August 18th 2009
Hi, all. Please review the attached preliminary estimated Per Capita State Aid amount for your library for FY 2010. This is an estimate. Until all of the \x93Requests for Exception\x94 are received and processed, the final amount cannot be determined. If you are puzzled by the estimated amount, please see the attached information on Millage and the following explanation on reduction in estimated amount: -100% Library did not submit application this year but did last year. -1% to -20% Reflects the 10 ...Continue Reading
August 6th 2009
Update Regarding New Jersey Libraries and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Representatives from the New Jersey State Library have been serving on the Statewide Broadband Planning and Coordination Committee, which is being lead by Adel Abeid, CTO of the State of New Jersey Office of Information Technology (OIT). This committee, working with Kimball Associates, a consulting company that was chosen by OIT, is charged with providing input related to a statewide proposal to improve broadband connectivity in ...Continue Reading
July 13th 2009
The New Jersey State Library is pleased to sponsor two workshops on graphic novel collection development. Graphic novels have become one of the hottest collection types in libraries. If you want to learn about how your library can have the graphic novels that your customers are looking for, please plan to attend one of these full-day workshops! Some of the topics to be covered include: - What are the best graphic novel collection development resources for librarians? - How can comic book publishers help you with ...Continue Reading
July 1st 2009
Tell Us Your Story Update On behalf of the New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association, I would like to thank all of the incredible people who participated in the "Tell Us Your Story" campaign. We were delighted to have had hundreds of librarians attend the marketing boot camp and special programs, and then hundreds more learn to tell a compelling story. Receiving such wonderful digital stories for the contest segment of the campaign has been the icing on the cake! We are especially grat ...Continue Reading
June 11th 2009
Hello all, This is a reminder for the trial on "Bibliostat Connect" and "Counting Opinions" that ends June 14th. Please take a few moments to try out the products for comparative analysis of public library data, if you have not already done so. I will appreciate all feedback on the two by June 15th. The original message dated 6/1/09 is below. Thanking you. Cordially, Alka Bhatnagar -------------------------------------------------------- Hello, Assessing the ever growing demand for quick and easy ...Continue Reading
June 11th 2009
Members of the Libraries Transform Lives task force agreed that a calculator to show the value of a library card is a good tool to build support in the community. Some New Jersey libraries already make this tool available on their webpage, and it is hoped that you will find it useful for your library. The calculator is based on the Maine model with additional components developed by the members of the Libraries Transform Lives task force. Thanks especially to Kathy Schalk-Greene, Joan M. Serpico and Kelly Garwood for ...Continue Reading
June 4th 2009
Governor Jon S. Corzine, Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells and Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy cordially invite you to attend a 345th Birthday Salute to New Jersey Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:00 \x96 4:00pm New Jersey State Museum 205 West State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 On June 24, 1664, the name "New Jersey" first appeared as the designation for the territory that now comprises our state. On this 345th anniversary, we will salute our state\x92s history as a key element in our classrooms, our c ...Continue Reading
June 3rd 2009
EBSCO is offering 4 webinars to introduce your library staff to our newest database offering - COINS: Career Library. These sessions will be: Tues. 6/16 @ 2:00pm Thurs. 6/18 @ 11:00am Tues. 6/23 @ 2:00pm Wed. 6/24 @ 11:00am To register for one of these sessions, please go to: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115 The information that you need to connect to the session will be sent to you 24 hours ahead of the session. If you have any questions, please contact me at sschatz@PROTECTED. ...Continue Reading
June 1st 2009
Hello, Assessing the ever growing demand for quick and easy access to public library statistics for comparison and reporting, I have set up trial for two web based products offering analytical / performance metric tools for comparative statistics on performance indicators for branch, region, state, and/or national level. Please critique the two products for their features, functionalities, and user experience that will best meet your reporting needs. The two products and their trial information are as follows: 1. &quo ...Continue Reading
May 27th 2009
EBSCO has asked us to refer you to their gneral technical support desk if you encounter an authentication problem when linking the EBSCO Career Center to your websit. The contact information is: 1.800.758.5995 or by email at eptech@PROTECTED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] using example@PROTECTED. You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time ...Continue Reading
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