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CJRLC Newsletter
Archives
April 2006
C J R L C UPDATE
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Region
News
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Notes |
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of Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, serving
Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties |
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2006 |
2006-07 |
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Mary Ellen Bates Speaker at May 24th* Membership Meeting |
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The speaker and the location are the same; only the date has changed
(by one day). CJRLC’s Spring Membership Meeting at the beautiful new
TCNJ Library in Ewing is now May 24th.
Moving our date to Wednesday
allows our members to hear Mary Ellen do two programs and have a nice
dinner as well, if they choose to stay for the evening with the
Princeton Trenton chapter of SLA.
So here is the schedule for the whole day and you can do any or all
of it.
2:30 Tour the new library!
3:30 Reception and networking
4:00
CJRLC state/region update
4:35 Top 40 tech tips from Mary
Ellen Bates
Princeton Trenton SLA program
6:00 Neworking
6:30 Dinner ($22/non-members)
7:30 Mary Ellen
Bates on Proving
the Value of Your Library
All CJRLC and all SLA members are welcome to attend both
events. Invitations (with rsvp's) will be coming soon.
Lots of Tech Classes
Coming to Your Door!
Watch for flyers in this mailing and notices on the web about new
training opportunities that you can do on your own time. The
opportunities range from Microsoft Office through The Joy of Code
(web
design with XHTML and CSS) and cover much of the ground in-between. The
courses will be taken on-line and you can start at your convenience. They
will also be subsidized by CJRLC. Watch for the list!
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Succession Planning
May 3 and 4
Vincentian Center
So many NJ library directors and assistant directors will be retiring
in the next few years (or could). Will you know when the time is right?
Will your library be ready? Do you have a succession plan? Is picking
your successor a good idea?
Preparing Your Organization for Transition is a 24 hour program held
over two days to give some time for reflection and thought. The session
last summer got rave reviews from participants. It will again be led by
Barbara Miller and Troy Chapman of the Support Center for NonProfits and
it will be held on May 3 and 4 at the Vincentian Center in Plainsboro.
Answer: “How can you help your organization prepare for change?” by
attending this great program.
The cost is only $60 and includes one night’s lodging, breakfast
and lunch on Thursday. We will eat on our own in Princeton Wed. night.
Send PO or check to CJRLC.
Life Coaching
Are you an experienced librarian? Are you ready to learn a skill
which will help with people you supervise and help you in your own life,
too?
Life Coaching seeks to prepare experienced NJ librarians to coach
people in their own organizations and in the NJ library community. It
will consist of five days of training over five months. Led by Sandy
Newman with nationally known coaching trainers, the course will help
librarians personally and professionally. The course costs $50 and will
be held on May 5, June 2, July 12, September 6 and 20 at the Vincentian
Center in Plainsboro.
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Welcome to new librarians or librarians in new places!
Sarah Hansen is
Branch Librarian at OCL, Lakewood.
Irene Percelli is
Acting Director at Trenton PL.
Larry Kroah is Branch Librarian at Trenton PL, Main.
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Need help writing grant proposals?
Karen Novick provides help at our
workshop Developing Successful Grant Proposals on May 11 at Monmouth Co.
Lib. HQ from 9:30-12:30. Cost: $20. Call CJRLC to register.
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QandANJ, New Jersey’s statewide virtual reference program, has just
moved to a new vendor -- OCLC QuestionPoint. New software, Flash Chat,
will allow librarians and patrons to co-browse web pages and licensed
databases. There are other enhancements, too!
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Update your subject cataloging skills with Irene Percelli, at our
second cataloging workshop on May 4th, from 9:30-3:30 at Monmouth Co.
Lib. HQ - Manalapan. Cost: $30 including lunch.
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$$$
Watch our listserv for the notice that all the discounted
databases are on our website.
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President
Ingrid Bruck
Long Branch Public
Library
Vice
President
Cathy Boss
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center
Secretary
Karen Black
WW-P Community
Middle School
Treasurer
Karen Topham
Brookdale Community
College
Members
Marian Bauman
Neptune Township Public
Library
Ruth Bogan
Georgian Court
University
April Butler
Lay Representative
Kathleen Carr
Ocean County Library
Katherine Durante
Lay Representative
Mary Fraser
Pennington School
Karen Klapperstuck
Bradley Beach Public Library
Robert Lackie
Rider University
Laurence McNamara
Mercer County Library
Karen Moench
Monmouth County
Library
Barbara Ruth
Toms River
Hooper Avenue
Elementary School
Executive Director and Update Editor
Connie Paul
connie@cjrlc.org
Contributing Editor
Rosalind Reisner
roz@cjrlc.org
(732) 409-6484
1-800-316-2518
Fax: (732) 409-6492
www.cjrlc.org
www.becomealibrarian.org |
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Susan Pike Remembers
How it Was
Director, Matawan Aberdeen PL
Reading
that we’ll be discussing the 2006-2009 Strategic Plan at the Spring
Membership Meeting made me think of my experience as a member of the
committee that developed Region V’s Long Range Strategic Plan 1993-1998. (We actually thought we could plan for five years back then.)
