“Traces of Its Labors”: The Constitutional Commission, The Legislature, and Their Influence on the New Jersey Constitution, 1873-1875, by Peter J. Mazzei and Robert F. Williams (N.J. Office of Legislative Services, 2012). Includes the proceedings and reports of the Constitutional Commission of 1873, newspaper accounts of its deliberations, and other documentation of the 1875 amendments. The proceedings, transcribed from original manuscript, are published here for the first time.
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NJLLA Receives Thanks for Donation
Our May collection for the Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick was much appreciated. A big thanks to all who contributed and to the great work of our Community Service Committee! Thank you from Ronald McDonald House 5-2012
NJLLA Annual Business Meeting & Luncheon
Join your law librarian colleagues as we eat, network and swear in the new board
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm
Location: Spanish Manor Restaurant
246 Heller Parkway
Newark, NJ 07107
Cost: $25.00 – members $30.00 – non-members $12.50 – students
Please RSVP by Friday, May 4, 2012
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Johanna Bizub, Prudential Insurance Company of America,
751 Broad Street – NJ-01-04-13
Newark, NJ 07102
e-mail: jbizub@prudential.com or call 973-367-3175
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT:
We will be collecting donations to support the efforts of the Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick. The goal of the Ronald McDonald House is to provide a true “home away from home” for families of seriously ill children receiving care at medical facilities near New Brunswick. They offer Family Rooms and a Hospitality Suite in the pediatric units of four hospitals in Monmouth and Middlesex County. The Ronald McDonald House provides a welcoming, supportive environment for families during a time of uncertainty and stress. Family members can stay together in a comfortable home with private rooms and many amenities, helping them to remain strong throughout the course of their child’s treatment.
April Morning Meeting: Writing Workshop for Law Librarians
Program Description:
If you missed it at AALL in Philadelphia last summer, you have another opportunity to attend this well-received writing workshop. Designed for writers of all levels, the workshop will help us learn how to think past mere sentence-level editing skills to more deeply fine-tune our writing.
By exploring often-overlooked features of good academic writing, especially those that quietly serve as the springboard for an article’s main idea, we can begin to more easily come up with new and relevant topics about which to write, position a piece for publication, and communicate our ideas effectively to readers.
Workshop Leaders:
Amanda Irwin Wilkins, Director of the Princeton Writing Program, began her career in the editorial department at Scarecrow Press before earning her graduate degree in Comparative Literature. At the Writing Program she teaches new teachers of writing and offers a freshman writing seminar which draws on her research into how writers imagine war from the home front and navigate the aftermath of collective and individual trauma.
David Hollander is the Law & Legal Studies Librarian at the Princeton University Library and a Lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program where he teaches a writing seminar titled “The Fourteenth Amendment.” Prior to coming to Princeton University, David was the Reference/Instructional Services Librarian at the University of Miami School of Law. He is an active member of the American Association of Law Libraries.
DATE: Tuesday, April 17th
TIME: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: The Writing Program at Princeton University
Directions and information about parking are available at http://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/
The Writing Program is located in Baker Hall (part of the Whitman College complex).
A light breakfast will be served.
COST: Members: $20.00 Students: $10.00 Non-Members: $25.00
RSVP by Thursday, April 12, 2012
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Anne Shulman Riker, Danzig One Speedwell Ave, PO Box 1981, Morristown, NJ 07962-1981
email: ashulman@riker.com or call 973-538-0800, ext. 7482
NJLLA Grant to AALL Annual Meeting – Apply Now!
NJLLA Grant Application to 2012 AALL Annual Meeting (Word)
NJLLA Grant Application to 2012 AALL Annual Meeting (PDF)
Now is the time to apply for this year’s grant to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), July 21-24 in Boston, MA. You must be a member of NJLLA to apply. For details on qualifications and grant specifics, see attached grant forms in Word and PDF.
March 2012 Meeting & Luncheon – E-Books
March Meeting & Luncheon: E-Books: Best Practices, Platforms and Devices
Our presenter is Michael Maziekien, head of adult services and IT for Rockaway Township Public Library. He will provide an overview of best practices regarding e-books, platforms and devices. In addition, he will discuss resources for free e-books.
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Location:
Lowenstein Sandler PC – LS East Building
65 Livingston Ave.
Roseland, NJ
Directions: http://www.lowenstein.com/about/Offices/Office.aspx?OfficeID=1&view=directions
Cost: $10.00 – members $15.00 – non-members $7.50 – students
Please RSVP by Friday, March 9, 2012
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Kathy Taggart, Lowenstein Sandler, 65 Livingston Ave., Roseland NJ 07068, e-mail: ktaggart@lowenstein.com or call 973-422-6442
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT:
We will be collecting donations for St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center www.sthuberts.org/ Please below for their wish list. Alternatively, we can accept cash donations.
