SJRLC Connections

New 20% Discount offer: Playaway Audiobooks

New 20% Discount offer: Playaway Audiobooks

Not an MP3 or CD player and not software, Playaway is the self-contained audio equivalent of a book.  Half the size of a deck of cards, Playaway is packaged with earphones and a standard AAA battery to allow for immediate listening. 

Using clearly marked buttons, Playaway gives listeners the option of placing digital bookmarks and controlling the speed of a narrator’s voice, all while easily moving both forward and back through audio book selections that can range from six to twenty-four hours. 

Click here for complete details.

OCLC Report: Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World

The next in OCLC's great series of Membership Reports is now available for download from: http://www.oclc.org/reports/sharing/.  If it's half as good as their previous reports, it will give us all a lot to think about and discuss!

From OCLC's site:

Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World Now available! This OCLC membership report summarizes the findings of an international study on online social spaces, including social networking attitudes and habits of both end users and librarians. This international study on social networking, privacy and trust opinions surveyed the general public in six countries—Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States—and library directors from the U.S. Social networking was also discussed at the OCLC Symposium “Who’s Watching YOUR Space?” at ALA Midwinter 2007, while property law and privacy rights were discussed at the OCLC Symposium: “Is the Library Open?” at ALA Annual 2007.

Frontpage Classes

Three Frontpage Classes:
Intro, Intermediate, Advanced
Led by Barbara Smith, Programs Plus

Details, Dates and Registration Form

Mount Laurel's "Funday Sunday"

(Posted to SJRLC listserv, 10/16)
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Our Funday Sunday customer appreciation day at the Mount Laurel Library was a great success.  Why am I telling you this? Because I think the DJs, Hy Lit and Sam Lit, who supplied the music outside on the lawn definitely added to the excitement. We had over 1,100 poeple attend.

 

If you're planning an event and need a DJ, give them a call.  They will do what's needed to make it a success. The folks at HyLit.com are a delight to work with and are true professionals. Although Hy Lit is associated with oldies (1950s and 60s music), he and his associates are ready to supply you with any music you want. They gave us a great, upbeat mix and it kept the party going the whole afternoon. Sam even offered to announce our activities throughout the day...and he takes requests!

So, if you're planning something, consider booking them. I guarantee you won't regret it.

Cheers -

Joan Bernstein

P.S. This is an unpaid announcement.

Joan E. Bernstein, Director
Mount Laurel Library

SJRLC Membership Meeting, 12/12/07

Hold this Date: Dec 12th, 2007, 1:30-4:00 PM For SJRLC’s Fall Membership Meeting  At the Seaview Marriott, Absecon

Scheduled Speaker: Tom Asacker, Author of A Clear Eye for Branding

Tom Asacker is a prominent marketing, business, and branding consultant. His writings have been noted by the likes of marketing gurus Seth Godin ("best thing I've read") and Tom Peters. His presentations have been described as humorous, hard-hitting, inspiring, and soul-searching.

To see some background on Tom please visit  his web site at: http://www.acleareye.com.

You can see him in action in a short video at: http://www.acleareye.com/about.

New Class: Supervising 101

South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative presents   A New Workshop...
SUPERVISING 101
Flyer and registration at: http://www.sjrlc.org/spice/2007_10/supervising101.pdf

Led by Karen Avenick
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
9:30-4:30 (9:00 Coffee)
Cost:  $40 (lunch included)
Cape May County Library
30 Mechanic Street, Cape May Court House, NJ
Directions: www.sjrlc.org/directions/capemay

Supervisors do it all! Manage teams, coach employees, hire, train, communicate, motivate, evaluate, etc.    

This basic supervisory overview will provide a great foundation for new and emerging supervisors, or a useful refresher for practiced supervisors. At the end of the session, participants will be able to:    

• Identify current listening skill best practices and crafting the message to staff
• Create a high-performance work force through performance plans, coaching, and evaluation
• Recognize good hiring processes, including interviewing, checking references and choosing the right person for the right job

Led by Karen Avenick: Karen Avenick is a former Associate Director at the Camden County and is currently Friends/Trustees Liaison for the New Jersey Library Association. She is an independent consultant for a variety of libraries on staffing, best practices and facility planning. Karen is a certified Public Library trainer/facilitator for The New Planning for Results, Staffing for Results and Managing for Results. -

-- Earn  6 Professional Development Hours for attending this program. ---

Flyer and registration at:
http://www.sjrlc.org/spice/2007_10/supervising101.pdf

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS FOR FALL/WINTER

Check out these classes scheduled for October-December. Click on the titles for complete details and registration forms.   The Continuing Ed schedule is also posted here: www.sjrlc.org/ce. 

More classes coming soon!

Just Scheduled!

• Nov 8  What's New With EbscoHost?,
• Nov 29 The Diversity Exchange (NEW!)
• Dec 6    Grant Writing A-Z
• Dec 14 Screencasting (NEW!)
• Dec 18 Cataloging Electronic Resources

Save the date for these classes (registration opening soon!)

• Nov 27  Save this date for Supervising 101
• Dec 12 Save this date for SJRLC Fall Membership Meeting
• Dec 20 Save this date for Introduction to Frontpage 
• Jan 3   Save this date for Intermediate Frontpage
• Jan 17  Save this date for Office Communication 2.0: More than blogs and Wikis
• Jan 22 Save this date for Advanced Frontpage

And don't forget these previously scheduled offerings:

• NEW! How To Get From Here To There:  Seven Steps for Transforming Your Old Site For A New Era, Oct 10
• The Electronic Canvas: Designer Beware!, Oct 10
• Microsoft Excel: Intermediate, Oct 11
• Photoshop CS2: Intermediate, Oct 24
• Microsoft Excel: Advanced, Oct 25

Stay tuned to the CE Schedule and listserv for more classes coming soon!

If you have a class request, please email Peter Bromberg at bromberg@sjrlc.org

Workshop: What's New With EbscoHost

  

South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative presents    What's New With Ebscohost? (Hint:  A lot...) Click Here for flyer and Registration Form

Led by Jill Tweedie, EbscoHost Thursday, Nov 8, 2007    Two FREE Sessions: 9:00-Noon or 1:00-4:00 CAMDEN C0UNTY LIBRARY, 3rd Floor,TTC, 203 Laurel Road, Voorhees, NJ Directions: http://www.sjrlc.org/directions/ccl

Do you want to be a super-searcher on EbscoHost, and help your customers become super-searchers too? Would you like to automatically receive customized usage stats and reports in your inbox every month? Then don't miss this workshop! In this workshop students will learn how to: SEARCH Use EbscoHost RSS feeds to dynamically deliver customized search results right to your pc. Learn about EbscoHost's visual search capabilities MARKET Brand Ebsco's interface with your library's graphics and links to your webpage Add an "Ask a Librarian" link in EbscoHost so customers can email you directly MANAGE Create customized reports, delivered to your email inbox Set up or modify remote access by barcode, IP address, and more -- Earn 3 Professional Development Hour for attending this program --- Click Here for Flyer and Registration Form

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