Member News

Newly minted Executive Board member and User Experience Discussion Group chair Carrie Netzer Wajda has left Sarah Lawrence College to take a Reference/Instruction position with Berkeley College in Manhattan.

Susanne Markgren, ACRL/NY Vice-President and Symposium Chair, recently led a successful workhsop in conjunction with METRO library association. This workshop, titled “Creating an Online Portfolio : Improve Your Skills of Self-Promotion,” was held Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at METRO, 57 E. 11 Street, New York, NY 10003.  From the promotional materials: “Your online portfolio is an extension of your resume. It serves as both a display space and repository for your professional documents, and allows you to share information with others quickly and fluently. Every librarian, regardless of job stability, should maintain some kind of professional portfolio. And, most librarians need to improve their skills of self-promotion. There are several free tools available that can host online portfolios; tools that have plenty of storage space, backups, easy customization, and social networking capabilities. An online portfolio will give you an edge when it comes to job hunting, promotion and tenure; and will help give your online identity a boost of professionalism.”