
This position serves a one-year term, from July 1 to June 30 (at the close of ALA Annual Conference). This position can be virtual, and conference attendance is not required,
but welcomed. The primary responsibility for the Student Liaison is to help develop ANMIG activities that would be relevant to current MLIS students. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
·
Reaching out to student ALA Chapters (Don Wood, Chapter Relations Office: dwood@ala.org)
·
Making recommendations for new ANMIG chats and activities that would be relevant to current MLIS students
·
Assisting online or in person with programming for ALCTS 101 during ALA Annual and Midwinter Conference
Please let us know if you have any questions about the open positions.
Thanks,
Joseph
Joseph D. Olivarez | Assistant Professor
Serials Cataloging/Metadata Librarian
Texas A&M University Libraries
5000 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-5000
Tel. 979.458.2713 | Email: jolivare@tamu.edu