May 15, 2013
5:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

How Do I Find It?
Discovery Services: Comparing Experiences at Rider and Princeton Universities

Speakers:

 

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Location: Rider University’s Mercer Room in Daly Dining Hall
2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (directions to building on following page)

 

 

 

The Program: Many libraries are trying to make it easier for users to find resources with simple search boxes that send queries to a database containing the libraries’ holdings–and resources beyond–by using discovery services. Each speaker will talk about 15 minutes, beginning with a discussion of discovery tools in general, and then describing their experiences with these tools, with a question and answer period following.

5:00 Networking
6:00 Dinner
6:45-7 PM Rosemary Allen Little Award
7:00 Panel Discussion

The PT chapter thanks the Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider University, for sponsoring the program. If you have any questions, please contact Pat Dawson at 609-896-5114 or pdawson@rider.edu [email is preferred contact method].

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu at the bottom to select membership status. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

To pay by check, please click HERE and mail the form and a check made payable to PT-SLA to:
Willow Dressel
1602 Jonathan Court
Princeton, NJ 08540

Directions to Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648:

http://www.rider.edu/lawdirections

From the NJ Turnpike: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to exit 7A (I-195 West). Follow I-195 West to Exit 60-B for I-295 North toward Princeton. I-295 will become I-95 South. Take Exit 7-A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From Route 1 South: Take the exit for Interstate 95 South (sign says “To Pennsylvania”). Bear right at junction, following signs for I-95 South (Pennsylvania). Take Exit 7A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From South Jersey: From the Garden State Parkway: take Exit 98 (I-195 West). Follow I-195 West to Exit 60-B for I-295 North toward Princeton. I-295 will become I-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From I-295 North: I-295 North, straight over the Delaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7-A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to the main Philadelphia Exit 351 and follow the signs to I-95 North. Continue on I-95 North, straight over the Delaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7-A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

Map of Campus for parking and location of Daly Dining Hall where the Mercer Room is located:

http://www.rider.edu/about-rider/maps  [#4 on map]

Parking is available directly behind the Daly Dining Hall and can be accessed by driving around the campus mall to the street between the Alumni Gymnasium [#3] and Daly Dining Hall [#4]. The entrance to the Mercer Room is the door facing the Alumni Gymnasium [#3]. Signs to the Mercer Room will be posted by this door.

Membership status

SLA Members (any chapter) $20.00 USD Student or retiree $15.00 USD Non-Members $25.00 USD

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April 17, 2013
5:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

 Virtual Libraries in the Corporate World

Speakers:

Date:  Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Location:  Princeton Public Library (Click for a Google Map to get directions to the site)

65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542

 

 

 

 

The Program: The three panelists will discuss virtual libraries and how they “virtualized” their own libraries.  Each panelist will talk for about 15 minutes, followed by a discussion and question-and-answer period.

5:00 Networking
6:00 Dinner (with vegetarian option)
7:00 Presentation

The PT chapter thanks Laura Szalaj and Pat Dawson for planning this meeting.  If you have any questions, please contact Laura Szalaj at lauraszalaj@verizon.net or Pat Dawson at pdawson@rider.edu.

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu at the bottom to select membership status. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

To pay by check, please click HERE and mail the form and a check made payable to PT-SLA to:
Willow Dressel
1602 Jonathan Court
Princeton, NJ 08540

Directions to Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
The Princeton Public Library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., at the corner of Witherspoon and Wiggins Streets, in Princeton Borough. Link to Google Map: Princeton Public Library

Parking:
Library parking is available in the Municipal Garage at Spring Street located adjacent to the library. Drivers may enter the lot from Spring Street or through the library access driveway (Sylvia Beach Way) off Wiggins Street. Library card holders can have their tickets validated for up to 2-hours of free parking when they visit the library. Other visitors receive 30 minutes of free parking if they use the Municipal Garage at Spring Street. For more information about parking in Princeton visit http://www.princetonparking.org/parking_map.html.

