2011 VALE Annual Users' Conference: Call for Breakout Session Proposals
- The Planning Committee for the VALE Users’/NJLA CUS/NJ ACRL Conference seeks proposals for Breakout sessions to be presented at the next conference, Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at the Busch Campus Center of Rutgers University.
This year's theme is "Strengthening Connections: Keeping Our Libraries Vital." The Planning Committee welcomes proposals highlighting initiatives for the practice of academic librarianship informed by lessons learned from past experience, research, or the input of your user communities. Proposals highlighting innovative campus partnerships, collaborative projects or programs, outreach efforts, and other initiatives that have more fully integrated your library into the larger mission of your home institution and the broader academic community are particularly encouraged.
- Click here for more information on submitting proposals.
After the NJLA 2010 Conference: Presentations and More
The time is right to begin planning the 2011 VALE Users’/ACRL-NJ/NJLA-CUS Conference, scheduled to take place on January 5, 2011 at the Rutgers Busch Campus Center in Piscataway. We're looking for volunteers to serve on the planning committee and contribute to the preliminary work that has made the conference a successful and rewarding experience for participants during the last eleven years.
In keeping with past practice, we will be holding a one-time in-person planning meeting, with subsequent general arrangements to be handled by telephone, email, and web-conferencing as needed. If your schedule permits, please join us at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 2, at William Paterson University's Cheng Library in Wayne. We will need help with the following tasks:
- selecting a conference theme
- identifying a potential keynote speaker
- staffing subcommittees to solicit/organize proposals for breakout sessions and poster sessions
- designing and editing a printed program
- coordinating transportation
- coordinating student volunteers
- managing conference information through the VALE and ACRL-NJ web sites as the program develops
….and other ideas that you bring to the table.
Both experienced and new members are welcome to participate on the planning committee. If you have been thinking about getting involved with the conference on the planning side, this would be a great year to do it. Contact Richard Kearney by May 28th at kearneyr@wpunj.edu or telephone 973.720.2165) if you would like to be part of the conference planning team and let us know if you can join us on June 2. Please note that even if you cannot attend the meeting on June 2, you can still be part of the planning team. We will send you the meeting minutes and contact you to get you involved.
The NJLA College and University Section / ACRL-NJ User Education Committee is, in collaboration with the VALE Shared Information Literacy Committee, pleased to present the Summer Information Literacy Workshop:
Everything You Wanted to Know About Teaching Information Literacy
But Were Too Afraid to Ask
Date:
Monday, June 7, 2010
Time:
9:15AM – 3:30PM
Place:
Rider University Fireside Lounge (2nd floor),
The Bart Luedeke Center (Student Center)
2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08540
Breakout sessions: ·
- Citation Station
- Critical Evaluation of Resources
- Instructional Design
- Marketing Electronic Resources
- Research LibGuides
- Rubrics for Learning, Review, and Assessment
- Web 2.0 for Information Literacy
- “What do you mean this isn’t scholarly?” Strategies for Teaching Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
Registration fee (includes Continental breakfast and lunch)
The NJLA College and University Section Technology Committee
in collaboration with the
VALE ebooks Collections Task Force present the
ebook Collections Symposium
Friday, May 21, 2010
9:30AM – 3:30PM
Montclair State University ADP Center
Montclair, NJ
Keynote Speaker:
Timothy Cherubini, Director of Content Innovation, Lyrasis
Presenting:
"Where are we going? ebook Collections in Academic Libraries"
Followed by presentations on ebook collections and a vendor panel session with:
- Denise O'Shea – Fairleigh Dickinson U. Library and NJLA CUS Technology Committee Chair
- Pamela Theus - William Paterson University Library and VALE Cooperative Collection Management Committee Chair
- Gracemary Smulewitz and Mary Beth Weber, Rutgers U. Libraries
- Elizabeth Sosnowska, Electronic Resources Librarian, UMDNJ
- Luis Rodriguez, Linda Cifelli and Shirley Horbatt, Kean U. Library EBL Pilot
- Mary Mallery, Montclair State U. on CJRLC/INFOLINK netLibrary Collection
- Richard Stern and Lisa Rose-Wiles, Seton Hall University ebrary Collection
- Vendors Panel Session: IGI Global, Springer, Books 24/7, and others
Follow this link for Registration information.
NJLA 2010 Conference
VALE/ACRL-NJ 2010 Conference
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The VALE/ACRL-NJ 2010 Conference: "The Future is Now: Meeting the Needs of Our Users" will be held on Friday, January 8, 2010. at the Rutgers University Busch Campus.. Registration information will be announced on the VALE News Blog.
