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Committees

 

The Access Services Committee provides a collaborative forum for NJ Access Services practitioners to share best practices, address mutual challenges, and connect quarterly through virtual meetings and an annual in-person gathering.
Chairs:

Bethany Sewell, The College of New Jersey

Madel Tisi, Ramapo College of New Jersey
The Archives & Special Collections Committee's mission is

  • to explore effective methodology to demonstrate and teach about the use of archives and special collections
  • to conduct activities to increase visibility and demonstrate the value of archives and special collections across New Jersey’s academic institutions
  • to foster cooperative efforts in sharing information about and access to archives and special collections among NJLA member libraries
  • to gather and make available the names of archives and special collections consultants and experts in New Jersey
  • to offer continuing education, scholarship, and professional development opportunities for archivist and special collections librarians
  • to provide a forum for members to share information and explore common issues faced by archives and special collections in academic libraries

Chair:

Dave Williams, William Paterson University
The Assessment Committee works to promote discussion and information-sharing among member libraries on the topics of assessment, evaluation, and statistics collection/analysis. It seeks to identify best practices in quantitative and qualitative assessment methodologies for libraries, as well as fostering professional development among its members and among the library community at large through developed programs and event.
Chairs:
Christina Connor, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Eric Jeitner, Stockton University
Following the ACRL mission in advancing the quality of academic library services, the Bibliographic Control and
Metadata Committee shares and explores common and challenging issues faced by the technical services
cataloging/metadata librarians in the academic and research libraries in the state of New Jersey. To achieve this mission, the Committee has the following goals: 
  • To share information and explore challenging issues in cataloging/metadata, bibliographic control,
    authority control, database management and staff training 
  • To provide technical and moral support to members within its ability in the field of
    cataloging/bibliographic control
  • To provide members with opportunities in continuing education and professional development
  • To promote innovative ideas and effective measures for quality control of bibliographic and authority data
  • To foster cooperative efforts in resource sharing among academic libraries in the field of
    cataloging/metadata and bibliographic control

Chairs:

Lisa Weissbard, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Sungmin Park, Rutgers University

The Electronic Resources Committee works to promote discussion and information-sharing among
members on all topic surrounding electronic resources management, including, but not limited to analysis
and harvesting of usage statistics, acquisitions of electronic resources, integration and analysis of open
access content, discovery systems, administrative portals, vendor relationships, ERM systems, and more.

The Committee aims to provide a forum for members to share information and explore common issues
faced by those working with electronic resources in academic libraries.

The Committee seeks to offer professional development, continuing education, and scholarship
opportunities for electronic resources librarians and those working with electronic resources at their
institutions.

Chairs:

Christina Getaz, Caldwell University

Bill Vincenti, Montclair State University

The Marketing and Outreach Committee is a diverse group of academic librarians interested in promoting the
College and University Section (CUS) of NJLA, as well as learning, communicating and sharing ideas on how to best promote our institutions, and services. We are always looking for new members to join our group; come learn with us what amazing things NJ academic libraries are doing!
Chairs:
Maria Deptula, Rutgers University
Richard Jutkiewicz, Rutgers University
The Newsletter Committee is a subcommittee of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College and
Research Libraries and the College and University Section of the New Jersey Library Association. The function of the committee is to publish a twice yearly newsletter which includes articles, events and other items submitted by members, including MLIS students. We encourage sharing ideas and information among our New Jersey academic library colleagues.
Chairs:
Katie Cohen, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Joan Dalrymple, Bergen Community College
The Nominations Committee is a subcommittee of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College and
Research Libraries and the Academic Librarians Section of the New Jersey Library Association.
The purpose of the committee is to solicit nominees for Executive Board positions.
Chairs:
Leslin Charles, Rutgers University
Steven Shapiro, Montclair State University
The function of the Reference and User Education Committee is to promote lifelong learning as an educational goal and to support the pursuit of excellence in library user education programs and reference interactions. Reference services and user education overlap as both of these areas share the goal for users to have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. To achieve this goal, the committee produces professional development programs on enhancing reference services and teaching and learning in libraries. Additionally, the committee disseminates information about information literacy, user education and reference services, and serves as a forum for the discussion of these topics.
Chairs:
Kaitlyn Clohosey, Felician University
Joe Louderback, DeVry University
The Research Committee strives to promote research among librarians in the state of New Jersey. The Committee sponsors two juried events each year. The Research Award honors a New Jersey librarian by presenting the best published research from the previous year. The Research Forum winners present their work-in-progress as a short talk at the Research Forum. We remain dedicated to seeking ways to support and encourage sharing information about research projects on a wide variety of
topics.

Interested in becoming a member? The Research Committee welcomes all librarians, academic/public/private
interested in library research and publishing. To join the committee, please contact the committee chair for more information.
Chairs:
Catherine Baird, Montclair State University
Natasha Zaleski, New Jersey State Library
The Technology Committee sponsors programs and other activities for meeting the technological challenges facing libraries and librarians. Each year at the NJLA Spring Conference, the Committee presents the NJLA Technology Innovation Award, which honors a librarian or group of librarians for innovative use and application of technology in a New Jersey academic library.

Special Interest Groups