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April Meeting: Social Media and the Law Librarian

How might you use social media to grow as a professional? To promote your library? For research and current awareness? To monitor the competition? Joyce Valenza, an Assistant Professor and Director of the MLIS program at Rutgers SC&I, will tour strategic ways our colleagues are leveraging new tools to translate and update traditional practice. Please come prepared to share your own tricks!

Learn more about Professor Valenza at http://about.me/jvalenza.

DATE & TIME:
Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 12 noon to 2PM

PLACE:
The New Jersey Law Center
One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ
http://www.njsbf.org/directions.html

COST:
$15 members; $20 nonmembers; $7.50 students

RSVP:
By Thursday, April 9, 2015 to Leigh DeProspo,
email: ldeprospo@greenbaumlaw.com

Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Leigh DeProspo
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP
99 Wood Avenue South
Iselin, NJ 08830

Please note: The Brown Bag book discussion on “Quiet” has been postponed until the next Association year.

Community Service Project:

Donations to The Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick

Individual flavored non-dairy coffee creamers, canned goods, salad dressing (lite, fat free or regular), Latex or vinyl gloves (large), Umbrellas, Red pot holders and/or dish towels, Oxy Clean products, 33 gallon & 28 gallon trash bags, Newborn clothing, Resin cutting boards (12”x10”), cereal (variety packs).

Cash, checks, gift cards: Target, Staples, Stop & Shop, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Costco, Best Buy.

 

Happy Hour & Networking Social

Attorneys & Legal Professionals Are Invited to a
St. Patrick Happy Hour & Networking Social

Friday, March 13, 2015
 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
at Bar Anticipation
703 16th Avenue
Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719
FREE!

The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Municipal Court Practice Section has organized a Happy Hour and social event for attorneys and business professionals on March 13, 2015, from 5:30-7:30pm at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como / Belmar.  NJLLA, along with several other legal groups, has agreed to serve as a co-sponsor at no cost to us to create an opportunity to meet, network with, and publicize our group to other professionals.

5:30-7:30 p.m. Hot & Cold Buffet.
The reduced price Happy Hour is 6-7 p.m. with $1.50 House Drink, Bud/Bud Light draft & House Wine Special.

Please bring a canned food donation for a community food bank, providing food and help to individuals in need.

Email Ken Vercammen’s Law Office so he can put your name on the VIP list for wristbands.  VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com.

The confirmed sponsors for the March 2015 Happy Hour are NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section, Young Lawyers Division, Banking Law, Taxation, LGBT Rights Section, Immigration Law Section. Health Law Section, Special Civil Part Special Committee, Lawyers in Transition Committee, Fidelity and Surety Law Special Committee, Privacy Law Special Committee, Special Committee for Paralegals, New Jersey Defense Association, Retired Police & Fire Middlesex Monmouth Local 9, Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce, NJAWBO (NJ Association of Women Business Owners), New Jersey Law Librarians Association.

 

AALL Scholarships

Every year AALL awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to law school and library school students and AALL members.  The following scholarships are awarded annually:

•Library School Scholarships (for those with and without JDs)
•Law School Scholarships (for those with MLS/MLIS and those seeking dual JD/MLIS)
•Scholarships for Library School Graduates Seeking a Non-Law Degree
•Scholarships for Continuing Education Courses
•AALL and Thomson Reuters George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
•LexisNexis John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
•Marcia J. Koslov Scholarship (for AALL members who are state, court, or county law librarians to attend continuing legal education programs. Not intended for use at the AALL annual conference)

The application deadline is April 1.  More information about the scholarships, instructions, and applications is available at http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Member-Resources/scholarships.  For more information, contact AALL Scholarships Committee Chair Ian Bourgoine at ian.bourgoine@belmont.edu or AALL Headquarters.

Call for Nominations

We Need You!

The Nominating Committee of the New Jersy Law Librarians Assocation (NJLLA) is seeking nominees for the following Executive Board offices for the 2015-16 year:

Vice President / President Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Member-at-Large (2 positions)

This is your chance to:
get involved
think big
pursue a professional leadership position
encourage future leaders

If you would like to nominate someone or yourself, please contact Kathy Taggart (ktaggart@lowenstein.com / 973-422-6442) by February 20th.

The Nominating Committee will submit a slate of nominees to the Executive Board; voting will take place at the NJLLA Annual Business Meeting in May.

Full Nomination Flyer (PDF)

February 2015 Brown Bag Luncheon

NJLLA’s February 2015 Brown Bag Luncheon will be a book discussion on “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” by Susan Cain.
The February 25th discussion will be moderated by NJLLA member Leigh DeProspo.

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor
working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr.
Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

In “Quiet,” Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how
much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the
twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She
also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker
who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly
taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled
with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we
see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

This topic is very relevant for members of a field that is stereotypically viewed as
introvert-dominated. Attendees are encouraged to read the book before attending the
discussion, where they can share ideas and experiences, and learn how others have
dealt with similar challenges.