In 1991, library service in the Region was very uneven. Only the
largest libraries had automation systems. My library got our first
computer to participate in the OCLC Group Access project. Some school
libraries didn’t even have telephones. The Region was still new in May
of 1991, when Region Director Dottie Hiebing and Committee Chair Pat
Butcher brought together a group of 15 librarians to figure out ”why
does the Region exist and what do we want to accomplish?”
With Barbara Miller from the Support Center as our guide, committee
members crowded into the meeting room at the Schank Road office to hash
out a purpose statement and a mission statement. The discussions were
intense. I always left those meetings wanting to drive fast with the
windows open and the radio blasting.
After several meetings we all agreed that “the purpose of Region V
is to strengthen member libraries’ ability to meet patrons’ needs.”
From there we developed a mission statement and a vision. These
statements were further developed and refined through meetings with the
membership and the Executive Board. One meeting was held at The Cabin in
July. We were coached on being facilitators (avoid process battles,
remind people of meeting ground rules) and recorders (write legibly
using varying colors, number all sheets). It sticks in my mind how good
Joyce Smothers was at writing on the flipcharts. I always had trouble
switching colors.
The next step was the program review. The list of strong programs
will
sound familiar: Comet Delivery Service, Children’s Book Evaluation,
Continuing Education, and OCLC Group Access Capability Project (part of
the Region’s ILL component).
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That was the easy part. Working through the other programs to come up
with priorities was hard. New librarians will laugh at the other
programs that needed to be examined further.
1. Technology – we knew this
was part of our future but a strategy to keep current needed to be
developed.
2. Cooperative video service
3. Walk-in reference – a State
mandated service that was a problem from the beginning
4. Enhanced
reference
5. Supplemental reference
6. Net Lender Reimbursement
These were discussed and discussed - sometimes calmly, sometimes with
much gnashing of teeth. Fortunately we had a great tool, the MacMillan
Matrix, for deciding what the Region should do. Seed money for special
projects became a program priority in the 1993-1998 plan as a way to
keep us moving toward the future. I’m happy to see that this concept
has become a part of our Region culture. Certainly support for current
projects like ListenNJ and the wireless project had their roots in the
work done so long ago.
Thanks, Susan!
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SchoolGroup Open House, May 2 |
Join the SchoolGroup for its
traditional spring Open House, this year at Long Branch MS from
3:30-5:30. LBMS just opened its new building in December. The school has
three “academies,” each on a separate floor. Each academy has a
different academic focus, with three different sets of staff - principals,
guidance counselors, etc., but there’s only one library!
Librarian Sandy Rendish will provide a tour of this lovely new space.
There will be time for refreshments and networking and learning about
what’s happening in the Region and around the State from Connie and
Roz.
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Program
Coordinator’s Notes
Rosalind Reisner |
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I’ve been surprised to find there are still some libraries not
using the free databases. Maybe we shouldn’t refer to them as “free,”
since that term often means something of little value. These are
high-quality, high-end databases paid for by the Regions, NJ State
Library, and NJKI in a wonderful program that gives everyone in New
Jersey the same access to information from any type of library and
from home.
In addition, CJRLC offers help
-- that’s our HouseCalls service.
I’ll come visit you with my “black bag” and help you set up and
use the databases. I’ll even do in-service workshops for free. Just
email me at roz@cjrlc.org and I’ll gladly come. It’s the best part
of my job.
Did you know that EBSCO is providing free access to Library,
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) to all
libraries? LISTA indexes over 600 periodicals, plus books, research
reports, and proceedings back to the mid-1960s. You can bookmark it at
www.libraryresearch.com and add it to your EBSCO profile, so it
comes up as a choice along with EBSCOhost Web, Student Research
Center, etc. Email our rep, Julie Princi and she will add it for you: jprinci@epnet.com.
We had 2 workshops in early March on customizing EBSCO with Admin.
If you missed them, let me know and I’ll help you customize your
EBSCO interface. Did you know you can link directly to the individual
EBSCO databases?
Have you noticed that because of the NJ Knowledge Initiative, we
all now have access to Academic Search Premier and Business Source
Premier? You’ll find them at the bottom of the list of databases in
EBSCOhost web. You can move them up in the list, but you need to know
how to use Admin... call me if you need help!
