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NJKI Update

Sent on behalf of the NJKI Task Force by Kathleen Peiffer, Associate State Librarian for Library Development

Although we are very sensitive to other cuts being made in the Governor's '09 budget, we thought you would like to know what is happening to the funding for the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative:

Beginning at 5 pm today, Thursday, February 28, 2008, New Jersey Knowledge Initiative vendors will begin a rolling shutdown of the online resources funded by this statewide program. We regret to report that despite numerous visits to legislators, the Governor's office and other state agencies, no bridge funding has been forthcoming to support the database costs through the remainder of this fiscal year.

However, the Governor's budget for FY09 does currently call for a $2 million allotment for NJKI to start July 1, 2008. Your advocacy will continue to be critical throughout the upcoming budget process. The task force will reconvene in the near future to determine the specifics of the next NJKI program. Other funding sources will also continue to be explored to enhance this initiative.

Sincerely,

The NJKI Task Force

Delivery RFP Announcement

The Regional Library Cooperatives of New Jersey have posted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the statewide delivery system.  The RFP is available at http://www.hrlc.org/delivery/fy09rfp.htm. 

Novelist Plus Sneak Peak

A Special Invitation . . .

Do you want to be among the first to get a sneak peak at NoveList Plus?   Duncan Smith, the creator of NoveList, is hosting a series of informative webinars on NoveList Plus - the nonfiction answer to what to read next!

These one-hour sessions will provide you with an overview of the product and its unique browsing capabilities.   So pick a date, mark your calendars and you'll be among the first to see NoveList change nonfiction online readers' advisory!
 
Tuesday, March 4, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 11:00 AM
Tuesday, March 11, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 11:00 AM
Wednesday, March 19, 11:00 AM
Tuesday, April 1, 11:00 AM
Wednesday, April 2, 11:00 AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2:00 PM
Thursday, April 24, 11:00 AM

How to Sign Up:

To sign up, please email us at NoveListOnlineDemos@ebscohost.com.   Be sure to provide your preferred date, along with your contact name and email address, library name, city and state.

We'll respond with a confirmation and with further information and directions on joining your session of choice.

NJLA Registration now open

NJLA conference information and registration is now available at www.njla.org/conference/2008.  (You can even register online this year!)

Information includes:

• keynote speakers (Sarah Vowell? -- Um, YAY!)
• poster sessions
• the draft schedule
• the preliminary program
• list of sponsors
• the registration form

The preconferences will be added for the Tuesday schedule - although you can find them on the schedule, in the program and on the registration form.
      
Early Bird Registration is avaialable until April 4th.  Note that all hotel reservations MUST be made by April 15th for the conference rate.

Check it out: www.njla.org/conference/2008

 

A big thanks to Cindy Czesak (Chair) and everyone on the NJLA conference committee for putting together another great program!

       

Free NextReads Demo led by Duncan Smith

FYI An opportunity to learn more about NextReads--led by Duncan Smith.

Thursday, February 21, 2008 at  11:00 a.m

See below for details
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Dear NoveList Customer,

Would you like to let members of your community know about all of the great services your library has to offer, or reach out to people who may not have the time to browse the library shelves during normal business hours? If so, NextReads is the solution for your library.

As part of our new Demonstrations by the Experts series, Duncan Smith, NoveList® creator and product manager, will present interesting information about NextReads, a readers' advisory, outreach, and marketing solution to the challenge of increasing community awareness of your library's resources.  Duncan will conduct the ONLINE session for one hour, on:

Thursday, February 21, 2008 at  11:00 a.m.

There is no charge to NoveList customers.  To register, simply email Marcie Brown at epaes@ebscohost.com with the following information:

Your Name:
Your Title:
Your email address:
Your Institution’s Name and Location:

You will receive an email invitation with information on audio requirements, and how to download the meeting software, in advance. Please be sure to save it, as it is your exclusive ticket to the online event. You will need a computer and a telephone, or a headset attached to your computer, to participate in the event.

