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2019 Annual Business Meeting & Program 🗓

“Transforming Workplace Culture in the #MeToo Era: How Laws on Sexual Harassment, Pay Equity & More are Influencing Workplace Experiences”

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Natalya G. Johnson, Esq., Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti, LLP
and
Alnisa Bell, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP   

Natalya Johnson is a Labor & Employment attorney at Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti, LLP.  Natalya’s practices focuses on the representation and counsel of management in employment-related matters. She counsels clients on matters including restrictive covenants, discrimination, and retaliation cases. Natalya is also a frequent speaker at various continuing legal education seminars. She earned her J.D. degree from Cornell Law School and her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Cornell University. 

Alnisa Bell is a Labor & Employment attorney at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Alnisa represents employers in single-plaintiff and multi-plaintiff discrimination and retaliation cases, as well as has significant ERISA experience. Not only is she a skilled litigator, but Alnisa also counsels employers on compliance with state and federal laws. Alnisa serves as counsel in several high-profile litigations across the country relating to the #MeToo movement and speaks regularly on gender equity and diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Alnisa earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Bryn Mawr College.

DATE:                                   
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

LOCATION:                       
Spanish Pavillion
31 Harrison Ave., Harrison, NJ
http://spanishpavillion.com

TIME:                                   
11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Agenda:
Networking                                                                           11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting & Election                              11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch Buffet                                                                         12:00 – 12:40 p.m.                                                                Program                                                                                12:40 – 1:15 p.m.

Please arrive promptly so the Business Meeting can start on time. Please see our Nominations Slate which will be voted on at this Annual Meeting.

COST:             Members: $30.00        Students: $10:00        Non-Members: $38.00

RSVP  by Thursday, May 9, 2019  to Johanna Bizub, jbizub@prudential.com

Community Service Project: Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick Wish List – VISA/MC/Amex, Staples, Target, Amazon, Stop & Shop, Bed Bath & Beyond & Costco gift cards in increments of $10; coffee pods, paper towels, heavy duty paper plates (no Styrofoam), masking tape, pudding cups, solid white albacore tuna, heavy duty plastic cutlery, double-sided tape, packages of individual cereal boxes; checks payable to Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick.  Thank you!

Check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Johanna Bizub, Prudential Insurance, 3 Gateway Center-100 Mulberry St, NJ-05-03-15, Newark, NJ 07102

Meeting Flyer PDF

NJLLA Nomination Slate for the 2019-2020 Executive Board

PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Wei Fang
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
Brittany Persson
Seton Hall Law Library
Newark, NJ

PAST PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Dennis Kim-Prieto
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

TREASURER
(Appointed to a 2-year term.)
Kathy Taggart
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Roseland, NJ

SECRETARY
Kathleen Agno
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Florham Park, NJ

MEMBERS-AT -LARGE
Sarah Connell
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Morristown, NJ

Jootaek Lee
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS:
The Nominating Committee solicits the membership for input during the selection process and it is deemed that the nominees presented are the candidates of the membership. However, any member in good standing in the Association may make additional nominations by petition. The member must contact the President at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting, submitting the petition in writing, endorsed with the signatures of at least 10 other members, as specified in Article IX, Section 1 (c) of the Association’s bylaws.
ELECTIONS:
Election of officers will occur at the Association’s annual business meeting. Meeting will be held May 15, 2019.


April Meeting: Identifying Fake News and Managing Its Effects with Dr. Asta Zelenkauskaite and Pablo Molina 🗓

Expert speakers specializing in Mass Communication and Information Security will discuss what fake news is, how it is created, and best practices for curbing its effects. This is a must-see program for anyone who has any responsibilities for curation, dissemination, or analysis of information.

Dr. Asta Zelenkauskaite

Asta Zelenkauskaite earned her PhD in Mass Communication from Indiana University, Bloomington with two minor specializations in Information Science and Linguistics. She is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Drexel University. Her research focuses upon the intersection between social media and mass media, analyzing the user-generated content contributions of social media users, their content selection practices, and the value extraction through theoretical frameworks of interactivity, gatekeeping, and Big Data. She has an extensive record of collaborations with computer scientists and information science scholars.

Pablo Molina

Pablo Molina serves as Drexel’s Chief Information Security Officer, charged with planning and implementing cybersecurity policy across the university. He has an extensive background in ethics of technology and information management and he regularly comments on stories about privacy, ethics of tech companies, and laws related to technology and information management. He has written extensively on technology and information management and is a regular speaker at conferences related to technology, education and policy, and has presented to the United Nations, the American Bar Association, the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute and others.

