Hello,<br><br>I wanted to follow up on our chat announcement to let everyone know how they can join the chat. Please visit our ALA Connect page ahead of the start time and look for the embedded Meebo chat room. <br><br>See below for a link to the Connect page and more details on the chat. Don't have an ALA Connect profile? Do not worry, non-ALA members can create a Connect profile and participate. See this link for instructions <a href="http://connect.ala.org/user/register">http://connect.ala.org/user/register</a> <br>
<br>Hope to see you there.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Erica Findley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:erica.findley@gmail.com">erica.findley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;">Please excuse the cross posting<br><br>Please join the ALCTS New Members Interest Group (<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">ANMIG</span>) for an informal, one-hour open online <span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">chat</span></span>, Friday, March<br>
4 at 11 am ET.<br><br>Are you a graduate student or recent graduate
student looking for your first full time job as a cataloger? Or maybe
you are a more experienced librarian that who has recently been laid off
or are looking for new opportunities? Maybe you have found a satisfying
cataloging related position and would like to share your experience
with those who are looking for work? If so then, you should be
interested in the ALCTS New Members Interest Group's March chat. Topics
include where to look for cataloging jobs, desirable qualities and
qualifications for cataloging applicants, ways to build cataloging
skills during a job search, access to professional materials and keeping
up to date with the profession, managing your online presence, and
traditional job search topics such as resume building, cover letters,
interviewing etc.<br>
<br><span>ANMIG team members Sarah</span> Smith and Erica Findley will host the <span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">chat</span></span>. If you can't make<br>
the <span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">chat</span></span>, don't worry, the transcript will be made available in ALA Connect.<br>
<br>The <span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">chat</span></span> is open to all ALA members of all types and non ALA members too.<br>
<br>More info about how to join the chat will be available soon.<br><br>Learn more about the ALCTS New Members Interest Group (<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">ANMIG</span>)<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/mgrps/ig/ats-ignmbr.cfm" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/mgrps/ig/ats-ignmbr.cfm</a> <br>or via Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALCTS-New-Members-Interest-Group-ANMIG/110310302354887" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALCTS-New-Members-Interest-Group-<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">ANMIG</span>/110310302354887</a></span><br clear="all">
Visit us on ALA Connect <a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/85257" target="_blank">http://connect.ala.org/node/85257</a> <br><font color="#888888">-- <br>Erica Findley, MLS<br><a href="http://www.ericafindley.com" target="_blank">www.ericafindley.com</a> <br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Erica Findley, MLS<br><a href="http://www.ericafindley.com">www.ericafindley.com</a> <br>