We look forward to your participation in this Demonstration by the Experts!

Regards,

Marcie Brown
Technical Communications Manager
EBSCO Publishing
10 Estes Street
Ipswich, MA 01938

The State Library needs your input

Due to an overwhelming response to the NJSL Marketing Survey, the original survey maxed out!
Please go to either of the following links to take the survey. -Thanks!
-Nancy

• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YkJiWHsGDIjEjKfzuwoxqA_3d_3d
• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qX42svGrHKywptqXpLjL3A_3d_3d

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Posted on behalf of Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing, New Jersey State Library

The State Library needs your input

For the past two years the State Library has been working with different marketing strategies to help libraries promote statewide services. Now we need to know how we did in terms of reaching you about those campaigns.

Please take a few minutes to answer the 10-question survey so that we can improve our communication to the field.

Go to: 

• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YkJiWHsGDIjEjKfzuwoxqA_3d_3d
• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qX42svGrHKywptqXpLjL3A_3d_3d

Thanks!

Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing
New Jersey State Library
609-278-2640 ext 122

Blog: The M Word, Marketing Libraries http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/
Web: www.njstatelib.org

2007 InfoTubey Award Winner

Save NJKI--call your Reps--It's easy!

A message from Amy Kearns, CJRLC Program Coordinator on her experience contacting state reps to

I only send these messages after I myself have done these things - seriously, I was finished with the whole process in about 10 minutes.

The best thing to do is to go ahead and click on the link that Kathi provided to find your reps - http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp

1. On the right-hand side click on the link for MUNICIPALITY (the town you live in) and that takes you the page with the towns listed.
2. Click on the first letter of the town you where you live - (I clicked on the "E" and then chose East Orange from the list of towns starting with "E". I then found that East Orange is in District 34 so I clicked that district. That gives the reps for my district.)

I kept open the page with the message from Kathi (see below) while I dialed each one from the page with the listings.

I said, "It is really important to me that (insert person) co-sponsor A2107."

They ask for your name, phone number and address. I have never been contacted by anyone after doing this if that is a concern of yours. I have never tried to
refuse to give this info, but I'm not sure what would happen if you did. Please just give it, I'm sure it is an important part of this - I wonder if you could
just give your work info if this makes you upset.

When I called Assemblywoman Oliver's office, the man who answered the phone took the info but also requested that I send an email to her. So I went back to the
page and clicked on her info and that opened up her page with a form to contact her. I was able to actually easily choose all three of my reps to contact from that form so I did.

As for the subject - LIBRARIES is a topic - so I chose that one. Then I filled-in the form and wrote "I would like you to please co-sponsor A2107. It is really important to me." And then I hit send.

Finally, I sent an email to tkeresztury[AT]njstatelib.org as Kathi asked to tell her what I did.

Seriously, it took me less time to do everything than it took for me to write this up! I only do this to let you know what the ACTUAL, EXACT steps are to this and to assure you that there is nothing to it! The people who answered the phones were very, very nice (one even wished me to feel better b/c I am sick and you can hear it in my voice)!

Thanks,
Amy
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MESSAGE FROM KATHI PEIFFER, NEW JERSEY STATE LIBRARY

ATTENTION: ALL ACADEMIC, PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS – PLEASE ACT NOW ON A2107 TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE NJKI

A2107, sponsored by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, District 15 (Mercer County) has been introduced to restore funding for the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative.

A companion bill will be introduced by Senator Stephen Sweeney, District 3 (Salem, Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties).

Please contact your two assembly representatives now to ask them to co-sponsor A2107. It is important to have as many sponsors as possible to this bill. To find contact information for your elected officials go to http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp.

Please send an email to tkeresztury@njstatelib.org when you have contacted your Assembly representative so that the State Library can keep track of districts contacted.

If you are in Assemblyman Gusciora’s or Senator Sweeney’s district, please call the district office and thank them for introducing this legislation.

