SJRLC Connections

Valuing School Libraries

SJRLC, CJRLC, HRLC and Infolink present

FREE WEBINAR:

Valuing School Libraries

Thursday, February 4th,  3-4:30 PM
Led by Joanne Roukens, Executive Director, Highlands Regional Library Cooperative>

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What is the value of your library?
How can you demonstrate your library's impact?

Using WebJunction "Demonstrating Impact" documents and in partnership with the NJ State Library, the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative created a “Valuing Libraries Toolkit”; A simple method to quickly calculate a library's return on investment and demonstrate its value.  Learn how to use the toolkit to demonstrate the value of your school library!

Program Objectives: After the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Describe what is valuable to customers, funders and stakeholders

2. Execute a seven part strategic process

3. Identify and quantify the library’s value

1 CEU Will be awarded for this webinar

About the Presenter:

Joanne P. Roukens is the Executive Director for the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative (HRLC) in Denville, NJ. HRLC provides resources, services, expertise and continuing education programs to 975 member libraries in a seven-county region in northern New Jersey. She has a Certificate in Training from the New Jersey Department of Personnel and co-coordinated the New Jersey Train-the-Trainers Program from 2001 - 2005. Joanne was the New Jersey Library Association’s 2007 Librarian of the Year.

NOTE: This Webinar is being hosted on CJRLC's iLinc Webinar Platform (not on Wimba). Please follow this link for instructions on setting up your PC prior to the webinar.)

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Handouts from Youth Services Forum

News from Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library

For those of you who couldn’t attend the Youth Services Forum on Oct. 15, 2009, a Google site has been created with all the handouts from the programs. 

The site is http://sites.google.com/site/njysforum/

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to let me know.

Happy Holidays!

Best,

Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library
srawlins[at]njstatelib.org

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 One Book New Jersey Program Contest!

News from Kate Vasilik, 2009 Chair, One Book New Jersey
www.onebooknewjersey.org

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 One Book New Jersey Program Contest!

This past year, the One Book New Jersey Committee offered a terrific opportunity for libraries throughout the state to be recognized for strong programming efforts.  Programs were evaluated based on originality, publicity materials, community outreach efforts, and replication possibilities. 

This year’s entries highlighted programs for each of the four OBNJ selections and spanned a wide range of events including book discussions, story hours, scavenger hunts, contests, writing and science programs.  A great “thank you” goes out to all of those who participated in this Program Contest and who offered One Book New Jersey programming in your libraries throughout the year.

And the winners are:

• Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library, submitted by Lisa Taylor, for a five-week summer program series featured Marley : A Dog Like No Other.  

• Metuchen Public Library, submitted by Kathy Liss, for a Life As We Knew It Disaster Party for teens.

• Long Branch Free Public Library, submitted by Lisa Kelly, for a passionate book discussion of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

For full details of the winning programs and for more information about One Book New Jersey, access our website in January: www.onebooknewjersey.org.

On behalf of the OBNJ Committee, thank you all for your participation of OBNJ and all NJLA efforts,

Kate Vasilik, 2009 Chair, One Book New Jersey
www.onebooknewjersey.org

New Directors’ Orientation: Registration Open

Registration is now open for the New Jersey State Library’s 2010 New Directors’ Orientation. The workshop will be held on February 17 & 24, 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.

This is a two-day orientation workshop for new public library directors. Registrants must attend BOTH days. The workshop will concentrate on the following areas: Library Finance and State Aid, Budgeting, Library Law, Policy and Procedure Creation and Maintenance, Library Marketing, Library Boards and more. There will also be an overview of services offered by the New Jersey State Library and the Talking Book & Braille Center. This is a great opportunity for new directors to learn the basics about their positions and to network with State Library personnel, other library professionals and new library directors from around the state.

Registration is limited to 25. The online registration process is for new directors ONLY. Branch managers may apply by calling David Lisa at 609-278-2640 ext. 191. New directors are given preference in the registration process, but branch managers are welcome to apply.

Day 1 of this FREE workshop will be held at the Talking Book & Braille Center and Day 2 will be held at the New Jersey State Library, both in Trenton, New Jersey. Lunch is included on both workshop days.

To register for this workshop, go to: http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Events/

 

If you have any questions, please contact David Lisa at 609-278-2640, Ext. 191 or dlisa[at]njstatelib.org.

Garden State Children's Book Award

News from, Audra Osorio, Vice Chairperson,Garden State Children's Book Award Committee

The Garden State Children's Book Award Committee would like to encourage New Jersey school and public libraries to make the children's votes count! 

