The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can be viewed on the agency's Web site at http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/100208.shtm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2008 IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@PROTECTED Mamie Bittner, mbittner@PROTECTED IMLS Releases FY 07 State Library Agency Data WASHINGTON, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is pleased to announce the early release ...Continue Reading

2008 Equalized Valuation may be found at http://www.njabp.com/treasury/taxation/text/lpt/lptvaluetxt.htm. For those of you that do not want to wait until NJSL staff prepare the spreadsheet, to determine the 1/3 mill minimum for next year's budget, multiply the equalized valuation by .000333333. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] using example@PROTECTED. You may ...Continue Reading

Rhea Rubin, author of Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library, will present three FREE workshops on outcomes-based evaluation (OBE) in November 2008. Librarians from all types of libraries are invited to attend. At the workshops, participants will be introduced to OBE, a method to assess the impact of a library program or service on users. OBE is a user-centered approach to the planning and assessment of programs or services that are provided to address particular user needs and designed to ac ...Continue Reading

The 2008 National Survey of Public Library Funding and Technology Access will close November 7, which leaves 6 weeks in the survey cycle this year. It sounds like quite a while, but it can sure fly by pretty quickly! Here are a few things to keep in mind: 1) The Gates Foundation\x92s Opportunity Online library grantees should go to http://opportunityonlinesurvey.org to complete the survey, as they will not be able to get in to the main survey site. 2) The URL to complete the survey for non-Opportunity Onlin ...Continue Reading

Dear Public Library Director, The NJLA Public Policy Committee requests your participation in a short survey on your library's policy regarding non-resident cards and services. We have heard from colleagues across the state that issues related to non-resident services can impact local library funding debates and we would like to better understand the issues involved in the non-resident services currently offered in NJ public libraries. The survey should not take long to complete and can be found at the following url: ...Continue Reading

I have emailed Treasury and asked for the equalized valuation table that is usually made public the first week in October. Please rest assured that I will absolutely send you the information just as soon as I get. Best wishes, Victoria ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 by vi ...Continue Reading

We have a major upgrade coming to JerseyCat the week of October 13. This makes our annual JerseyCat User Group sessions very important. These sessions bring us together to share information with one another and to hear about all of the new features JerseyCat has to offer. They are very important to attend if your library uses JerseyCat as a borrower or a lender. Please try to send someone from your library. The sessions are scheduled to be held from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 on the following dates and locations: Octob ...Continue Reading

Attached are the preliminary data publications for 2007. If you see any mistakes, or have any questions please contact Alka at abhatnagar@PROTECTED or 609.278.2640 ext. 133. The final check amounts and confirmation letters for PCSA FY09 have been posted at http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/State_Aid/. See the links under "Data Year 2007 (Payment October 2008 - SFY2009)" labeled "FINAL CHECK AMOUNT FY09" and "CONFIRMATION LETTERS FOR FYO9." If you have any questions, please contact Alka. As ...Continue Reading

Hi, all. Attached is the latest estimated payment. If you see any problems or have any questions, please email me at vrosch@PROTECTED. Victoria Rosch, Deputy Director Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library vrosch@PROTECTED 609.278.2640 ext.157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ...Continue Reading

Sorry, but someone found a mistake in the data entry and I will have to recalculate the amounts. The bad news is that Morris County libraries may get a little less (closer to what they got last year). The good news is that everyone else may get a little more If you have any questions, please hold them until I get the revised figures out to you via the listserve. Victoria Rosch, Deputy Director Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library vrosch@PROTECTED 609.278.2640 ext.157 ------------------------------- ...Continue Reading