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Subject: NMRT in Washington, DC web page
Author:  jxr@psulias.psu.edu (Joan Reyes) at Internet
Date:    10/7/96 4:03 PM

NMRT in Washington, D. C.
Midwinter Meeting Web Site

For Immediate Release

Friday, November 22, 1996

Contact:               Joan Arlene Reyes
                        The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
                        (814) 865-1858

[Chicago]-Are you a library science student or a new member of the
American Library Association?  Will you be attending the 1997 ALA
Midwinter Meeting in Washington, D. C.?  Is this your first trip to our
nation's capitol? Would you like information to reacquaint yourself with
the District?  If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions then
visit our web site at the following URL:

                        http://128.118.90.101/ala-nmrt/washdc.htm

        The New Members Round Table offers new members or individuals with
less than ten years' experience within the American Library Association
the opportunity to become involved within the profession by serving on
committees and acquiring leadership skills.

        We offer three awards each year:  the EBSCO/NMRT Scholarship, the
Shirley Olofson Memorial Award and the 3M/NMRT Professional Development
Grant.  The EBSCO/NMRT Scholarship is awarded to an applicant who must be
planning to enroll (either for the first time or as a continuing student)
in graduate studies in the summer or fall of 1997 in a formal program of
library education leading to a master's degree.  The Shirley Olofson
Memorial Award is presented annually in honor of Shirley Olofson, a former
NMRT President, who died during her term in office.  The award, which is
intended to help defray the costs to attend the ALA Annual Conference,
will be presented in the form of a check for $500.00 at the NMRT
President's Program during the 1997 Annual Conference in San Francisco.
The 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant will help finance attendance at
the ALA Annual Conference. This award covers round trip airfare, lodging,
conference registration fees and some incidental expenses.

        Visit our web site often during the next few months to find out
about NMRT activities, including the Social, and information on where to
stay, eat and visit while in the District.  And visit our booth while in
Washington, D.C.

        Have a great meeting!

Joan Arlene Reyes
Access Services Librarian
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
E506 Pattee Library
University Park, PA 16802
Tel:  (814) 865-1858
Fax:  (814) 863-7293
E-mail:  JXR@psulias.psu.edu
(Home of the Nittany Lions--"GO, STATE, GO!!!")