Public Transportation:
The library is also accessible via public transportation. By rail take the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line to Princeton Junction and transfer to the Princeton Local (a.k.a. “The Dinky”). NJ Transit Bus Services 605 and 606 and the freeB Jitney provide regular service between Princeton Borough and Princeton Township.

Membership status

SLA Members (any chapter) $20.00 USD Student or retiree $15.00 USD Non-Members $25.00 USD

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March 19, 2013
5:30 am	to	8:30 am

Branding our Libraries

Speaker:  John LeMasney
Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at PrincetonUniversity

Date:  Tuesday, March 19, 2013
5:30 Networking
6:15 Buffet Dinner (with vegetarian option)
7:00 Presentation 
Location:  Princeton University’s Campus Club (Click for a Google Map to get directions to the site)
5 Prospect Ave., Princeton, NJ08540-5299 (directions to building on following page)

The Program: Determining and Reinforcing Organizational Branding for Libraries in Culture, Communications, and Social Media Efforts

John LeMasney will lead a discussion aimed at enhancing our awareness of how our libraries are interpreted as individual organizations and resources.  Does it match our intended mission and outcomes? We can use cultural elements, communication methods, social media efforts, and interpersonal interactions with stakeholders to emphasize and underline what our libraries are and why they provide valuable benefits to their unique patronage. Please join us to add to this valuable discussion on brand in libraries! 

About the Speaker: John LeMasney is a father who lives and works in and around Princeton, New Jersey.  Currently the Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University, John worked from 1998-2011 at Rider University, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, as the Manager of Technology Training.  He was recently awarded a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership with honors from Rider University, and he also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture with honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.  John is a designer, artist, writer, poet, technologist, consultant, open web advocate, and open source evangelist. He is most interested in helping people to use technology to make their lives, work, and world better.   (http://johnwlemasney.wordpress.com/about/)

The PT chapter thanks Jane Holmquist and Susan Moss for planning this meeting.  If you have any questions, please contact (Susan Moss, susanmossmls@yahoo.com 609-777-0658).  After 3:00 p.m. on March 19, contact Jane Holmquist at 609-258-3150 or jane@princeton.edu.

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu at the bottom to select membership status. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

To pay by check, please click HERE and mail the form and a check made payable to PT-SLA to:
Willow Dressel
1602 Jonathan Court
Princeton, NJ 08540

Directions to Campus Club and Princeton University Parking Lots

Link to Google Map: Princeton University’s Campus Club

PrincetonUniversity’s Campus Club is located at 5 Prospect Ave., Princeton, New Jersey08540-5299, at the corner of Prospect Ave. and Washington Road, across from The Woodrow Wilson School.

From Rte. 1, go west on Washington Road (County Road 526), into Princeton.  You will pass a stop light at Faculty Road.  The second stop light is at Ivy Lane, which goes off only to the right.  The third stop light is Prospect Avenue, which also goes off only to the right.

From Nassau St. in Princeton, turn east, onto Washington Road.  Pass Williams Street, which goes off only to the left.  Prospect Avenue is the next street, which also goes off only to the left.

You can park for free in University parking lots after 5:00 p.m.  University lots are located on Ivy Lane and Williams Street.  Metered parking is also available on Prospect Avenue.

Princeton University Parking Lots:  www.princeton.edu/parking/parkingzone.pdf

Membership status

SLA Members (any chapter) $20.00 USD Student or retiree $15.00 USD Non-Members $25.00 USD

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March 1, 2013
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm

Friday, March 1, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

The library community is a buzz about open source software (OSS). What will it mean to our libraries? Would it help if you knew that it is not just about programming, but a philosophy? This class will give you the facts about OSS by not only introducing you to what OSS is and what it means for libraries, but also by providing attendees with a toolbox of OSS products to use in their libraries.