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center www.sthuberts.org/
CATS & KITTENS
• Colorful Springs Cat Toys
• SmartCat 3833 Peek-a-Prize Pet Toy Box
• Peek a Prize Balls
• Zanies Rattling Hypno Mice Cat Toys
• SmartCat 3836 Tick Tock Teaser
• Cat Dancer
• Cat Beds
• KMR (kitten milk replacer)
• Soft baby blankets for our orphaned kittens
• Heating pads
• Baby wipes
• Baby food – no onion/garlic added please
• Cat toys
• Cat litter – non-clumping
• 6” paper plates
DOGS & PUPPIES
• Ethical Pet Seek-A-Treat Shuffle Bone Dog Puzzle
• Kyjen Dog Games Paw Hide Treat Toy
• Kongs for Seniors
• Puzzle toy
• Nylabone Stuff and Chew
• Stuffing free toys – stuff with water bottle
• Chill Pill
• Hills Science Diet PUPPY/ADULT dry dog food
• Martingale collars – all sizes
• Nylon slip leads
• Gently used towels, blankets, quilts or sheets
• Soft Treats – no hard cookies please
MEDICAL/SPECIAL NEEDS ANIMALS
• Feliway diffuser refills
• Fish oil capsules
• Powdered Lysine
• Stainless steel litter boxes
• 2×2 Gauze Pads
• Stainless steel cat bowls
• Neosporin
• Q-tips
• Rubbing alcohol
HOUSEKEEPING/MISCELLANEOUS
• Hand Sanitzer
• Paper towels
• DAWN dish soap
• Scrub sponges
• Windex
• Animal Safe Ice Melt
• Bleach
• Laundry soap
• Clorox clean-up
• TALL kitchen garbage bags
• Digital Camera
February 2012 Brown Bag Luncheon Series
February Brown Bag Luncheon Series
Newark and Morristown
Bring Your Challenges – Suggestions, Solutions & Sharing
Join our brown bag luncheon to discuss issues and challenges we all face. Discussion topics may include collection resizing, space planning, vendor relations and staffing, just to name a few. Get suggestions and solutions for the issues you face daily.
Bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Please RSVP by Friday, February 10, 2012
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 14th at 12:00 noon
Newark — Prudential Insurance Company of America
Law Library, 4th Floor
751 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Contact: Beth Pickell
Phone: 973-802-9763
Email: beth.pickell@prudential.com
Parking – Edison Fast Park, 30 Bank Street (between Halsey and Broad)
Newark, NJ 07102
Date and Time: Thursday, February 16thth at 12:00 noonMorristown — Saiber LLC
18 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 200
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Contact: Zoe Michaud
Phone: 973.845.7713
Email: zmichaud@saiber.com
Directions – http://www.saiber.com/office.asp
NJLLA Holiday Party – December 5, 2011
Please join us for our annual Holiday Party on Monday, December 5, 2011. This year, thanks to West Librarian Relations, we are having the party at Jim Johnston’s Steakhouse in Roseland. See above flyer for all of the details. We will be collecting children’s books and pajamas as our Community Service project.
To RSVP, contact Leigh DeProspo (ldeprospo@greenbaumlaw.com), 732-476-3294, by December 1, 2011.
Hors d’oeuvres Buffet and Dessert
Directions: http://www.jimjohnstons.com/aboutus.asp
November Meeting & Luncheon – Applying Technology in Libraries: Archiving at the New Yorker
New Jersey Law Librarians Association
November Meeting & Luncheon
Applying Technology in Libraries: Archiving at The New Yorker with Jon Michaud
Program Description:
Jon Michaud will discuss how The New Yorker magazine manages its archive, employing both paper and digital technologies, and how the magazine makes its archive available and accessible to its readers, from blogs to ebooks.
Presenter:
Jon Michaud is the head librarian at The New Yorker. He is a graduate of the University of East Anglia, in England and holds an MLS from Pratt in Brooklyn. His first novel, “When Tito Loved Clara” was published earlier this year. He lives in Maplewood, NJ with his wife and two sons.
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Saiber LLC, 18 Columbia Turnpike • Suite 200 • Florham Park, NJ • 07932
Directions: (http://www.saiber.com/office.asp?id=1&/Florham_Park
Cost: $5.00 – members $10.00 – non-members $2.50 – students
Lunch Included
Please RSVP by Friday, November 11, 2011
Contact: Johanna Bizub email: jbizub@prudential.com or call 973-367-3175
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Johanna Bizub, Prudential Insurance 751 Broad Street, NJ-01-04-13, Newark, NJ 07102-3714
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT:
The Committee will be collecting canned and boxed food for a local food closet.
NJLJ DDS archive access restored to NJLJ subscribers
On September 1st, I posted that access to most of the Daily Decision Service Alerts on the New Jersey Law Journal web site had been limited to LexisNexis subscribers. I was informed today by our account manager at NJLJ, and have verified by looking at the site, that that blockage of access has been corrected. NJLJ subscribers now have full access to the DDS Alert archive, back to January 1994. NJLJ subscribers also have access to the archives of case summaries, notices to the bar, judicial guides, supplements such as the “New Partners Yearbook,” and the various columns such as “Inadmissible” and “On the Move.” It is only for feature articles and some other content such as editorials and “Voice of the Bar” that access is limited to LexisNexis subscribers when the material becomes six months old. – PAX