• Assemblyman Gusciora’s Office – 609-292-0500
• Senator Sweeney’s Office – 856-251-9801

As soon as we know the bill number for the Senate bill, we will let everyone know.

Thank you for your help today!

Garden State Book Award Winners

The Children's Services Section of the New Jersey Library Association announces the following recipients of the 2008 Garden State Children's Book Award:

EASY-TO-READ BOOK

ONE NOSY PUP
by Carol Wallace, illustrated by Steve Bjvrkman

EASY-TO-READ SERIES BOOK

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE GREAT GRANDPAS
by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Sugie Stevenson

FICTION, GRADES 2 - 5

LUNCH MONEY
by Andrew Clements, illustrations by Brian Selznick

NON-FICTION, GRADES 2 - 5

RUNNY BABBIT: A BILLY SOOK
by Shel Silverstein

The Garden State Children's Book Awards were established in 1977 in order to give recognition to books for elementary grade readers. The nominees are selected
by a committee of the Children's Services Section of the New Jersey Library Association on the basis of literary merit; the winners are chosen by popularity
with readers. A three-year lapse from the original publication date is allowed in order to determine popularity.

The awards are given in three categories, with the option of one additional series category: a work specifically designated as Easy-To-Read by the publisher; a work of fiction for grades 2 - 5; a work of non-fiction for grades 2 - 5. Awards, presented annually at the NJLA spring conference, are given to both the author and the illustrator.

This year's conference will be held at the Ocean Place Conference Center in Long Branch, from April 29-May 1 with the awards presentation luncheon on May 1.

For further information, visit the NJLA website at www.njla.org, or contact Sandy Holtz, Chair, Garden State Childrens Book Awards Committee, by phone at
973-762-1622 x5013 or email at sholtz[at]maplewoodlibrary.org.

Lunch with Ebsco at PLA

Are you going to PLA? Here's an invite to lunch at PLA from Ebsco Publishing
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Hello from EBSCO Publishing!

We are writing to invite you to join EBSCO for the Public Library Database Luncheon at PLA 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Register now to take this opportunity to hear about NEW EBSCOhost databases, features and services while enjoying a meal with fellow public librarians!

What:  EBSCO's Public Library Database Luncheon
When: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Hilton Minneapolis, Salons A-C and Symphony III, IV
            1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

Please register by MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008 at the following Web page:
http://www.ebscohost.com/events

When registering, you will be asked to provide your name, institution, city, state and e-mail address, as well as the number of people in your party. For questions or problems, please contact Ebsco representative Osha Gula at ogula[at]ebscohost.com.

We try to reach as many people as possible, but if you know of a colleague who has not received this invitation, feel free to forward it. Everyone is welcome!

We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

Best regards, Osha Rose Gula
EBSCO Publishing

NJLA Reference Section Program

Posted on behalf of Lisa Coats, NJLA Reference Section
Vice-President & Co-Editor of Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

The NJLA Reference Section invites you to attend an event on March 11, 2008 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at Columbia High School Media Center in Maplewood, NJ.  There will be speakers from Maplewood and S. Orange public libraries, Columbia High School and Seton Hall University who will outline the history of the Academic School and Public (ASAP) multi-library collaboration project.

After refreshments, a brief tour and the speakers, the Reference Section will have a business meeting.  We invite all to attend and get involved in the section.

Click on the link below to the program flyer:
http://www.njla.org/sections/reference/ASAP.pdf

Please RSVP to Lisa Coats at lcoats[at]monmouth.edu (732-923-4537) by March 7, 2008.
Hope to see you there!
Lisa Coats
NJLA Reference Section
Vice-President & Co-Editor of Newsletter

Outreach campaign for the film The Truth About Cancer

Forwarded by the NJ State Library, Library Development Bureau, on behalf of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies.