Nicole C. Engard is the Vice President of Education at ByWater Solutions. Her primary role at ByWater Solutions is to educate librarians about open source software with a focus on the Koha ILS. In addition to her daily responsibilities, Nicole keeps the library community up to date on web technologies via her website “What I Learned Today…” (www.web2learning.net) and volunteers as a community moderator on opensource.com. In 2007, Nicole was named one of Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers and in 2009 she was the editor of “Library Mashups,” a book published by Information Today, Inc. and in 2010 she authored “Practical Open Source Software for Libraries,” a book published by Chandos Inc. and in 2012 the second edition of “The Accidental Systems Librarian” which she worked on with Rachel Singer Gordon was released.

To register for this free webinar go to: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/196093721

Hope you join us!

November 28, 2012
5:30 pm	to	9:00 pm

Speaker: Daniel J. Linke, Princeton University Archivist and Curator of Public Policy Papers

The rich holdings of the Princeton University Archives and the Public Policy Papers collections of the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library are revealed! See John F. Kennedy’s Princeton application, what Woodrow Wilson wrote to a college classmate, and one of the first photographs taken in Princeton, as well as important documents from the papers of two Secretaries of State, a CIA Director, and the American Civil Liberties Union. The evening’s speaker, Daniel J. Linke, will also discuss his experiences as an archival librarian.

About the Speaker: Dan Linke has worked in the Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University since 1993 and has been the University Archivist since 2002. Dan is responsible for overall operations of the Mudd Manuscript Library, including acquisitions, donor relations, public services, technical services, fundraising, outreach, building operations, and staff supervision.

Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Time: 5:30-9:00 p.m.
Schedule: 5:30 p.m. Tour of the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Optional dinner following at Triumph Brewing Company (walking distance from Mudd Library)

Location:
Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08541 (Directions to building below)

RSVP by Wednesday, November 21st
Respond today! This program is limited to the first 20 attendees due to space limitations at Mudd Library.

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu below to select membership status. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

To pay by check, please click HERE and mail the form and a check made payable to PT-SLA to:
Kelly Bergman
Mudd Manuscript Library Event
21 Hedgecroft Drive, Pennington, NJ 08534

Directions to Mudd Manuscript Library
Once you arrive at on Olden Street, the Mudd Library is located on the RIGHT between William Street and Prospect Avenue. The Library (#65 Olden Street) is a low red brick building with a windowless upper story, accessible from a walkway perpendicular to Olden Street. Metered parking is located on Olden and William Streets and Prospect Avenue. Free University parking is available in Lot 21, which is serviced by the campus shuttle (East Line). The lot is within a fifteen-minute uphill walk from Mudd.

Directions to Triumph Brewing Company

October 18, 2012
6:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

***REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED***

Oh, the Places I’ve Been (and the Places You’ll Go)-
A Professional Life Examined: Opportunities Encountered and Lessons Learned
Speaker: Diane Hoffman, Owner and President of Hoffman Information Services

About the Speaker: Diane Hoffman is a librarian who has over 35 years experience with database vendors, including RefWorks-COS (a division of ProQuest). She has also been a consultant on various projects. Learn more about Diane Hoffman on LinkedIn.

Sponsored by LibraryLink NJ and ProQuest/Dialog

Date: Thursday October 18, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: The Chauncey Conference Center at Educational Testing Service, One Chauncey Road, Princeton, NJ 08541

Schedule:
6:00 p.m. Cocktails at the Brodsky Art Gallery
7:00-9:00 p.m. Dinner and Program in the Mallard

Have a chance to win door prizes and view our memorabilia display!

Please reserve your spot by October 10, 2012

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu below to select SLA member, student/retiree, or non-member. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

**Please select a menu option**

To pay by check, please click HERE and print out page two of the October meeting registration form. Mail the form and a check made payable to PT-SLA to:
Kelly Bergman
SLA Anniversary Event
21 Hedgecroft Drive, Pennington, NJ 08534

September 20, 2012
5:30 pm	to	9:00 pm

D is For Digital” with Brian Kernighan
Princeton University’s Computer Science Department

Join us for a discussion on computing and the Internet

Brian is a computer scientist who was in the Bell Labs group that created Unix. His latest book is “D is for Digital,” on the workings of computers and communications, hardware and software. He will discuss issues in and around computing and the internet, as well as self-publishing.

