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October Brown Bag Luncheon – Library Space Reconfiguration: Challenge & Opportunity

Many of us have been required to downsize and reconfigure our libraries due to factors including the rise of electronic resources and the “Great Recession.” Join our Brown Bag Luncheon to share your experiences and learn how others have dealt with similar challenges. There are luncheons being held in both Newark and Morristown.

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

NEWARK: Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 12:00 noon

McCarter & English
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry St.
Newark, NJ 07102
Contact: Sheryll Rappaport
Phone: 973-639-8467
Email: srappaport@mccarter.com
RSVP by Friday October 11, 2013

Directions: http://www.mccarter.com/Newark-United-States-of-America/

Parking will NOT be validated by McCarter. Suggested parking lots are directly across from Gateway 4 on Mulberry St. (recommended) and adjacent to the building. Both lots are reasonably priced and have space available during the day.

MORRISTOWN: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 12:00 noon

Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti
One Speedwell Avenue
Headquarters Plaza
Morristown, NJ 07962-1981
Contact: Anne Shulman
Phone: 973-538-0800
Email: ashulman@riker.com
RSVP by Friday, October 18, 2013

Directions:  http://riker.com/offices/morristown#mapDir

Upcoming NJLLA Events and Updates

The NJLLA Program Committee would like to remind our members of this week’s 25th Anniversary program at the Newark Museum. Details are here, and please remember that the Community Service Committee is collecting school supplies at this program as well.

The Program Committee would also like to share some dates for the 2013-14 program year so you can mark them in your calendars. Most programs will start at 12 p.m., and the costs are still to be determined for November and March programs. We will be sending detailed information about each event as it approaches.

October Brown Bag – Library Space Reconfiguration: Challenge and Opportunity
October 17, 2013 at McCarter & English in Newark, 12 – 1
October 23, 2013 at Riker Danzig in Morristown, 12 – 1

November Program – Legal Education: Visions of the Future, with speaker Caroline Hatton. An inside look at Seton Hall Law Review’s Volume 44 Symposium, “Legal Education Looking Forward”
November 12, 2013 at Prudential in Newark

Holiday Party
December 4, 2013 at Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland, 5 – 8 pm

February Brown Bag – Book Discussion of Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” 
February 4, 2014 at Saiber in Florham Park, 12 – 2 pm

March Program – Digital Libraries, with speaker John Joergensen, Director of Rutgers Law Library – Newark
March 13, 2014 at Rutgers Law School in Newark

NJLLA would also like to draw attention to some new information our website, including the essay from our 2013 AALL grant winner Arbana Frasheri Gjoca about her trip to AALL in Seattle this year. Congratulations to Arbana!

Please also keep in mind our job board, where we post current job openings appropriate to our law librarian membership. We have an opening posted there now.  If your organization has a position of interest to law librarians, please email us to post the position.

25th Anniversary Event — Sept. 26, 2013 — Event Details

25th Anniversary Flyer Sept. 26, 2013

Please join NJLLA as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary as an AALL chapter.  The evening will include a buffet dinner, distinguished guest speaker, Carolyn P. Ahern, and a chance to view the current exhibit at the Newark Museum, Ming to Modern: Elevating the Everyday in Chinese Art.

Thank you to our sponsors:  Bloomberg BNA, LexisNexis, and Thomson Reuters.

Details:

DATE/TIME: Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm

COST: $10.00 (covers dinner & parking)

PLACE: The Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street Newark NJ

Parking at Central Parking adjacent to The Newark Museum

(Washington St. & Central Ave.)

Newark Museum Directions

RSVP: Johanna Bizub by Friday, September 20, 2013

973-367-3175 or email: jbizub@prudential.com

MAIL TO: Johanna Bizub, Prudential Insurance 751 Broad St NJ-01-04-13 Newark, NJ 07012

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT: The Committee will collect school supplies for distribution to area school programs (notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.)

New Date for NJLLA’s 25th Anniversary Celebration — September 26th — Save the Date!

The NJLLA Anniversary Celebration has been rescheduled and will take place on Thursday, September 26th, at the Newark Museum from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. with distinguished guest speaker Carolyn P. Ahearn. 

Invitations and more details will be sent out soon.  Those who paid for last fall’s cancelled event will be contacted and reimbursed if they cannot attend.

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy dashed our plans and, like much of the state, we had to regroup.  We appreciate your patience and look forward to celebrating 26 years of NJLLA together on September 26th.