If you cannot read the book, watch Susan Cain’s TED Talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts?language=en

For this brown bag luncheon, as always, bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert will
be provided by the host.

Date and Time:
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 12:00 noon

Location:
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP – Roseland Office
75 Livingston Avenue
3rd Floor
Roseland, NJ

Directions: https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=75+Livingston+Avenue,+Roseland,+New+Jersey+07068&output=classic&dg=brw

Contact: Leigh DeProspo
Phone: 732.476.3294
Email: ldeprospo@greenbaumlaw.com

RSVP by Friday, February 20, 2015

Full Brown Bag Event Flyer (PDF)

NJLLA’s 2014 Holiday Party

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NJLLA’s Annual Holiday Party!

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
5:00-8:00 p.m.

Rutgers Law Library — Newark
Berson Boardroom
123 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102

Hors d’oeuvres, Buffet, and Dessert

The holiday party is generously sponsored by the Librarian Relations Team at
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Please RSVP by December 1st to Caroline Young at caroline.young.rutgers@gmail.com.

The Community Service Committee will be collecting
children’s books and pajamas for The Pajama Project.

 

 

 

Save the Dates: Upcoming NJLLA Events

In addition to our November 20th program and luncheon on Business Resources, we have also scheduled the two next events. NJLLA’s Annual Holiday Party will be held on Wednesday, December 3 from 5-8 pm at the Rutgers Law Library in Newark, so mark your calendars! And on January 27th, 2015, Greenbaum Rowe in Roseland will be hosting a Brown Bag book discussion on “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain. Should be a good discussion and we hope to see you there. Details for both events will be forthcoming.

November Meeting: Business Resources at the Rutgers Dana Library

Ka-Neng Au and Roberta (Bobbie) Tipton, two business librarians with extensive experience at the John Cotton Dana Library of Rutgers University Libraries, will provide us with the latest details about current business databases and how to find the difficult information we may be asked for. They will cover competitive intelligence, marketing information, data sets, information about private companies and much more.

Au has been a conference speaker in the US and abroad. He is the author of several journal articles and book chapters on information technology and business information resources.

Bobbie has worked in both academic and government libraries. She has written and presented on the business of information, information about business, and information literacy, among other topics.

Date and Time: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 12:00 noon

Place: Dana Room, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers Newark
http://rumaps.rutgers.edu/location/dana-library

Cost: Members $10.00; Students $7.50; Non-Members $15.00

RSVP: Anne Shulman by Friday, November 14th, 2014

Community Service Project: The Committee will be collecting canned and boxed food for a local food pantry. Cash donations are also appreciated.

Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Anne Shulman
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti LLP
Headquarters Plaza
PO Box 1981
Morristown, NJ 07960

email: ashulman@riker.com or call 973-538-0800, ext 7482.

PDF Flyer for November 2014 Meeting

 

Practice Tip: Federal Docket Searching

A regular feature of life for law librarians is docket searching. We all know the woes of using New Jersey’s state court public case access. While we have left behind the buzzing and beeping of our modems from the old dial-up ACMS access in favor of public access on the court website, there is still a lot of room for improvement on the state side. For federal courts, the old reliable PACER is of course still the least expensive option, if not the most graceful.

But could there be something a bit better that doesn’t break the bank? I have been playing around with PacerPro for my federal docket searching ever since I learned about them at AALL this summer. I pay just my regular Pacer charges, and get access to batch downloads of the documents (definitely a time saver), free bookmarking of cases I check on regularly (no more visiting several different court sites and logging in to each one to check on my cases), and also free docket tracking with alerts when there’s an update. PacerPro also has the ability to search within a docket using simple Boolean operators to quickly locate entries. There are online demos about PacerPro on their website and they also are actively setting up live online webinars, so feel free to contact them and check out their offerings to see what you think. Is anyone else using PacerPro, or have any tools or tricks that may make our lives a little easier that they’d like to share with the membership? We would love to set up a regular blog feature of practice tips on any topic written by our knowledgeable NJLLA librarians, so please leave a comment or contact us if you have ideas to share!

Cheers,
Carrie Hayter

October 2014 Brown Bag Luncheon

OCTOBER 2014 BROWN BAG LUNCHEONS

Insight from the Trenches – Suggestions and Solutions

Since we face similar issues and challenges in our work, we can all benefit from sharing our experiences. Join the discussion, share your tips and techniques on getting through the workday and discover solutions from your colleagues.

Bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.

Morristown Area Date and Time: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 12:00 noon

Saiber LLC
18 Columbia Turnpike #200
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Directions: http://www.saiber.com/office.asp?id=1&/Florham_Park

Contact: Joanne Murphy
Phone: 973-845-7713
Email: jmurphy@saiber.com
RSVP by Friday, October 10, 2014

Newark Date and Time: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 12:00 noon

Prudential Insurance Company of America
Law Library, 4th Floor
751 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Contact: Maggie Velez
Phone: 973-802-6811
Email: magali.velez@prudential.com
RSVP by Friday, October 17, 2014