DATE and TIME: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12 noon to 1:30 PM
PLACE: McCarter & English LLP, Newark NJ. Directions
COST: $20 members / $25 nonmembers / $15 students
RSVP: By Wednesday, April 10th to Caroline Young, caroline.young.rutgers@gmail.com

Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Caroline Young, Rutgers Law Library, 123 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102

Community Service Project: Collection for the Jersey Battered Women’s Service in Morris County. Current needs are girls and boys briefs, diapers, diaper wipes, pull ups, ziplock bags for freezer/refrigerator (all sizes!), aluminum foil, and plastic wrap. Travel mugs and refillable water bottles are also needed, as well as snacks, including animal crackers, pretzels, trail mix, fruit snacks, popcorn, nuts, cookies, juice boxes and bottles of water. Gift cards to discount stores and supermarkets are especially appreciated. Cash and checks made out to JBWS are also welcome. JBWS is a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

Apply for NJLLA’s Founders Grant

AALL’s Annual Meeting & Conference is approaching fast. NJLLA offers a grant to assist one of our members to attend the conference. The grant covers the cost of registration, transportation, and hotel accommodations up to $1,500.

Click here for the instructions and application, available as a fillable PDF. Please be sure to adhere to all rules and deadlines. This is a wonderful opportunity for one of our members so we encourage all to apply.

NJLLA’s 2018 Holiday Party! 🗓

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NJLLA’s Annual Holiday Party

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
5:00-8:00 p.m.

Rutgers Law Library
123 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102

Dinner Buffet and Dessert

The holiday party is generously sponsored by the Librarian Relations Team at
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The Holiday Party is for NJLLA members only.
Please RSVP by Friday, November 30th to Kathy Taggart at ktaggart@lowenstein.com.

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

November Meeting: International Legal Research in the 21st Century with Jootaek Lee 🗓

International Legal Research in the 21st Century

Jootaek Lee, JD, MLS, MA

Mr. Lee will explain the international legal system, its origins and history, and how to effectively approach international legal issues. He will demonstrate cost-effective internet research strategies and will introduce attendees to a variety of reliable online databases. He will address various topics, such as human rights, international environmental law, the law of the sea and international trade.

Jootaek Lee is a reference librarian and assistant professor at Rutgers Law School. He is also an affiliated faculty member of the Program of Human Rights and Global Economy and a consulting expert at WaterLex. He had been a foreign, comparative, and international law librarian for more than seven years at Northeastern University School of Law. He is also a prolific author and scholar. His research focuses on human rights to land, water and education, the Asian practice of international law, especially human rights and international criminal law, legal informatics, Korean law, legal education and pedagogy in law. He has made numerous presentations at national and international conferences.

DATE & TIME:       Tuesday, November 13th, 2018, 12 noon to 1:30 PM

PLACE:                      Lowenstein Sandler, LLP

COST:                        $10 members; $12 nonmembers; $5 students

RSVP:                         By Tuesday, November 6th to Kathy Taggart, ktaggart@lowenstein.com

Community Service Project: Collection for the St. James Social Service Corporation, which serves the greater Newark area. Top needs: Canned goods, including green vegetables and tomato sauce; starches, such as rice and pasta; liquid and powder baby formula. Cash and check donations are also welcome. Community service donation checks can be made payable to the St. James Social Service Corporation.

Make meeting check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association

Mail to:
Kathy Taggart
Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068

Meeting Flyer (PDF)

NJ SLA Event: “From Crypto to Data – What Librarians Need to Know About Blockchain” with Debbie Ginsberg 🗓

You’ve heard the hype: Blockchain will either revolutionize the Internet or will fizzle out by the end of 2019. The reality is both more practical and more pervasive than the hype suggests. Blockchains and related technologies will change how we track data.

Debbie Ginsberg is the Educational Technology Librarian at Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago – Kent College of Law. Debbie has given technology presentations for the American Association of Law Libraries and the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. She has also written numerous articles on legal technology. Debbie will explain the foundations of Blockchain as well as demonstrate how important this technology will be to librarians in the upcoming decade.

This NJ Special Libraries Association Event is open at the member rate to NJLLA members. Click here for full event details, including payment information and directions.

Where:
The Rutgers Club
Livingston Dining Commons, Second Floor
85 Avenue E
Piscataway, NJ 08854

When:
Tuesday Evening
September 25, 2018
5:30 – 6:00 Networking
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner
7:00 – 8:00 Speaker

NJLLA Annual Meeting, AALL Visit & Executive Board Election 🗓

2018 Annual Business Meeting & AALL Visit

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  Ron Wheeler, Immediate Past President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and Director of Fineman & Pappas Law Libraries at Boston University.

“Greetings from AALL and Focus on Implicit Bias”

Ron is a dynamic speaker and a recognized leader in the areas of legal research/instruction and diversity/inclusion.  He will help us understand unconscious biases — social stereotypes about certain groups that individuals form outside of their conscious awareness — and the impact on perception and decision making.

DATE:   Thursday, May 10, 2018

LOCATION:
Iberia Tavern and Restaurant
80-84 Ferry St., Newark, NJ
Ample free parking available
Click here for Directions.