The American Library Association is pleased to announce that it is working with WGBH Boston on the upcoming national outreach campaign for the film The Truth About Cancer, which will air on PBS April 16th at 9 p.m. (check local listings).  The 90-minute documentary film, followed by a 30-minute expert panel, hosted by news journalist and cancer survivor Linda Ellerbee will be the launching pad for events and projects across the country focused on creating community conversations around cancer survivorship.

ALA and WGBH encourage libraries to reach out to their local PBS stations to collaborate with them on events surrounding this film. In addition, WGBH encourages libraries to reach out to its national outreach partners on this project including the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, Lance Armstrong Foundation, YMCA of the USA and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups. These collaborations will provide an excellent opportunity for libraries to develop new—or strengthen existing—community partnerships, while offering a valuable service to their communities.

To assist in these outreach efforts, WGBH will offer extensive online resources, including downloadable handouts, which will be available on www.pbs.org/takeonestep starting in March 2008.  In addition, a limited number of free Outreach Toolkits including two event posters and a DVD Screener that will include 30 minutes of the film and the full expert panel to libraries that request them. WGBH asks that libraries not hold public screenings using the DVD screener until one week prior to the premiere broadcast.

To order the Outreach Toolkit, please go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/request.html

Materials are limited and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

This collaborative project with WGBH is administered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA.  Contact Barbara Macikas, RUSA, bmacikas[at]ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4395.

Workshop: Intro to Publisher, on March 4

INTRODUCTION TO MS PUBLISHER
Led Programs Plus

WHEN:
Tuesday, March 4, 9:30-4:00

WHERE:
CAMDEN COUNTY LIBRARY, VOGELSON BRANCH
203 Laurel Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Directions:  www.sjrlc.org/directions/ccl

HOW MUCH:
Cost:  $40

DESCRIPTION:    

Quickly create great looking documents and signage with MS Publisher!

After attending this class, you will be able to:

    * Create and open files
    * Insert text, change font size, style and color
    * Work with frames
    * Create numbered and bulleted lists
    * Create designs and schemes
    * Adjust layout, insert objects and files.

You'll get to take home the brochure you create in class, a flyer, newsletter or postcard in this action packed, fun filled course.

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

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
http://www.sjrlc.org/spice/2008_2/publisher.pdf

NJ Academy of Library Leadership

The New Jersey Academy of Library Leadership is a four-day retreat at the Stella Maris Retreat Center in Long Branch, NJ.

The program is FREE and is ideal for a mid-career librarian who is ready for increased involvement in the New Jersey library community. It is open to all types of librarians from all types of libraries.

Applications are now being accepted for the FIFTH Academy taking place May 4-7, 2008.

Those interested should send a resume and a letter of institutional support to

Connie Paul, Executive Director
CJRLC
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3400
Freehold, NJ 07728.

Up to 25 applicants will be accepted.

More information (including an agenda for the retreat) available at:

http://www.cjrlc.org/Flyers/njall_2008.htm

National Library Week is April 13-19

Posted for the NJLA PR Committee:
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National Library Week is April 13-19!

To publicize this event, the NJLA Public Relations Committee recommends using ALA's templates for press releases and letters to the editor to get some stories in your local newspaper.

It's really quick and easy, all you have to do is add your library's name, address and phone number in the blanks then fax, email, or send to your local newspaper. They even have a spot where you can add information about any programs you are hosting! Here's the direct link:

http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.htm

Good luck!
NJLA Public Relations Committee

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One Book New Jersey (OBNJ) Launch

Posted on behalf of Kate Vasilik, Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008
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Good morning and Happy Launch Week!

There are many programs scheduled on the OBNJ calendar for this week, and I hope you have much success with your kids, teen, and adult participation this week and throughout the year.  Don't forget to take advantage of Cafe Press (www.cafepress.com/onebooknj) for all of you contest and advertising needs!

There are a few announcements that OBNJ is very excited to make!

1.  All of the extra posters have been distributed throughout New Jersey.  Thank you - especially to school libraries - for all of your interest!