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Phyllis’
Favorites for April |
American Literature: Authors, Timeline, Movements, & Sites
http://www.wsu.edu/~
campbelld/amlit/aufram.html
Based on the Book
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/
readers/movies/
Becoming Human
http://www.becominghuman.org/
The Center for Civic Education
http://www.civiced.org/
allResources.php
Chicago Historical Society Online Projects
http://www.chicagohs.org/
projects.html
Environmental Literacy Council
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/
Incredible Art Department
http://www.princetonol.com/
groups/iad/
Math DL
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/
Digital Classroom Resources
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/3/
NASA’s Space Place
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
National Atomic Museum
http://www.atomicmuseum.com/
Political Cartoons
http://www.indiana.edu/~
liblilly/cartoon/cartoons.html
A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
http://www.engineeringsights.org/
The Virtual Cave
http://www.goodearthgraphics.
com/virtcave/
--
Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org
Editor’s Note:
To subscribe to an email list of selected daily
websites 5 days/wk, email Phyllis above.
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Janet Williams rug, “Road Trip” was exhibited at the Museum of
Folk Art in New York this past month.
Congratulations, Janet!
National Library Legislative Days are May 1 and 2. Find out more
information on the ALA website: http://www.ala.org/ala/
washoff/washevents/nlld/
nationallibrary.htm.
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If you’re currently using
Athena or Spectrum and are thinking
about changing to the new InfoCentre, come to an informational session
with Ellen Ross on Thursday, April 6, at CJRLC from 4-6. Call the office
to RSVP.
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Two workshops for Spanish language outreach training will be held
in our region in May, thanks to a grant from the NJ State Library from
WebJunction/ OCLC. See flyer in this mailing.
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Save July 19 for our Summer Program!
Teaching (Info Lit) Skills to
Multiple Intelligences in the morning and our friend Dr. Bob Dornish
on great new books, K-8, in the afternoon. And lunch at the lovely
Main St. Bistro!
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April 4:
Monmouth Librarians Open House at Long Branch
Free PL. 2-4 PM. RSVP to CJRLC.
April 5: Reference Skills Workshop at
Monmouth County Library. 9-3:30; $30 includes lunch. Call CJRLC.
April
6: Ask Me About Sagebrush InfoCentre at CJRLC. 4-6. See p.3.
April 7:
Book Eval, Neptune Twp PL, 9:30-1. Call Cheryl Otten, 732 775-8241.
April 20: Executive Board
Meeting, CJRLC, 3:30-5:30.
April 24-26: NJLA Conference, Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch.
May 3-4: Planning for
Transition, p.1.
May 4: Understanding Subject Headings
at Monmouth Co. Lib. HQ - Manalapan. $30 includes lunch. Call CJRLC. See p.1.
May 5:
Coaching, Session 1; see p. 1. Contact CJRLC to register.
May 11:
Developing Successful Grant Proposals, Monmouth Co. Lib HQ -
Manalapan,
9:30-12:30. $20. Call the office to register. See p. 1.
May 17:
Blogging and RSS, 9:30 at CJRLC, $20. Call to register.
May 24:
Come to our CJRLC Spring Membership Meeting at TCNJ Library, tour 2:30. See p.
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Getting
to Know...
Katherine Durante
Kathy, CJRLC’s new lay representative on the Board, comes from the
OceanFirst Foundation in Toms River. Ocean First Bank set up the
Foundation when it converted from a thrift institution to a stock-owned
company 10 years ago. It was the first bank anywhere to create a
charitable foundation. Kathy has been the director for the past 2 years.
Last year, the Foundation, for the first time, offered 10 grants of
$25,000 to school libraries in Ocean, Monmouth and part of Middlesex
Counties. This wonderful opportunity is being repeated this year, with
an April 1st application deadline. These grants fit in with the
Foundation’s charter to provide funding in four areas: housing; youth
development; health and wellness; and quality of life improvement.
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OceanFirst’s grants have caused more excitement in school media
centers than any program in a long time! Over 130 schools applied, and
each school who attended the lovely reception was given a gift of $250
for books. Kathy promises more surprises this year. What fun!
Kathy believes she has the perfect job
-- “I get to make people
happy,” she says. She spent her undergraduate years at Rutgers and
graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. Before working for the
Foundation, she was the executive director of the United Way of Ocean
County. She lives in Toms River and finds her out-of-work hours happily
occupied with her two small children.
She is delighted to be a CJRLC Board member as it gives her an
opportunity to learn more about the needs of school libraries. We are
sure that the learning will be on both sides -- welcome to the Board,
Kathy!
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