 

For the official tally sheet and ballot for the 2010 Award Winners, as well as information on where to send your library's winning results, please see the following link on the NJLA website: http://njla.pbworks.com/f/gscbaballot10.pdf

 

If your library has set up a display and ballot box for the 2010 nominees, please tally up the three most popular titles in each of the four categories (Easy Reader, Easy Reader Series, Fiction and Non-Fiction) and send your library's winning results to the committee by Friday, January 1, 2010. 

 

If your library has not set up a display and ballot box for the 2010 nominees, your library can still participate by using your library's circulation statistics to determine the three most popular titles in each of the four categories and send your library's winning results to the committee by Friday, January 1, 2010. 

 

For information on the Garden State Children's Book Award, the 2010 Ballot and Past Winners, please see the following link on the NJLA website:

http://njla.pbworks.com/Garden-State-Children's-Book-Awards.

 

If your library did create a display of the 2010 GSCBA nominees and would like to share pictures of it with us, or if you have any questions, please email us at GSCBACom[at]gmail.com.

 

Thank you!

Audra Osorio, Vice Chairperson

Garden State Children's Book Award Committee

WEBINAR: Personal Branding & Online Reputation Management

SJRLC, CJRLC, HRLC and Infolink present

WEBINAR: Personal Branding &
Online Reputation Management

Friday, February 5th,  10-Noon   Cost: $10
Led by Meg Canada, Hennepin Co. Library
 

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Personal branding and online reputation management are keys to success.

What does Googling your name reveal???  As information professionals, we understand how to organize and discover information.  But how much thought and attention have you given to organizing your personal information in a way that positively promotes the brand that is YOU.

In this webinar, you will learn how to manage your personal brand, and leverage social media tools to increase productivity, and tell your story more effectively.

About the Presenter:

Meg Canada, is a senior librarian for Web Services and Training at Hennepin County Library.  She coordinates public training and social media efforts for the forty-one library system.

She was an organizer of Unsummit, a presenter at MinneWebCon, and is a regular contributor to Social Media Breakfast.

NOTE: This Webinar is being hosted on CJRLC's iLinc Webinar Platform (not on Wimba). Please follow this link for instructions on setting up your PC prior to the webinar.)

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Webinar: Your Social Media Strategy

Webinar: Your Social Media Strategy
Jan 29, 10-Noon    Cost: $10
Led by Meg Canada,
Senior Librarian for Web Services & Training at Hennepin Co. Library
 

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Are you currently using Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn to connect with patrons, or interested in tipping your toes into the social media waters?

Then you need a Social Media Strategy!

Whether you are just starting out, or have already established your library's presence in the social media environs of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and beyond, you can benefit from a social media strategy.

In this webinar, you will learn what you need to know about each "channel" you choose, including how to evaluate these elements of a good social media strategy:

• Goals

• Tactics

• Time Investment

• Analysis

• Staff requirements

About the Presenter:

Meg Canada, is a senior librarian for Web Services and Training at Hennepin County Library.  She coordinates public training and social media efforts for the forty-one library system.

She was an organizer of Unsummit, a presenter at MinneWebCon, and is a regular contributor to Social Media Breakfast.

 

NOTE: This Webinar is being hosted on CJRLC's iLinc Webinar Platform (not on Wimba). Please follow this link for instructions on setting up your PC prior to the webinar.

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Webinar: ID Theft and Your Digital Footprint

SJRLC, CJRLC, HRLC and Infolink present

Webinar: ID Theft and Your Digital Footprint
Jan 26, 2:00-4:00  Cost: $10
Led by Robert Lackie

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Learn how to protect your personal information, and help library customers do the same.

More and more, our personal information is "out there".  Yet according to a Pew Internet "Digital Footprints" Report, only 38% of adults online say they have taken steps to limit the amount of online information that is available about them...

How can you protect your private information, and help educate library customers to protect their information?

In this webinar, Robert Lackie will provide practical strategies for hiding your digital footprint and preventing others from obtaining your personal information.

About the Presenter:

Robert J. Lackie is a Professor-Librarian at Rider University in New Jersey, where he co-leads the course-integrated Library Instruction Program and serves as Reference Collection Development Librarian. A frequent presenter at local, state, and national library, education, and technology conferences, Professor Lackie has presented over 500 workshops and seminars around the United States, and he has been published within various professional and scholarly works. His co-edited book, Teaching Generation M: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators, was published in June 2009.

