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Join NJ-SLA for "Killer UX" Presentation and Dinner Meeting, April 2, 2012

We have a wonderful meeting planned for those involved (and interested in) in quality, efficient, and beautiful web design  We suggest this is a great meeting if you are concerned with ease of use of your website for your clients and it will give you more knowledge about how a pro thinks about and designs interfaces.

Eli Beitzuri presentation:   "Simple Strategies for a Killer UX"

Eli is the Principal and Owner of Fluidik Interactive.  He designs user interfaces for Silicon Valley start-ups, and has graciously extended an East Coast visit to meet with us to discuss his work and answer questions, so this is a Monday evening meeting.

Date and Time:  Monday, April 2nd, 2012; from 5:30-9:00 pm

Place:  Raritan Center Sheraton Hotel in Edison, New Jersey.

Register today via SurveyMonkey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KillerUX

RSVP requested by Monday, March 26th, so we can plan appropriately.

We gratefully acknowledge Information Express for sponsoring this special event.

More info at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cnj/  

Questions? Contact Claudia Cuca.

Celebrate with NJSLA! 2011 Holiday Party & Business Meeting - Wed, Dec 7th

SLA New Jersey Chapter presents:

2011 Holiday Party and Annual Meeting

Register Online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/njslaholiday2011

View & print the flyer (PDF)

When: Wednesday, December 7th

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Cost: $20

Where: Hilton Garden Inn - Bridgewater, 500 Promenade Boulevard, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

View Directions & Map at: http://tinyurl.com/hiltonbridgewater

RSVP requested by Thursday, Dec. 1st

Join us in wrapping up the year and come hear about our plans for 2012!

Enjoy our popular "Gloria Dinerman Memorial White Elephant Auction". Remember that great gift you picked up at the White Elephant Auction last year?!? Here’s your chance to let someone else share in the joy of receiving that certain something special! Please bring an inexpensive wrapped gift (something that has been lying around which you’ve been wanting to pass off on someone else OR an inexpensive gift OR EVEN that precious item you ended up with last year!)

Thanks to our Platinum-level sponsor Wolters-Kluwer Health | Ovid

Register Online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/njslaholiday2011

 

"Technolog​y at Work" - NJ and P-​T Joint Meeting on Sept 14th

Register Today at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PT-NJJointMtg2011

 

New Jersey and Princeton-Trenton Chapters present

Technology at Work:

How are we using technology in our libraries?

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Where: The Rutgers Club
Time: Networking will begin at 5:30 pm, buffet dinner at 6 p.m., followed by speakers

Speakers/Topics:

Karen McQuillen

Library & Information Services Manager, Educational Testing Service, will speak about how the Brigham Library at Educational Testing Service uses SharePoint to disseminate information and collaborate with colleagues.

 

Patricia Dawson

Science Librarian, Rider University, will discuss how Moore Library at Rider University uses Google Docs and the READ Scale for tracking transactions at the reference desk.

 

Mei Ling Lo

Math/Computer Science Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries, will discuss QR Codes and their use at Rutgers Library of Science and Medicine.

 

The NJ and PT chapters gratefully acknowledge Wolters Kluwer Health/OVID, ProLibra and FirstWord for sponsoring this meeting.

 

RSVP by Sept. 8^th. Make your reservation online at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PT-NJJointMtg2011

 

Download the complete flyer at: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cnj/

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

NJSLA eBooks Vendor Fair - May 12th - $20 gets you dinner & a chance to win a Kindle!

Download the Flyer and Register Today at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/eBooksMay2011

Find out what YOU need to know
about eBooks for your Library

Thursday May 12th, 2011

4:30 – 6:30 networking and vendor demos
6:30 – dinner followed by Panel Discussion and Raffle Drawing

                       Somerset Hills Hotel                       
200 Liberty Corner Road
Warren NJ 07059
908-660-4506

$20 per person

Thanks to our participating vendors it’s the same price for all!
CRC NetBase (Taylor & Francis), eBrary (Proquest Dialog), NetLibrary (EBSCO), MD Consult (Elsevier), Inspec, Morgan & Claypool, Ovid, Rittenhouse, and Springer

Library Panelists:

Elizabeth Sosnowska
Electronic Resources Librarian, UMDNJ University Libraries

Mei Ling Lo
Math/Computer Science Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries, New Brunswick

Mary Mallery
Associate Dean for Technical Services, Harry A. Sprague Library, Montclair State University

4:30 – 6:30 pm - Networking & Vendor Fair

6:30 pm - Followed by a sit down dinner
Tableside choice of Chicken Francaise, Roasted Sirloin with Mushroom Sauce
or Penne in Vodka Sauce

7:15 – 8:00 pm Panel Discussion
Followed by last minute vendor visits, Raffle entries, Coffee & Dessert

8:30 pm - raffle of a Kindle eBook Reader
(winner MUST be present to win)

To learn more about the Kindle, see: http://amzn.com/B002FQJT3Q

Download the Flyer

Please make your reservation today at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/eBooksMay2011

If you have any questions contact Cheryl Erenberg

Register Today! April 5th NJSLA Alice Rankin Lecture featuring Kee Malesky, NPR's Librarian

Register Today! for New Jersey Chapter SLA's Annual Alice Rankin Distinguished Lecture.    

Kee Malesky, Librarian, National Public Radio (NPR) and author of "All Facts Considered: the Essential Guide to Inessential Information" will be honored as NJSLA's 34th Alice Rankin Distinguished Lecturer.

