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NJSLA eBooks Vendor Fair Wrap-up

The May 12 NJSLA eBooks Vendor Fair held at the Somerset Hills Hotel in Warren, NJ attracted a varied group of attendees with almost half being first-timers and over a third of the 62 participants were not NJSLA members. Meeting co-organizer Cheryl Erenberg summed up the turnout simply. “Attendance was excellent,” she said.

Erenberg, along with her meeting co-chair Kate Creegan, did not directly seek to market the meeting to non-members but rather they attribute the meeting’s appeal to a blend of factors. Erenberg felt that it was a “combination of a good topic, a good location, lots of vendors, an interactive program and a good price.”  She added, “We think we hit the sweet spot with $20 for a full served dinner.” The Kindle raffle didn’t hurt either, which was won by Joan Mruk of Mount Saint Mary Academy (a private all-girls high school).

But the good food and the raffle (and let’s not forget President-elect Ben Beit-Zuri’s signature charm) were only bonuses for a quality main event. Panelists Elizabeth Sosnowska of UMDMJ, Mei Ling Lo of Rutgers University Libraries, and Mary Mallery were the evening’s home-run hitters. Each gave an engaging presentation, which fuelled a lively Question and Answer session.

And hopefully the event’s success will mean many more $20 catered dinners to come.

Totes for Tuscaloosa! Drop them off at the eBooks Fair on May 12 - Sponsored by Drexel

Drexel iSchool students are collecting Totes for Tuscaloosa to help victims of the recent devastating tornadoes in the South.

Drop off your totes at the May 12th NJSLA eBooks Vendor Fair at the Somerset Hills Hotel on Thursday from 4pm-9pm. Tracie Burns, Account Services Manager for EBSCO Information Services will be collecting them for the drive and dropping them off at Drexel. As librarians who attend many meetings we do have a lot of these tote bags, and can now give them a meaningful job.
 
You can also drop them off directly at Drexel per the message below. 
 
Besides being an opportunity for librarians, this is a great opportunity for vendors to get rid of old/dated totes.
 
--Cheryl

 

Last Chance! May 12 - $20 = Learn about eBooks, eat a delicious dinner, network w/ colleagues, win a Kindle

Register now at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/eBooksMay2011

9 vendors, 3 panelists, 50 librarians, lots of food, great prizes, all for $20!

Kindle 3G w/ Wi-Fi -- You gotta be in it, to win it.

flyer (pdf): http://units.sla.org/chapter/cnj/Speakers_Presentations/2011/ebook_2011.pdf