Getting It Right…..with Information

Check out the Editor’s Note in the August 12, 2013 issue of Fortune. Some well seasoned librarians/information professionals (Marilyn Adamo and Marty Jones) at Fortune magazine are being praised and appreciated for their hard work and dedication by the Managing Editor of Fortune, Andy Serwer.

Fortune August 12, 2013 Editor’s Note

Congratulations to Marilyn and Marty!  It is great publicity for them and our profession as a whole.

 

Recent Photos from NJLLA Events

All photos courtesy of Leigh DeProspo.

In May the Association held its Annual Meeting at the Newark Public Library.

Outgoing NJLLA President Kathy Taggart
Incoming NJLLA President Caroline Young
2013-2014 Executive Board
AALL Board Member Darcy Kirk
Life Member Paul Axel-Lute
Members enjoying the 2013 Annual Meeting

 

In March the New Jersey Law Journal hosted NJLLA members at the Law Journal’s offices.

NJLJ Publisher Robert S. Steinbaum
The very first edition of the New Jersey Law Journal
NJLJ Publisher Robert S. Steinbaum shows us the creative communication methods used in the past at NJLJ

NJLLA, LLAGNY, ALLUNY, & GPLLA Joint Reception at AALL

COME CELEBRATE AND RAISE A GLASS AS WE TOAST LLAGNY’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE JOINT CHAPTER RECEPTION 

Thomson Reuters cordially invites the members of LLAGNY, NJLLA, ALLUNY and GPLLA to a joint reception during AALL. We’ll be celebrating the 75th anniversary of LLAGNY. Please join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, raffle prizes, and other surprises.

Where
Ballard Room
Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 6th Avenue

When
Monday, July 15, 2013
5:30-7:30 p.m.

RSVP and Questions
Kindly RSVP by Friday, July 6, and direct any questions to Kelly Knipp. Please note that you must be a chapter member of LLAGNY, NJLLA, ALLUNY or GPLLA to attend.

 

Progress on U.E.L.M.A.

Progress continues to be made throughout the United States on the passage of the U.E.L.M.A (the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act). On May 17th, Governor Daniel Malloy of Connecticut signed SB 235, making the state the sixth one to enact it. Several other states have bills pending in their legislatures. The U.E.L.M.A. continues to be of interest to the legal community but especially to law librarians. NJLLA, through the Government Affairs and Legal Information Committee, is working with the New Jersey Law Revision Commission on U.E.L.M.A. to see about getting it introduced in our legislature. The following answers questions you may have about the U.E.L.M.A.:

Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act FAQ (from AALL)

If you are interested in working with NJLLA’s Government Affairs and Legal Information Committee on this legislation, please contact Dianne Oster.

 

2013 Annual Business Meeting & AALL Visit

New Jersey Law Librarians Association
2013 Annual Business Meeting & AALL Visit
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

NJLLA Flyer for 2013 Annual Meeting

Program Description:      AALL Update and Visit from Executive Board Member 

Speaker Biography:        Darcy Kirk is the Associate Dean for Library & Technology and Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Darcy is active in a number of professional organizations and is a frequent presenter at professional meetings.  

DATE:            Wednesday May 15, 2013 

PLACE:           Centennial Hall
                           Newark Public Library  5 Washington Street  Newark NJ
                           Directions:  http://www.npl.org/Pages/AboutLibrary/directions.html

While at the library, you will be able to see these exhibits:

Philip Roth:  Exhibit of Photos From a Lifetime
http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/Exhibits/PhilipRoth.html

Newark Art and Artists: Prints, Photographs and Other Works
http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/Exhibits/NewarkArtII.html

TIME:            12:00 noon – 3:00 pm

Agenda
Lunch                                                                            12:00 –  1:15 pm           
Program                                                                        1:15 –  2:00 pm
NJLLA Annual Business Meeting & Election     2:00 –  3:00 pm

Hot and cold buffet, please arrive promptly so that you can enjoy lunch & networking. 

COST: Members: $20.00           Students: $10.00           Non-Members: $25.00

RSVP:  by Friday, May 10, 2013 

Community Service Project: Ronald McDonald House  New Brunswick, NJ
Items needed:  Swiffers- Dry/Wet, Febreze, Broom- any type indoor brooms, Tupperware,/Rubbermaid storage containers- all sizes, Keurig coffee pods, Dreft Laundry detergent & Giftcards :  Home Depot, Stop & Shop, Target 

Check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association

Mail to:  Johanna Bizub     email: jbizub@prudential.com  or call 973-367-3175      Prudential Insurance  751 Broad Street  NJ-01-04-13  Newark, NJ  07102-3714