2.  Check on the website (www.onebooknj.org) soon and add your comments to our very own Message Board.  This will be a convenient place for book, program, and idea discussion and input.  Please continue to direct specific questions about OBNJ, posters, the calendar, or the website to me at kate_thelibrarian[at]yahoo.com or vasilik[at]bccls.org.

3.  OBNJ will be hosting online book discussions of both the teen selection, Dr. Franklin's Island, and the adult selection, The Plot against America.  The teen discussion will take place on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m.  The best part: Ann Halam, author of Dr. Franklin's Island will be joining us for these discussions!  The adult discussion will take place during the month of October, National Reading Group Month.  Mark your calendars now!  We will keep you posted in terms of instructions for logging into these discussions as the date gets closer.

4.  More details also coming soon about a chance to enter the first OBNJ Program Contest!  Start preparing now by thinking up some creative programming related to the OBNJ selections.  Take some pictures of your participants, crafts, or events if you can, and keep posting your programs on the calendar!

5.  If you posted a program scheduled during Launch Week, you might be the random winner of a set of 2008 OBNJ titles.  The winner will be announced by February 25th!  Good luck!

Kate Vasilik
Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008

One Book NJ is presented by the New Jersey Library Association in collaboration with
and funded by the New Jersey State Library which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.

Katherine Vasilik, Young Adult Librarian
Franklin Lakes (NJ) Public Library
tel: 201-891-2224 x105
fax: 201-891-5102
vasilik[at]bccls.org
kate_thelibrarian[at]yahoo.com

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters, in the end. [Ursula K. LeGuin]

Interlibrary Loan Survey

News from Roberta Bronson Fitzpatrick, Associate Director, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

The UMDNJ - George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences is soliciting your feedback on its Network Statewide ILL Services program.

The statewide library services programs began in the early 1990s with two goals:

1. To provide the residents of New Jersey with access to medical andhealth-related information and library materials available in a medical library collection but which are not available in their local library; and
    
2. To provide backup information and interlibrary loan services to hospital libraries and to physicians and dentists who are unable to have their information needs met in their local library.

Our objective is to handle ILL requests for books, photocopies, and faxes of medical and health-related materials for the New Jersey Library Network, JerseyCAT members, and from libraries that are members of the New Jersey Library Network.  If we are unable to fill a request, we will refer it to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) via the DOCLINE system.

In order to serve your needs better, we would appreciate your comments.  A link to a survey is provided below; it is brief and should take no longer than five minutes to complete.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5_2fTsaD_2fzpYnvDzFt4N7EJg_3d_3d

Thank you.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Library, a partner agency of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College.

"Cookbooks" The MaintainIT Project, a project of TechSoup

TechSoup's MaintainIT Project is pleased to announce the latest Cookbook, packed with tips, techniques, and stories about supporting public computers from libraries across the country!

Find out what libraries and library supporters had to say about wireless, time and print management, and laptop checkout programs. 

Download the FREE Joy of Computing: Recipes for a 5-Star Library here:  http://maintainitproject.org/cookbooks.  You can download the whole enchilada, or go buffet style and download chapter by chapter.

Garden State Teen Book Award winners

Courtesy of Kimberly L. Paone,  Supervisor, Adult/Teen Services,  Elizabeth Public Library

The votes are in (and counted) and I'm happy to announce this year's Garden State Teen Book Award winners:

Fiction, Grades 6-8
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
[runners-up: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan]

Fiction, Grades 9-12
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
[runners-up: My Sister's Keeper by Jodie Picoult and Peeps by Scott Westerfeld]

Nonfiction, Grades 6-12
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
[runners-up: Red Hot Salsa by Lori Marie Carlson, ed. and Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti]

This year, there were 805 votes total, from 61 participating school and public libraries.  Thanks to all of you that contributed votes on behalf of your students!  The NJLA YA section is currently working hard to put together the 2008 ballot, so you can look for that at NJLA.