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<\/a>INALJ Head Editors!!!\u00a0<\/strong> The ones that make it all possible and wrangle and coordinate so you can find your future job.\u00a0 INALJ is a virtual volunteering team so I was<\/a><\/em> thrilled to finally meet this group of us<\/strong> in person!\u00a0 I was also able to present with Julie and Rachael later on that day.<\/p>\nfront left to right: <\/em>Sara Dixon of INALJ Kansas, Julie Watson of INALJ Pennsylvania, me (Naomi House), Holly Lipschultz of INALJ Illinois – – –\u00a0 back left to right: Kate Kosturski INALJ NY state, Mary Woolsey (fan), Ruth Lincoln of INALJ DC and Fallon Bleich of INALJ Oklahoma \u00a0 Also the final photo is of Rachael Altman, INALJ Alabama, and I at the presentation we were panelists on.\u00a0\u00a0 (better photo from Kate Kosturski!)<\/em><\/h5>\n![\"archivesgig2\"](\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/archivesgig2-300x224.jpg\")
<\/a>Meredith Lowe of the fab Archives Gig<\/a>:
\n<\/strong>so excited Meredith was able to stop by the INALJ informal meetup.\u00a0 She does it all at Archives Gig which is THE premier resource for all archives jobs : )\u00a0 She also staffed the University of Wisconsin – Madison SLIS booth. (phone via iPhone)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a>Stephen X. Flynn of Open Cover Letters<\/a>:
\n<\/strong>So happy I got to meet Stephen at the Movers & Shakers lunch!\u00a0 We are all HUGE fans of his at INALJ and have covered his fab site in many of our blog postings. \u00a0Check out this interview INALJ did<\/a> with Stephen.
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Raymond Pun of NYPL:<\/strong> So thrilled to meet him in person.\u00a0 The work he does at NYPL<\/a> is phenomenal but I also have to add that he has one of my favorite INALJ interview photos<\/a> ever.\u00a0 Thanks for hanging with me and wish we could have talked more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a>Ross Todd, my beloved and inspiring former Professor at Rutgers:
\n<\/strong>So many of you may be familiar with his work but I know him as my inspirational Human Information Behavior professor first and foremost.\u00a0 Wishing I could have as storied and far-reaching a career.\u00a0 So excited to meet again.\u00a0 And also a huge shout-out to everyone I met at the Rutgers booth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
I was also able to present twice on Saturday thanks to the invitation of Nancy Faget<\/strong>, federal librarian extraordinaire and Careers in Federal Librarie<\/strong>s guru!\u00a0 I presented on a panel with Nancy Faget, Marie Koko, Jodi Peterson,<\/strong> Katie Rapp<\/strong> and two of my INALJ Head Editors, Julie Watson<\/strong> and Rachael Altman<\/strong>!\u00a0 Then Katie interviewed me for a virtual live=chat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
John Berry of Library Journal:<\/strong> Was delighted to sit with John Berry of Library Journal at the Movers & Shakers lunch as I follow him on LJ!<\/p>\nJohn Scalzi, Lotus award winner and Speaker at the Movers & Shakers lunch:\u00a0<\/strong> He gave a moving, passionate and funny speech and I am excited to read his new book<\/a>!<\/p>\nLydia Willoughby:<\/strong> INALJ Success Story <\/a>interviewee, Mover and Shaker and fantastic Que(e)ry Party<\/a> <\/i>organizer!\u00a0 So nice to meet in person and also we both got to chat with Meredith Schwartz<\/strong> of LJ!<\/p>\nRory Litwin of all things Library Juice:<\/strong> Library Juice Press<\/a> and the wonderful Library Juice Academy<\/a>– please check them out and consider attending some of their courses online!\u00a0 Another gracious INALJ interviewee<\/a>.<\/p>\nMy table-mates at the Library Journal Movers & Shakers lunch were a fantastic group including Sophie Brookover<\/a><\/strong>, Rebecca Zarazan Dunn, <\/strong><\/a>Melissa Zymboly Depper<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 Matthew Winner<\/strong><\/a>, as well as Raymond Pun, Steven Flynn and John Berry!\u00a0 I also briefly chatted with JP Porcaro<\/strong><\/a> and Ben Bizzle<\/strong><\/a>, both of whom I know originally through ALA Think Tank<\/a>, a non-ALA affiliated Facebook group.<\/p>\nSpecial shout out to all the fans and interviewees I bumped into including (the other non-Natalie), Naomi Wolfson<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\nHoping to see you all again next year, inshallah \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
