Late Breaking News
After much discussion, the last day of delivery to the schools before summer will be FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH.
Delivery will resume on Monday, September 8th.
This is the same date for all four of the regions, hopefully to avoid too many items ending up in limbo for the summer.
If your school ends before the 20th, please contact and she will notify Velocity for you.
NOTE: You may have seen the email sent on Friday, May 2 to VALE libraries regarding NJKI. This email was based upon a meeting that Norma Blake and I had with Judy Cohn, Marianne Gaunt and Anne Ciliberti the prior day. VALE libraries urgently needed information on how to proceed for FY09 and, with the NJKI funding stream still being honed, we all decided that it would be best for these libraries to prepare for the worst case scenario in terms of Academic Search Premier.
That being said, the meeting held on April 22 and facilitated by the Governor’s Office did not yield any commitment of funding for the additional $1 million needed to return NJKI to its previous funding level. In addition, those present at the meeting from the Dept. of Labor, the Economic Development Authority and the Governor’s Office made two points very clear-first, getting continuing or additional economic development funding will be dependent upon NJKI resources being available remotely; and second, that databases of use to the general business community such as RefUSA and Academic Search Premier* would be considered more favorably than those directed toward niche markets.
At this time $2 million remains in the state budget for NJKI. We will not know for certain that we have those funds until the budget is approved. Angie Maguire of the Office of Economic Growth (OEG) has agreed to help us acquire US EDA federal funds or to arrange a demonstration for state agencies serving workforce development and small businesses. The Governor has told the State Librarian that along with OEG his office will reach out to Pharma to try to add funds to NJKI.
Two clarifications Norma and I would like to make regarding recent information being circulated regarding NJKI:
*Academic libraries, please note that Academic Search Premier may be offered remotely to everyone through Jersey Clicks, but that there is no money outside of NJKI to again purchase or contract specifically for academic institutions.
Norma E. Blake, New Jersey State Librarian
Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, MSLS, Associate State Librarian for Library Development
Recently EBSCO Publishing announced the release of GreenFILE, a bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Effective today this database is available via Jersey Clicks by clicking on “custom search”, then choosing Ebsco GreenFILE under “databases A-Z”. At this time Library Development Bureau staff expect that GreenFILE will be available for federated searching the week of May 19th.
The New Jersey State Library is pleased to announce the availability of the third and final year of the Literacy Leadership Program Grants for Public Libraries funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through their Library Services and Technology Act Grants to the States program. A total of $200,000 is available in $20,000 maximum grant awards. The NJ State Library's literacy grant program will be re-evaluated for the following year.
The grant deadline is May 23, 2008.
To access the grant package go to: http://www.njstatelib.org/News/news_item.php?item_id=960
Or click on "See what's new at the NJSL" on the State Library Home page.
An optional technical assistance session will be held by program manager Michele Stricker at the NJ State Library on April 22, 2008 at 10 am. Registration is required. To register call Marcia Warfel at 609-278-2640 ext. 170, or email mwarfel@njstatelib.org.
Connie Paul, executive director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Freehold (N.J.), is the 2008 co-recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership and Professional Achievement Award presented by the ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
The ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award is a citation presented to one or more ASCLA members in recognition of leadership and achievement in the following areas of activity: consulting, multi-type library cooperation, networking, statewide service and programs and state library development.
"Connie Paul has been selected for this award to honor her outstanding leadership and professional achievements in recruitment and training on a state and national level," said Kathleen Hegarty, ASCLA awards committee chair. "On a state level she was responsible for the development of a Recruitment and Leadership Training Grant which encompassed three elements: an annual week-long New Jersey Academy of Library Leadership Training for mid-career librarians; a program in succession planning for librarians nearing retirement; and a recruitment campaign to attract high school and college students to the field of librarianship. On a national level, Paul served as chair of the Recruitment Forum (2005), is an ongoing member of the ALA Recruitment Assembly and is a founding member of the ALA Emerging Leaders Task Force."
"ASCLA has been my home for the past 11 years. In ICAN, I found colleagues who became mentors and mentors who became friends," said Connie Paul. "They, and the outstanding professionals of the New Jersey library community, demonstrate every day why being a librarian is the best possible career choice."
The award will be presented during the ASCLA Awards Ceremony 10:30 a.m. to noon on June 29, during the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim (Calif.).
A New Jersey State Library Preservation Initiative Program
A Matter of When, Not If: Preventing and Preparing for Library Disasters
Four Regional Workshops on Disaster Planning presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center
Disasters come in all shapes and sizes, from natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes to emergencies like fire, leaking roofs, and mold. An emergency can easily spiral into a disaster if you, and your institution are not prepared to respond. This full day program will examine two facets of Disaster Planning, prevention and preparedness, and is offered at four different locations in 2008:
| May 6: | Old Bridge Public Library | http://www.oldbridgelibrary.org/ |
| May 7: | Atlantic County Library, Hammonton | http://www.atlanticlibrary.org/ |
| May 20: | Plainfield Public Library | http://plainfield.lib.il.us/index.asp |
| May 21: | New Milford Public Library | http://newmilford.bccls.org/ |
This workshop is FREE to public libraries. Workshops run from 9:00 to 4:00 and lunch will be provided.
To download flier: http://www.njstatelib.org/News/news_item.php?item_id=894
Registration only online at: http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Events
For further information contact: Michele Stricker at mstricker@njstatelib.org
This program is funded by the New Jersey State Library and the State Library of Maine
The New Jersey State Library is delighted to announce that State Librarian Norma Blake has been selected by Library Journal magazine as their 2008 Librarian of the Year! She will be honored at the American Library Association Conference in Philadelphia, as well as have her picture on the front cover of their mid-January issue along with an interview Library Journal editors conducted with her last month.
To read the complete article go to: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6515854.html