TIME:  12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Agenda
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Program: 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Annual Business Meeting & Election:  1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

Please arrive promptly so that you can enjoy lunch & networking 

COST: Members: $20.00 —-  Students: $10:00 —- Non-Members: $30.00

RSVP: by Friday, May 4, 2018 to Johanna Bizub at jbizub@prudential.com

This program is generously sponsored by

Community Service Project:  Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick Wish List –VISA/MC/Amex, Staples, Target, Amazon, Stop & Shop, Bed Bath & Beyond & Costco gift cards in increments of $10; coffee pods, paper towels, heavy duty paper plates (no Styrofoam), masking tape, pudding cups, solid white albacore tuna, heavy duty plastic cutlery, double-sided tape, packages of individual cereal boxes; checks payable to Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick. Thank you!

Lunch and Meeting checks payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association

Mail to: Johanna Bizub, Prudential Insurance, 751 Broad St., NJ-01-04-13, Newark, NJ 07102

2018 Annual Meeting Flyer
2018-2019 Executive Board Nomination Slate

The Business Meeting will include electing the 2018-19 Executive Board. In accordance with Article IX, Section 1 (b) of the bylaws, the Nominating Committee is pleased to present its candidates for the following offices:

PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Dennis Kim-Prieto
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
Wei Fang
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

PAST PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Sheryll Rappaport

TREASURER
(Appointed to a 2 year term.)
Judith Simms
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

SECRETARY
Brittany Persson
Seton Hall Law Library
Newark, NJ

MEMBERS-AT -LARGE
Kimberly Jackson
Lindabury, McCormick Estabrook & Cooper, PC
Westfield, NJ

Dinah Minkoff
Seton Hall Law Library
Newark, NJ

ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS:
The Nominating Committee solicits the membership for input during the selection process and it is deemed that the nominees presented are the candidates of the membership.   However, any member in good standing in the Association may make additional nominations by petition.  The member must contact the President at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting, submitting the petition in writing, endorsed with the signatures of at least 10 other members, as specified in Article IX, Section 1 (c) of the Association’s bylaws.
ELECTIONS: 
Election of officers will occur at the Association’s annual business meeting on May 10 2018.

Apply Now for NJLLA’s Founders Grant to Attend the 2018 AALL Conference

The AALL Conference in Baltimore is approaching fast! It’s time to apply for NJLLA’s annual Founders Grant. The purpose of this Grant is to financially assist a member of NJLLA to attend the AALL Annual Meeting. The NJLLA Grant covers the cost of registration, transportation, and hotel accommodations up to $1,500. Applications are due Monday, April 23, 2018.

Applicants must be members of the New Jersey Law Librarians Association. Prior grant recipients (within the last five years) and current members of the Grants & Awards Committee are not eligible to apply. The recipient must submit an article by August 31, 2018, describing his/her experience at the meeting for posting on the NJLLA website.

Full details are available on the application, available here in Word and fillable PDF.

Questions may be directed to the Chair of our Grants & Awards Committee, Kathy Taggart, at ktaggart@lowenstein.com or 973-422-6442.

April Meeting: Pro Bono Programs in New Jersey Law Firms, Schools, and Corporations 🗓

New Jersey Law Librarians Association
April 2018  Meeting 

Pro Bono Programs in New Jersey
Law Firms, Schools, and Corporations

Panelists from Rutgers Law School, Prudential Insurance, and McCarter & English will talk about the Pro Bono initiatives at their organizations. They will discuss their philosophical approach, how people volunteer, and the connection with Continuing Legal Education. They will also address ways in which the law library can participate in and encourage their work.

Susan Feathers is the Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and Public Interest at Rutgers Newark Law School. During her time at Rutgers, Feathers has assisted in developing a range of public interest initiatives, including public interest career counseling, service-learning, and public interest fellowships.

Jack Lerner, the chair of the Pro Bono group at Prudential Insurance, is a lawyer with Prudential’s Enterprise Litigation Group. He provides litigation advice for the Annuities and Retirement Businesses and also advises all parts of the firm on antitrust and attorney-client privilege issues.

Michelle Movahed is the Pro Bono Director at McCarter & English. She is responsible for managing the Pro Bono Program in a manner that strategically and effectively implements the Firm’s commitment to providing free legal services to those who cannot afford them, in addition to supporting the Firm’s attorneys in their pro bono work and carrying her own caseload.

DATE and TIME:        Wednesday, April 11th, 2018, 12 noon to 1:30 PM

PLACE:                            McCarter & English, Newark NJ (Map)

COST:                              $15 members; $18 nonmembers; $7.50 students

RSVP:                              By Friday, April 6th   to Johanna Bizub, jbizub@prudential.com

Community Service Project: Collection for the Jersey Battered Women’s Service in Morris County. Current needs are girls and boys briefs, diapers, diaper wipes, pull ups, zip lock bags for freezer/refrigerator (all sizes!), aluminum foil, and plastic wrap. Travel mugs and refillable water bottles are also needed, as well as snacks, including animal crackers, pretzels, trail mix, fruit snacks, popcorn, nuts, cookies, juice boxes and bottles of water.

Gift cards to discount stores and supermarkets are especially appreciated. Cash and checks made out to JBWS are also welcome.  JBWS is a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

Make check for the event payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to:
Johanna Bizub
Prudential Insurance
751 Broad St.
NJ-01-04-13
Newark, NJ 07102

April 2018 Meeting Flyer PDF