"Just the Facts, Ma’am: An Evening with Kee Malesky"

Date: Tuesday, April 5th

Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Where: Sheraton Edison Hotel, 125 Raritan Center Pkwy, Edison, NJ 08837
       Directions: http://tinyurl.com/SheratonEdisonNJ
       Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/SheratonEdisonMap

The Chapter gratefully acknowledges the support of our sponsors: Leadership Directories, ReprintsDesk, Wolters Klumer Pharma, and LibraryLinkNJ.

Download the flyer

ABOUT THE EVENT
Social hour begins at 5:30 pm with book signing and a cash bar. Dinner at about 6:15 pm
with Kee’s presentation to follow. Entrees will include a choice of salmon, chicken, or a vegetable lasagna. Coffee/tea and a dessert of Decadent Chocolate Cake will be served after dinner.

Please make your reservation via SurveyMonkey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/rankin2011.
You can pay by check or PayPal.

ABOUT KEE MALESKY
Kee Malesky has been working for National Public Radio (NPR) for over thirty years. Kee earned her MLS from The Catholic University of America. Working in NPR's News Reference Library, she performs research, answers fact-checking questions, finds experts and story ideas, and provides guidance to staff on grammar, usage, and pronunciations. This experience led Kee to write All Facts Considered: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge (Wiley 2010), a compendium of interesting and unusual facts that she has accumulated over the years answering questions for NPR reporters, editors, and hosts.

Special! Only $20 for Students/"Between Jobs" members!

Special! Member rate of $30 applies to current ALA, SCIP, or AIIP members!

Please reserve your spot and your book by Monday, March 28th, 2011.

Register Today! for New Jersey Chapter SLA's Annual Alice Rankin Distinguished Lecture.

If you have any questions contact Claudia Cuca.

Photos Posted from NJSLA Holiday Party and Annual Meeting

NJSLA's Holiday Party and Annual Meeting on Dec. 15 featured a review of the year's events and accomplishments, the recognition of several award winners, and the confirmation of the new President-Elect.

Claudia Barnes Cuca accepted a Member of the Year Award, which was given as a surprise at the meeting at Willie's Taverne in Bedminster. The other award winners could not attend:

• Barbara Burton, co-Member of the Year. Barbara also was honored as co-Member of the Year in 2009.
• Janet Weiss, recipient of the President's Award.
• Margaret Rose O'Keefe, Frank H. Spaulding Student Scholarship winner.

Ben Beit-Zuri will be the SLA New Jersey Chapter's President-Elect in 2011. His election was confirmed at the meeting following online voting.

The party also featured the Gloria Dinerman Memorial White Elephant Gift Exchange. Gloria, a longtime NJSLA member, passed away in 2010. Attendees had the opportunity to honor her memory with a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Check out and tag the photos on Facebook or Google Picasa (open in a new window or see slideshow below).

 

NJSLA Holiday Networking Party & Meeting

Annual Business Meeting & Buffet Dinner

Join us in wrapping up the year and come hear about our plans for 2011!

Date:             Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Where:          Willie’s Taverne
                     Route 202 & Hillside Avenue - Bedminster, NJ 07921
                     Tel: (908) 234-1596
                     http://www.williestaverne.com/
Time:             5:30 pm Networking followed by Buffet Dinner
Cost:             $15 per person

The Holiday Party will include the presentation of three awards: The President’s Award, Member of the Year Award, and the Frank H. Spaulding Student Scholarship, and you will also be meeting the new Chapter Board.

Enjoy our popular "Gloria Dinerman Memorial White Elephant Gift Exchange"

Register online by December 9th, 2010 or download the flyer (pdf)

Join NJSLA for Social Networking Tools to Apply in Your Library – Thurs, Sept 23rd

ONLINE REGISTRATION: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NJ-PTJointMeeting2010 -- Pay by check  or PayPal.

Date: Thursday, September 23rd

Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Where: Sheraton Edison Hotel & Conference Center, 125 Raritan Center Drive, Edison, NJ 08837.  Its about a 10 minute drive from NJTransit Metropark Station; let us know if you need a ride.
Google Map: http://www.tinyurl.com/SheratonEdison

The Chapters gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors. Please give our sponsors your patronage.

A special thank you to:

Infotrieve (http://www.infotrieve.com) - Platinum level sponsor

Ovid (http://www.ovid.com) - Silver level sponsor

IEEE and FirstWord have also provided support for this event.

Cynthia Sullivan has more than 25 years of experience managing libraries in a global financial services organization, including remote and offshore library organizations. Her expertise has been focused on the strategic use of technology to deliver library and knowledge services. Most recently, Cindy has developed workshops that offer management toolkits for librarians and knowledge services directors. You can read more about Cindy at her website http://www.csullivanstrategicinformation.com/

ABOUT THE EVENT

Networking will begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:15 p.m., Speaker, 7:30 p.m., Q&A 8:30 p.m.

Cost: $30 for SLA members (any chapter); $20 "Between jobs" members and students; $35 for non-members.  Pay via credit card or bank account using PayPal, or mail us a check.
You do not need a PayPal account to pay online!

For more information, contact Janet Weiss at [email protected].

Please make your reservation via SurveyMonkey at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NJ-PTJointMeeting2010. Pay by check or PayPal.

Download the flyer in Word of PDF at the NJSLA website