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A Webinar on Zotero

SJRLC, CJRLC, HRLC and Infolink present

A Webinar on Zotero
Jan 13, 10-Noon  Cost: $10

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Library research tools have moved not only onto the web,
but into the browser software itself.

Zotero (http://www.zotero.org) is a free Firefox add-on that allows students and researchers to save citations and create bibliographies.

It is as easy to learn and use as iTunes and more powerful than commercial competitors like EndNote and RefWorks. New features such as online storage and shared libraries help researchers collaborate online.

Open source browser plug-ins like Zotero can help library users at every stage of the research cycle, from search and discovery to writing and citation. By using free, open source tools, libraries can offer assistance and resources with little cost and foster skills that patrons can use throughout life.

Participants will learn to:

• identify some of the advantages of using open-source software tools in library research

• install the Zotero plugin for Firefox

• save citations and build a personal citation library

• synchronize your Zotero library and access it from any computer running Firefox

• automatically generate bibliographies

• share references and collaborate using Zotero's new groups feature

Intended Audience

Library staff who assist researchers, students and anyone else needing to save citations and create bibliographies.

About the Presenter:

Jason Puckett is Librarian for Communication and Educational Technologies at Georgia State University Library. He blogs at http://jasonpuckett.net  and is co-producer of the Adventures in Library Instruction podcast (http://adlibinstruction.blogspot.com).

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Using Photos to tell compelling Stories

BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF SNAPSHOT DAY... YOU'RE INVITED TO:   Using Photos to tell compelling Stories Three sessions:  Dec 15, Jan 7, Jan 28 Presented by Nancy Dowd Session 1 Telling your library’s story Tues, Dec 15 1:00-4:30 12:30 coffee/snacks Session 2 Creating a digital story with still photographs Thurs, Jan 7 1:00-4:30 12:30 coffee/snacks Session 3 Cheer and Share: Sharing our stories Thurs, Jan 28 1:00-4:30 12:30 coffee/snacks   Cost: FREE Cherry Hill Free Public Library 1100 Kings Highway N. Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Click for Directions: NOTE: A Laptop is Required for this workshop CLICK TO REGISTER Session One: The Art of Telling a Compelling Strategic Story to gain support for your library Tues, Dec 15, 1:00-4:30, (12:30 coffee/snacks) The single most important skill for librarians is the ability to share your library’s story in a compelling way so people want to help you succeed. This workshop will help you significantly improve your ability to "tell your story" and win support from voters, government officials or investors. This is a hands-on workshop. What You Will Get: How best to Tell Your Story using the “Three-Act” Storytelling Method Hands-on personalized practice in a safe, interactive peer group Tips, Tricks, and Techniques A memorable experience plus great materials Who should attend? This skill will help almost everyone in your library. Stories can be informally shared in a few minutes during conversations and formally at meetings and during presentations. We will provide you with a complete manual including materials you can share with staff members who don’t attend. NOTE: If you've already attended one of Nancy's "Art of Telling Compelling Stories" you are not required to attend this session.  Session  Two: Creating a digital story with still photographs Thurs, Jan 7, 1:00-4:30, (12:30 coffee/snacks) A PERFECT VENUE ON WHAT TO DO WITH PICTURES FROM SNAPSHOT DAY. USE THEM TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOUR FUNDERS Once you have completed the “How to Tell a Compelling Strategic Story” workshop you are ready to take the next step and create a digital story. There are two types of digital stories; one uses photographs and the other uses video. This half-day workshop will teach you how make a digital story using PHOTOGRAPHS using the free software, PhotoStory3.  (Note: a laptop will be required for this session) It is the easiest way to create a digital story. If you have created a PowerPoint presentation then you will be able to succeed in this workshop. In this workshop participants will take a specific story about their library create a storyboard, select photos and record the voiceover that will be used to make a digital story. You will need to bring: Your story of how your library is transforming lives (on laptop) 10 Photographs either scanned or digital Copyright free music or you can use generic music provided by software You will learn: Basic elements of a digital story Create storyboard Record voiceover Select music Save or upload to the Internet Session Three: Cheer and Share.  Sharing stories and next steps Thurs, Jan 28, 1:00-4:30, 12:30 coffee/snacks In this session, we'll come together, put final touches on our photostories, show off our accomplishments, share ideas and discuss next steps. 3.5 CEU credits will be awarded for each session. CLICK TO REGISTER