WHERE:
Rutgers Club
199 College Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
DIRECTIONS

WHEN:
Thursday September 20, 2012
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The chapters gratefully acknowledge our sponsors for making this event possible.

• Information Express
• Pro Libra
• FirstWord
• Elsevier Business Intelligence
• Linguamatics

Please reserve your spot by Sept. 17, 2012.

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu below to select SLA member, student/retiree, or non-member. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

To pay by check, please click HERE and print out the September meeting registration form. Mail the form and a check made payable to PT-SLA to:

Kelly Bergman
Brian Kernighan Event
21 Hedgecroft Drive, Pennington, NJ 08534

May 16, 2012
5:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

Social networking sites, general purpose search engines, and your own home, work, and public-use computers provide considerable information on you – your digital footprint. Even though identity fraud and theft are on the rise, many people do not take necessary steps to protect their privacy, identification, and good name. Find out if you are at risk, the forms of ID theft, and sources of free, quality help.

• Analyze ID safety issues at work, home, and on the road
• Apply safeguards and remove unwanted information
• Connect to and retrieve additional tools and resources

Protect your own digital footprint!
Speaker: Robert J. Lackie
Professor-Librarian, Rider University
Date: May 16, 2012
Location: Rider University
Bart Luedeke Center (Building #40 on the map)
Fireside Lounge, Room 245
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
http://www.rider.edu/about-rider/maps

Also, presentation of the Rosemary Allen Little Award

A special thanks for the generous support of LibraryLinkNJ

5:00 – 5:45 pm Networking
5:45 – 6:45 pm Dinner
6:45 – 7:00 pm Rosemary Allen Little Award
7:00 – 8:00 pm Presentation

“Venetian buffet” dinner to include: Caesar salad, fresh garlic bread, Pasta Penne Salsa Rosa with or without meatballs, Mediterranean Chicken, garlic bread, assorted cookies, beverages.

Please RSVP by Thursday, May 10th

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu to select SLA member, student/retiree, or non-member. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

Or, return the P-T SLA May 2012 meeting flyer with your check (made payable to P-T SLA) no later than Thursday, May 10th.

Directions to Rider University Lawrenceville CampusBy Car

From the NJ Turnpike: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to exit 7A (I-195 West). Follow I-195 West to Exit 60-B for I-295 North toward Princeton. I-295 will become I-95 South. Take Exit 7-A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From Route 1 South: Take the exit for Interstate 95 South (sign says “To Pennsylvania”). Bear right at junction, following signs for I-95 South (Pennsylvania). Take Exit 7A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From South Jersey: From the Garden State Parkway: take Exit 98 (I-195 West). Follow I-195 West to Exit 60-B for I-295 North toward Princeton. I-295 will become I-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From I-295 North: I-295 North, straight over the Delaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7-A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to the main Philadelphia Exit 351 and follow the signs to I-95 North. Continue on I-95 North, straight over the Delaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7-A off of I-95 to US Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

By Train or Bus

Amtrak trains for Trenton and Princeton Junction leave Penn Station in New York City and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. New Jersey Transit provides rail service to Princeton Junction, Hamilton and Trenton from New York City and the surrounding area, and SEPTA provides service to Trenton and West Trenton from Philadelphia and the surrounding area. New Jersey Transit schedules may be consulted for bus service from Hamilton and Trenton train stations.

Links

• Amtrak
• New Jersey Transit
• Northeast Corridor Train Schedule (PDF)
• Bus Service (No. 606) from Hamilton & Trenton Stations (PDF)
• SEPTA

March 19, 2012
5:30 pm	to	8:00 pm

Pinterest is an exciting new social networking service that uses visual media to promote ideas. John LeMasney will give a broad overview of Pinterest and explain how to use it to promote your personal and organizational brand. With Pinterest, you can follow others, and others can follow you; pin visual items, like photos and videos, to categorical boards and repin others’ pins that you find interesting. You can collaborate with others to make collective boards. You can like things that you enjoy but that are fleeting or less categorizable; pin things that you find online, or things that you upload yourself. Pinterest takes the best parts of Diigo, Twitter, Facebook, and other networks and gives them a very pretty, unified face. It is a quickly growing network, with phenomenal adoption rates, and users who often say they are addicted to pinning.

