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NJ Greater Princeton/Trenton SLA Chapter and the New Jersey SLA Chapter Present Tech Fest

NJ Greater Princeton/Trenton SLA Chapter and the New Jersey SLA Chapter 

PRESENT:

Tech Fest:  One evening, three presentations

and one hack session to solve the world’s tech problems, or maybe only yours 

Date: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Location:
Rutgers University Inn & Conference Center
178 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Meeting Agenda:
5:30 – 6:15   Registration/ Networking/Meal

6:15 – 7:45    Presentations:

John LeMasney – Internet of Things
Stacy Carton — Makerspace Updates and STEAM Programming
Cynthia Lambert – Device and Data Security
Final session- All registrants can participate – 7:45 – 8:30   Guerilla Tech Hack 

Registration:

To register, please use the registration form available on the SLA New Jersey Chapter website (http://newjersey.sla.org/event-registration/?ee=15).

 

THERE WILL BE LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING; ONLY THE FIRST 50 REGISTRANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 Many thanks to our sponsors for the evening:

LibraryLinkNJ  Ebsco   Lucidea

Directions to Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center:
The Rutgers Inn & Conference Center is accessible by car, bus or train. We are located off Route 18, less than two miles from Route 1 and Exit 9 of the New Jersey Turnpike. The New Brunswick train station, with New Jersey Transit and Amtrak service, is located downtown, and is across from the Suburban Transit station, with commuter bus service to NYC.

For the most accurate driving directions, please use these preset map links GoogleMaps or MapQuest to plan your trip.

By Public Transportation:
Guests may use Rutgers’ campus buses to travel downtown or to other points on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses.
For more location information, check Rutgers University maps and directions for this building. http://ruicc.rutgers.edu/ 

NOTE:  Same cost to any librarian in any professional association.

 

 

Annual Business Meeting & Luncheon on May 13, 2015 and Announcement of Nominations

Network with Your Colleagues, Review the Association Year
and Vote for the New NJLLA Board

Meeting Flyer (PDF)
2015-2016 Nomination Slate (PDF)

DATE:
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

LOCATION:
Iberia Tavern – Rodizio Room
80-84 Ferry St.
Newark, NJ
(ample free parking available)

Directions: http://www.iberiarestaurants.com/home_I/homepg.htm

TIME:
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

AGENDA:
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
NJLLA Annual Business Meeting & Election:  1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

COST:
Members: $25.00
Students: $15.00
Non-Members: $35.00

RSVP by Friday, May 8, 2015

Community Service Project: Children on the Green, a Morristown nonprofit childcare center, which serves a diverse population including low-income and at-risk children. Items needed are: Diapers sized 2-6; baby wipes; regular and rechargeable batteries, AA AAA and C; peanut-free snacks; large size bubble refills; washable markers; construction paper; and infant through preschool toys in good condition.  Cash or checks made out to Children on the Green are also welcome.

Check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association

Mail to:
Kathy Taggart
Lowenstein Sandler
65 Livingston Ave.
Roseland NJ 07068

email: ktaggart@lowenstein.com or call 973-422-6442

 

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015-2016
NJLLA 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.)
Dianne Oster
Seton Hall University Law Library
Newark, NJ

VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
Joanne Murphy
Saiber LLC
Florham Park, NJ

PAST PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Carrie Hayter
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP
Newark, NJ

TREASURER
(Appointed to a 2 year term.)
Anne Shulman
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP
Morristown, NJ

SECRETARY
Rebecca Kunkel
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

MEMBERS-AT -LARGE
Janice Schouten
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.
Morristown, NJ

Karen Wojan
McCarter & English
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 13, 2015.

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.

 

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

 

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

September Meeting: Visit Gann Law Books

Please join us as we visit the offices of Gann Law Books. Gann is the publisher of the annotated version of the New Jersey Court Rules and other legal treatises focusing on New Jersey and Pennsylvania law. This is a rare opportunity for librarians to see what goes into creating these popular books and to vote on the color of the cover for the upcoming edition of New Jersey Rules of Evidence.

Gann will provide lunch and an overview of the publishing process, including author selection and updating of materials. They will also discuss online access and ebooks.

There is no charge for this event, but RSVPs are mandatory.

DATE: Monday, September 29, 2014

PLACE: Gann Law Books
One Washington Park
Suite 1300
Newark, NJ

Parking information to follow.

TIME: 12 Noon – 2 p.m.

RSVP: By Wednesday, September 24, 2014

RSVP to: Kathy Taggart, email: ktaggart@lowenstein.com or 973-422-6442

Community Service Project:

The Committee will collect school supplies for distribution to area school programs. Items needed include pocket folders, scissors, rulers, glue sticks, crayons, markers, highlighters, pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, loose-leaf paper and construction paper.