After the NJLA 2009 Conference: Presentations and More
NJLA 2009 Conference Sessions Sponsored by the College and University Section Committees:
- Imagine no Possessions: Plagiarism, the Net Generation Student George Germek, Monmouth University (presenter) Ma Lei Hsieh, Rider University (moderator), Tuesday 4/28/09 9:00am.
- College Students as Wikipedia Authors Davida Scharf, NJIT, (presenter) Tuesday, 4/28/09 1:30pm.
- Technology Innovation Forum on Tuesday, April 28th, 3:30-5:30PM (Mary Mallery, Moderator)
- Information Literacy Progression Standards Panel Discussion, Jacqui Dacosta, TCNJ, Eleonora Dubicki Monmouth University, and Gary Schmidt Ocean County Community College (panelists) Wednesday 4/29/09 9:00am.
- Open Source Library Systems Developments Panel Session with Judy Gardner, Project OLE Team at Rutgers, Mike Giarlo, Project Conifer Consultant, and John Stromquist, WALDO Koha Project., on Wed., April 29th, 11:30AM (Moderator: Mary Mallery);
- College and University Section Luncheon featuring the Distinguished Service Award and a presentation by Kevin Guthrie, President of Ithaka, an organization serving higher education by supporting innovative, sustainable models and institutions for access to and preservation of the online academic resources that are of central importance to our future.
Moderator: Richard Kearney, William Paterson University Library, on Wed., April 29th, from 12:30PM to 2:20PM.
- NJVid Video Portal presented by Grace Agnew, Rutgers U. Libraries, and Sandra Miller, William Paterson U on Wed., April 29th, 2:30PM.. (Moderator: Mary Mallery)
- Research Forum featuring NJ librarians discussing their current library research projects. The forum presentations include the winner of the 2009 Research Award for the best published research of 2008, along with other librarians whose presentations have been selected on a competitive basis by the Research Committee.
Moderator: Mark Thompson, Bergen Community College Library; on Wed., April 29th, 2:30PM to 4:20PM
- Are We Half-Way on the Long Road towards Subject Guide 2.0? by Sharon Yang, Rider U. Libraries, on Wed., April 29th, 3:30PM.(Denise O'Shea, Moderator)
Click here for more information on the NJLA 2009 Conference at the Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, New Jersey from April 27 through April 29.
FutureTech for Libraries 2008 Symposium Resources
After the NJLA 2008 Conference: Presentations and More
FutureTech for Libraries Symposium
Date: Friday, June 13, 2008
Time: 9:30AM – 3:30PM, includes coffee, tea, fruit and danish in the morning and lunch in the Cafe.
Place: The College of New Jersey Library Auditorium
Keynote Speaker:
Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA
Presenting:
"Why are we doing this? Designing Future Technology Adoption into the Business of Libraries"
Abstract: The technology future will offer librarians an inviting choice of tools and resources, from single-function web widgets to large-scale open source software systems. All will be as exciting to us as a toy store visit to a child, but we must be thoughtful about succumbing to "shiny new toy" syndrome. How do we make the right choices? In this presentation Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University, will explore how library workers can fulfill their desire to harness new technology for the benefit of local communities in ways that support the core values and business mission of the 21st century library organization. Design thinking is introduced as one strategy for developing a thoughtful technology adoption process that can help us answer the question "Why are we doing this" before we do it.
Followed by Pecha Kucha*s with proponents and skeptics discussing:
1 Open Source Tools for Libraries,
2 Video Production and Marketing,
3 Gaming in Libraries,
4 Virtual Reference,
5 E-books and Digital Libraries,
6 Federated Search Tools,
7 Library 2.0 Social Networking, and
8 Second Life in Libraries
*Pecha Kucha: Conversation Face-Off!
Pecha Kucha is Japanese for the sound of conversation and represents a fast-paced series of presentations. Each of our panelists has 6 minutes and 40 seconds along with 20 images to express their opinion about each tech topic, and each is answered by the skeptic. See if they can do it and then join in the conversation.
Cost: $35 for NJLA and ACRL/nj members; $52.50 for nonmembers; $17.50 for students.
To register, please send your name, affiliation, contact information and payment (checks made out to NJLA) to:
New Jersey Library Association
P.O. Box 1534
Trenton, NJ 08607
Registration will close on Friday, June 6, 2008. We will send you confirmation and parking instructions after you register.
