Librarians – New Jersey Law Librarians Association (NJLLA)

Passing of Lucy Rieger

NJLLA Friends,

We have gotten the sad news that NJLLA member Lucy Rieger passed away on November 26^th from pancreatic cancer. Lucy was a long-time member who served as President and on various committees over the years. Her business, Library Update, has been a fixture in many of our libraries and recently celebrated 47 years in business. She was caring, compassionate, dedicated, and a literal ball of energy. The eulogy included a story about Lucy’s work ethic and motto – “file with a smile!” She will be greatly missed.

Her obituary – https://www.feeneyfuneralhome.com/tributes/Lucy-Rieger

Her memorial service – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI_cwBG54X4

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

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.

The Virtual Chase Closing Up Shop: Thanks for the Memories…

From Genie Tyburski, Web Manager, Virtual Chase [dot] com:

Everything Has an End

To paraphrase Shakespeare, the inaudible and noiseless foot of time passes almost without notice. Indeed, the past 12 years, spent writing about research strategies and resources, flew by in no small part because of the fun I had doing it. Yet change is the essence of the times, making 12 years rather a long stretch.

Saying goodbye is never easy. I’ve enjoyed the generous support of Ballard Spahr for my creative endeavors. I’ve received much encouragement over the years from the legal community. My peers have kindly awarded my efforts.

But the demands of managing a Web site increasingly took me away from my first love – providing library and research services to lawyers. Now I have an opportunity to return to working closely with Ballard Spahr’s lawyers and library staff. Starting today, I will be library manager, overseeing all services and assisting the director of the library.

While the decision to close The Virtual Chase was not made lightly, I’m convinced it’s the best choice for both the firm and me. I will take down the site gradually over the next several months unless I find someone willing to archive it or continue its development. I anticipate that the site will be completely offline by no later than May 2009 (and quite possibly, sooner) except in the event of a new owner.Thank you for your patronage over the years. This chapter of my professional life was truly a most extraordinary and rewarding experience.

Genie Tyburski, Web Manager
tvceditor [at] virtualchase [dot] com

Libraries Without Walls

From the 6-24-2008 NY Daily News, an interesting story about Brooklyn Public Library’s Young Adult Librarian Roxana Benevides and her views on the changing library. Click here for more.

‘Guybrarians’

From Lakeland Florida’s The Ledger.com: ‘Guybrarians’ – An Overdue Phenomenon at Many Libraries, and a Fine Career Choice, states, “an American Library Association study found that men make up 18 percent of all credentialed librarians.” (full article)

Google v. Librarians

The discussion continues in this recent Houston Chronicle (Chron.com) article, It’s online, and today’s librarians are experts at finding it.

The Vanishing Librarians?

A provocative editorial from the February 15th Library Journal, wherein John N. Berry III, Editor-at-Large, jberry@reedbusiness.com opines: “once professional responsibilities of librarians are being dumbed down into the duties of retail clerks or the robotic responses of machines.” Feel free to comment here or on the article site.

Are Libraries Needed in a High-tech Internet World?

The Dothaneagle web site (Alabama) answers this question and others. Click here for the answers.

Happy Birthday SCILS

Message From Renee Cullmann, President of NJLLA:

Hello NJLLA members: [] [Linked below] is an invitation for Rutgers School of Communication, Inofrmation and Library Studies (SCILS) 25th Anniversary celebration on 10/12/07 at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick. The Board thought that this event would be of interest to our members and we wanted to make you all aware of it. As our local library school we congratulate them on their 25th anniversary, and for turning out so many fine librarians, many of whom are NJLLAers. [Invitation]