NJLA 2008 Spring Conference, April 30-May 1, 2008

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  Richard Kearney, Incoming President ACRL-NJ Chapter and Karen Topham, 2007-8 President ACRL-NJ Chapter.

  NJLA College & University Section / ACRL – NJ Chapter Luncheon
  Featuring
  Dr. Jay K. Lucker, with a special presention on how we might engineer our libraries for the 21st century.

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  Distinguished Service Award 2008
  Mary Mallery, Montclair State University, Distinguished Service Award 2008 Winner.

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  Technology Innovation Award 2008
  Choong Hoong Liew, Web Designer; and Mei Ling Lo, Math/Computer Science Librarian at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, "The Rutgers Library Toolbar" project won the NJLA CUS/ACRL-NJ ChapterTechnology Innovation Award 2008.
  Presented at the Technology Innovation Forum, go to NJLA 2008 Technology Innovation Forum Web site to view the presentations.

• Research Award 2007
  Ma Lei Hsieh, Assistant Librarian, Monmouth University Library and Hugh Holden, Coordinator for Off-Campus User Services, Piedmont College, won for their article, “The State of Wireless Laptop Lending Programs: A Survey of Academic Libraries” published in Library Hi Tech 25:2, pages 260-275.

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  PALINET/SOLINET Merger Information Session by Marianne Gaunt, Member, PALINET Executive Board, and University Librarian, Rutgers University

  CUS-Sponsored Sessions with links to presentations:

• What if a University Library Lent Laptops and Nobody Came? An Analysis Using Three Surveys by Ma Lei Hsieh, Monmouth University Library and Hugh Holden, Piedmont College, Demorest, GA Sponsored by: College and University Section/ACRL-NJ Research Committee

• Technology Innovation Forum: Features the nominees and winner(s) of the 2008 NJLA College and University Section Technology Innovation Award. For more information see: http://www.njla.org/njacrl/techinnov.html. Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ Technology Committee

• Tools for Engagement in Library Instruction by Eleonora Dubicki, Monmouth University Library and Jacqui DaCosta, The College of New Jersey Library Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ User Education Committee

• Second Life for the Academic Librarian Panel Session:
  Steven M. Adams, Princeton University Biology Library;
  Prof. Mary Balkun, English Dept., Seton Hall Unviersity;
  Martha Loesch, Seton Hall University Library and
  Craig Anderson, Nancy Thompson Library, Kean University.
  Sponsored by: College and University Section/ACRL-NJ Technology Committee

• Assess the Mess: From Immediate Feedback to Summative Assessment by Ma Lei Hsieh, Monmouth University Library; Ellen Parker,William Spangler Library, Atlantic Cape Community College; and Lynee Richel, Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center, County College of Morris. Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ User Education Committee

• Blogging, RSS & Academic Libraries — Applications and Technology by Denise O’Shea, Fairleigh Dickinson University, College at Florham Library. Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ Technology Committee

• Research Forum
  *“The State of Wireless Laptop Lending Programs: A Survey of Academic Libraries", the Research Award 2007 winners by Ma Lei Hsieh, Assistant Librarian, Monmouth University Library and Hugh Holden, Coordinator for Off-Campus User Services, Piedmont College.

  *“Library Program via WebCT: A Case of Macro-Level Integrating Library into Source Management System” by Xiaoli Shirley Fang, Distance Learning Librarian at New Jersey City University.

  *Usefulness Evaluation of the New Jersey Digital Highway” by Dr. Judy Jeng, Head of Collection Services at New Jersey City University and

  *“Assessing a First Year Information Literacy Program at an Academic Institution: Intended and Unintended Consequences” by Catherine Ryan, Reference Librarian, Drew Unviersity, and Elizabeth Patterson, Reference and Government Documents Librarian, Drew University.

• Scriblio Solution for Improving the Library OPAC
  Casey Bisson, Information Architect, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH. Co-Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ and NJLA Technical Services Section

NJLA 2008 Poster Sessions from Wednesday, April 30th, and Thursday, May 1st

For more information, visit the NJLA 2008 Conference Website at: http://www.njla.org/conference/2008/.