Speaker: John LeMasney
Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University
John LeMasney is the Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University. He is a father, artist, designer, technologist, consultant, and open source evangelist living and working in New Jersey.
Date: Monday, March 19, 2012
Location: Princeton University’s Campus Club (Click for a Google Map to get directions to the site)
5 Prospect Ave., Princeton, NJ 08540-5299 (directions to building follow)

5:30 Networking
6:15 Buffet Dinner (with vegetarian option)
7:00 Presentation

The P-T chapter gratefully acknowledges Information Express for sponsoring this meeting.

The PT chapter thanks Jane Holmquist and Susan Moss for planning this meeting. If you have any questions, please contact (Susan Moss, susanmossmls@yahoo.com 609-777-0658)

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu to select SLA member, student/retiree, or non-member. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

Or, return the March 2012 SLA Meeting Flyer with your check (made payable to P-T SLA) no later than Thursday, March 15th.

Directions to Campus Club
Link to Google Map: Princeton University’s Campus Club
Princeton University’s Campus Club is located at 5 Prospect Ave., Princeton, New Jersey 08540-5299, at the corner of Prospect Ave. and Washington Road, across from The Woodrow Wilson School.

From Rte. 1, go west on Washington Road (County Road 526), into Princeton. You will pass a stop light at Faculty Road. The second stop light is at Ivy Lane, which goes off only to the right. The third stop light is Prospect Avenue, which also goes off only to the right.

From Nassau St. in Princeton, turn east, onto Washington Road. Pass Williams Street, which goes off only to the left. Prospect Avenue is the next street, which also goes off only to the left.

You can park for free in University parking lots after 5:00 p.m. University lots are located on Ivy Lane and Williams Street. Metered parking is also available on Prospect Avenue.

February 15, 2012
5:30 pm	to	8:00 pm

Description: Handheld devices. Tablet computers. Reading on the web. Dedicated eReaders. Digital bookstores. Americans are reading in more ways than ever before, and eReading expands the options that readers have to entertain themselves and absorb information. Libraries are continuing to evolve the services they offer to customers based upon how people prefer to read. David Lisa, Adult Services & Urban Libraries Specialist in the Library Development Bureau at the New Jersey State Library, will talk about the current state of eReading, how different generations look at this and what the future might hold.

Speaker: David Lisa
Adult Services & Urban Libraries Specialist in the Library Development Bureau
at the New Jersey State Library
David Lisa is a librarian and popular culture enthusiast living in New Jersey. He is a Project Specialist for the New Jersey State Library. Learn more about David Lisa at http://www.davidlisa.com.
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Location: Edison Ventures (Click for Google Map’s Directions)
1009 Lenox Drive, Building 4, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

5:30 Networking
6:00 Dinner (Because of building security, please make every effort to arrive by 6:00)
6:45 Presentation by David Lisa

The P-T chapter gratefully acknowledges EBSCO Publishing for sponsoring this meeting.

The PT chapter thanks Joy Whitney, Ellen Specht, and Karen McQuillen for planning this meeting. If you have any questions, please contact (Karen McQuillen, kmcquillen@ets.org, 609-734-5664)

To pay via PayPal or credit card, use the drop-down menu to select SLA member, student/retiree, or non-member. Please fill in the boxes asking for your work/school affiliation and preferred email and phone number.

Or, return the February 15, 2012 SLA meeting Flyer with your check (made payable to P-T SLA) no later than Monday, February 13th

Directions to Edison Ventures

Link to Google Map

Edison Ventures is located at 1009 Lenox Drive, Building 4, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Lenox Drive is at the intersection of I-295 and Princeton Pike.
Please park on the side of the building that is parallel to I-295 and come in the East entrance. Take the elevator to the 2nd Floor. The office is across from the elevator.