I-Comm Week 2007 - Speaker Bio

Robert R. Newlen
Head, Legislative Relations Office
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress         

Robert Randolph Newlen is head of the Legislative Relations Office, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Library of Congress. He has operational responsibility for congressional inquiry receipt and tracking; professional development and seminar programs for Members of Congress and congressional staff; and for CRS outreach efforts. He has been with the Library of Congress for 30 years. He has lectured and provided technical assistance on a wide range of library issues in Russia, the Czech Republic, Moldova and Belarus - as part of the State Dept. speakers program and through initiatives of the U.S. Congress.

He is currently serving his second term as an Endowment Trustee for the American Library Association (ALA) and was recently appointed senior trustee. In this position, he oversees the investment of the $30 million endowment. He served on the ALA Executive Board from 1996 to 2000 and is a member of the ALA Council.

He received a masters degree in library science from The Catholic University, an MA in art history from The American University, and a BA from Bridgewater College.

He is the author of Resume Writing and Interviewing Techniques that Work: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians published by Neal-Schuman (2006). He speaks frequently on resume writing and interviewing.

Robert Randolph Newlen