NJLA ITS and NJLA CUS would like to thank and acknowledge additional support from The College of New Jersey and TCNJ Library administrative staff.
Teaching as Performance Workshop
Want to take your library instruction to the next level?
Join the NJLA User Education Committee of the College and University Section for a workshop on:
Friday May 30, 2008, 10am - 2:30pm at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ.
Presenters: Beth Bloom, Seton Hall University and Shay DeCurla, Brookdale Community College
Topics: Connecting with students, projection - using your voice and body, working the room, techniques for conquering stage fright, icebreakers, and incorporating storytelling.
Cost: NJLA Members $25 (see attached flyer for registration form and pricing information) Registration deadline is May 23, 2008.
Be prepared to participate in activities to practice some of tips that Beth and Shay share with the group!
NJLA 2008 Conference:
"Valuing Libraries, Librarians and Library Staff"
April 29 - May 1, 2008
Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch, NJ
May 1: College and University Section Luncheon
Speaker: Dr. Jay K. Lucker, with a special presention on how we
might engineer our libraries for the 21st century.
Full conference program is online at: http://www.njla.org/conference/2008.
Early bird registration ends April 4th. The mail-in registration form is online at:
http://www.njla.org/conference/2008/registration.pdf. The following is a brief listing of CUS sponsored sessions:
April 30th, 9:00 – 9:50am
What if a University Library Lent Laptops and Nobody Came? An Analysis Using Three Surveys
Ma Lei Hsieh, Monmouth University Library and Hugh Holden, Piedmont College, Demorest, GA
Sponsored by: College and University Section/ACRL-NJ Research Committee
April 30th, 3:30 – 5:20pm
Technology Innovation Forum Extended program, ends @ 5:20pm
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
May 1st, 9:00 – 9:50am
Tools for Engagement in Library Instruction
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
May 1st, 9:00 – 9:50am
Second Life for the Academic Librarian
Steven M. Adams, Princeton University Biology Library; Sister Anita Talar, Seton Hall University Library and Craig Anderson, Nancy Thompson Library, Kean University.
Sponsored by: College and University Section/ACRL-NJ Technology Committee
May 1st, 11:30am – 12:20pm
Assess the Mess: From Immediate Feedback to Summative Assessment
Ma Lei Hsieh, Monmouth University Library; Ellen Parker,William Spangler Library, Atlantic Cape Community College; Lynee Richel, Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center, County College of Morris
Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ User Education Committee
May 1st, 11:30am – 12:20pm
Blogging, RSS & Academic Libraries — Applications and Technology
Denise O’Shea, Fairleigh Dickinson University, College at Florham Library
Sponsored by: College and University Section / ACRL-NJ Technology Committee
May 1st, 2:30pm – 4:20pm
Research Forum
Extended Program, ends @ 4:20pm
Sponsored by: College & University Section / ACRL-NJ Research Committee
May 1st, 2:30pm – 3:20pm
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 Technical Services Section
VALE Users' / ACRL-NJ Chapter Conference
on Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Theme: "Mission Possible: Partnering for Change"
at Busch Campus Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
For the full schedule of sessions and registration, go to:
http://www.valenj.org/newvale/conference/2008/.
NJLA 2007 Spring Conference, April 24-25, 2007
Nicole Cooke, 2006-7 President ACRL-NJ Chapter and Karen Topham, Incoming President ACRL-NJ Chapter.
NJLA College & University Section / ACRL – NJ Chapter Luncheon
Featuring 
Luis Rodriguez, Dean, Kean University Library, and ACRL-NJ Legislative Representative.See http://library.kean.edu.
Program Title: "Privacy Issues in Academic Libraries".
Click here for links to presentations and more photos from the College and Unviersity Section sessions at the NJLA 2007 Conference.
Technology and Library Services: Meeting Today's Users Needs
An academic library symposium
Sponsored by the Princeton University Library and the NJLA College and University Section/ACRL New Jersey Chapter
Date: Thursday, 15 March 2007
Place: Princeton University
Agenda online at: http://library.princeton.edu/conferences/techlibservices/agenda.php.
Visit the NJLA 2006 Spring Conference Web page for links to program presentations and photos of the luncheon.
Visit and comment on the New Jersey Academic Librarian Blog that links to news articles about New Jersey Higher
Education, created by President-Elect Marc Meola at:
http://njacademiclibrarian.blogspot.com/ .
For ACRL news, click here to read the most recent issue of
Chapter Topics.
Send e-mail to mallerym@mail.montclair.edu.
Last updated: August 9, 2010