<\/a>Meredith Lowe of the fab Archives Gig<\/a>:\n<\/strong>so excited Meredith was able to stop by the INALJ informal meetup.\u00a0 She does it all at Archives Gig which is THE premier resource for all archives jobs : )\u00a0 She also staffed the University of Wisconsin – Madison SLIS booth. (phone via iPhone)<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Raymond Pun of NYPL:<\/strong> So thrilled to meet him in person.\u00a0 The work he does at NYPL<\/a> is phenomenal but I also have to add that he has one of my favorite INALJ interview photos<\/a> ever.\u00a0 Thanks for hanging with me and wish we could have talked more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was also able to present twice on Saturday thanks to the invitation of Nancy Faget<\/strong>, federal librarian extraordinaire and Careers in Federal Librarie<\/strong>s guru!\u00a0 I presented on a panel with Nancy Faget, Marie Koko, Jodi Peterson,<\/strong> Katie Rapp<\/strong> and two of my INALJ Head Editors, Julie Watson<\/strong> and Rachael Altman<\/strong>!\u00a0 Then Katie interviewed me for a virtual live=chat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n John Berry of Library Journal:<\/strong> Was delighted to sit with John Berry of Library Journal at the Movers & Shakers lunch as I follow him on LJ!<\/p>\n John Scalzi, Lotus award winner and Speaker at the Movers & Shakers lunch:\u00a0<\/strong> He gave a moving, passionate and funny speech and I am excited to read his new book<\/a>!<\/p>\n Lydia Willoughby:<\/strong> INALJ Success Story <\/a>interviewee, Mover and Shaker and fantastic Que(e)ry Party<\/a> <\/i>organizer!\u00a0 So nice to meet in person and also we both got to chat with Meredith Schwartz<\/strong> of LJ!<\/p>\n Rory Litwin of all things Library Juice:<\/strong> Library Juice Press<\/a> and the wonderful Library Juice Academy<\/a>– please check them out and consider attending some of their courses online!\u00a0 Another gracious INALJ interviewee<\/a>.<\/p>\n My table-mates at the Library Journal Movers & Shakers lunch were a fantastic group including Sophie Brookover<\/a><\/strong>, Rebecca Zarazan Dunn, <\/strong><\/a>Melissa Zymboly Depper<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 Matthew Winner<\/strong><\/a>, as well as Raymond Pun, Steven Flynn and John Berry!\u00a0 I also briefly chatted with JP Porcaro<\/strong><\/a> and Ben Bizzle<\/strong><\/a>, both of whom I know originally through ALA Think Tank<\/a>, a non-ALA affiliated Facebook group.<\/p>\n Special shout out to all the fans and interviewees I bumped into including (the other non-Natalie), Naomi Wolfson<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n Hoping to see you all again next year, inshallah \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/a>Stephen X. Flynn of Open Cover Letters<\/a>:
\n<\/strong>So happy I got to meet Stephen at the Movers & Shakers lunch!\u00a0 We are all HUGE fans of his at INALJ and have covered his fab site in many of our blog postings. \u00a0Check out this interview INALJ did<\/a> with Stephen.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Ross Todd, my beloved and inspiring former Professor at Rutgers:
\n<\/strong>So many of you may be familiar with his work but I know him as my inspirational Human Information Behavior professor first and foremost.\u00a0 Wishing I could have as storied and far-reaching a career.\u00a0 So excited to meet again.\u00a0 And also a huge shout-out to everyone I met at the Rutgers booth.<\/p>\n