The NJLA College and University Section Technology Innovation Award honors a librarian or group of librarians for innovative use and application of technology in a New Jersey academic library. The award may be given either in recognition of a specific project, or for ongoing delivery of innovative technology applications. The purpose of the award is to recognize distinguished leadership in developing new technologies for academic libraries. Please follow these guidelines in completing your nomination:

1. Write a letter of nomination, including in no more than two paragraphs why the candidate is being nominated for the award. Self-nominations are welcome.
2. If this nomination is for a specific project, please supply a description (objectives, activities, and impacts), in no more than two pages. Supporting documents related to the project, including URLs, can be attached.
3. The remaining substance of the nomination letter should address in what specific ways the nominee has achieved the following:
   • Benefits of innovation/use of technology to library users;
   • Benefits of innovation/use of technology to the information community;
   • Impact of innovation/use of technology on librarians and library operations; and
   • Impact of innovation/use of technology on perception of the library/l ibrarians in the academic setting.
4. Be sure to include in your nomination the complete contact information for your nominee: name, title, institution, address, telephone and e-mail. Also, please include names and contact information for members of a project team.For a list of past winners and nominees and links to their projects, please visit the FAQ page.

   Nominees will be asked to demonstrate their project and answer questions on Friday, March 19th, at the Scholarly Communications Center of Rutgers University Libraries in New Brunswick from 9AM to 2PM.

   Please Note: Winner(s) of the NJLA CUS Technology Innovation Award will give a presentation on their project at the 2010 NJLA Annual Conference on April 27th at the Ocean Place Conference Center in Long Branch, NJ.

   Nomination Deadline: February 1, 2010.

   Please send nominations to:

   Denise O’Shea
   Chair, Technology Committee
   NJLA College and University Section
   E-mail: oshea at fdu.edu

At a recent meeting of the NJLA CUS / ACRL-NJ Technology Committee, the following projects were discussed:

• Ron Jantz, Rutgers, reported that RUCore has open source digital library tools to share online at: http://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/open/
• Matthew Brown, NJIT, spoke about the online dissertations at NJIT at: http://library.njit.edu/etd/

The CUS Luncheon speaker will be someone from Ithaka, which has recently merged with JSTOR. Note: the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the final report from a study that ARL commissioned Ithaka to conduct, entitled “Current Models of DigitalScholarly Communication,” by Nancy L. Maron and K. Kirby Smith, along with the database of exemplars that the study produced, which is available online at: http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/current-models-report.pdf.

The NJLA Conference Committee has approved the following sessions sponsored by the NJLA Technology Committee:

• Technology Innovation Forum for Tuesday, April 28th, 3:30-5:30PM (Mary Mallery, Moderator)
• Are We Half-Way on the Long Road towards Subject Guide 2.0? by Sharon Yang,Rider U. Libraries, on Wed., April 29th, 3:30PM.(Denise O’Shea, Moderator)
• Open Source Library Systems Developments Panel Session with JudyGardner, Project OLE Team at Rutgers, Mike Giarlo, Project ConiferConsultant, and John Stromquist, WALDO Koha Project., on Wed., April 29th, 11:30AM (Moderator: Mary Mallery); and
• NJVid Video Portal presented by Grace Agnew, Rutgers U. Libraries, and Sandra Miller, William Paterson U on Wed., April 29th, 2:30PM.. (Moderator: Mary Mallery)

The full NJLA 2009 Conference schedule is online at: http://njla.pbwiki.com/Conference+2009. Registration is now open and early bird registration closes on April 3.

The NJLA College and University Section Technology Innovation Award honors a librarian or group of librarians for innovative use and application of technology in a New Jersey academic library. The award may be given either in recognition of a specific project, or for ongoing delivery of innovative technology applications. The purpose of the award is to recognize distinguished leadership in developing new technologies for academic libraries. Please follow these guidelines in completing your nomination:

1. Please write a letter of nomination, including in no more than two paragraphs why the candidate in being nominated for the award.
2. If this nomination is for a special project, please supply a description of the project (objectives, activities, and impacts), in no more than two pages. Supporting documents related to the project, including URLs, can be attached.
3. The remaining substance of the nomination letter should address in what specific ways the nominee has achieved the following:
   1. Benefits of innovation/use of technology to library users;
   2. Benefits of innovation/use of technology to information community;
   3. Impact of innovation/use of technology on library operations; and
   4. Impact of innovation/use of technology on perception of the library/librarians in the academic setting.
4. Be sure to include in your nomination the complete contact information for your nominee: name, title, institution, address, telephone and e-mail.

Nominees will be asked to demonstrate their project and answer questions on March 20th at the Scholarly Communications Center of Rutgers University Libraries in New Brunswick from 9AM to 2PM.

Please Note: Winner(s) of the NJLA CUS Technology Innovation Award will give a presentation on their project at the 2009 NJLA Annual Conference on April 28th at the Ocean Place Conference Center in Long Branch, NJ.

Nomination Deadline: February 1, 2009.

Please send nominations to:

Mary Mallery
Chair, Technology Committee
NJLA College and University Section
E-mail: mallerym@mail.montclair.edu

Last year’s winner of Technology Innovation Award was the team of Choong Hoong Liew, Web Designer; and Mei Ling Lo, Math/Computer Science Librarian, at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey for their “Rutgers Library Toolbar” project that extended and customized the LibX toolbar application, a free, open source extension for the Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. To see their Powerpoint presentation and other award nominees from 2008, visit the Web page at:
http://www.njla.org/njacrl/2008TechInnovForum.html

The NJLA Information Technology Section and the Technology Committee of the NJLA College and University Section invite you to:

The FutureTech for Libraries Symposium
Date: Friday, June 13, 2008
Time: 9:30AM – 3:30PM, includes coffee, tea, fruit and danish in the morning and lunch in the Cafe.
Place: The College of New Jersey Library Auditorium

Keynote Speaker:
Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research and InstructionalServices, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA

Presenting:
“Why are we doing this? Designing Future Technology Adoption into the Business of Libraries”:

Followed by Pecha Kucha*s with the following proponents and skeptics discussing:

1 Open Source Tools for Libraries
Pro: Edward Corrado, SUNY Binghamton
Skeptic: James Farrugia, Drew University

2 Video Production and Marketing
Pro: Nancy Dowd, NJ State Library
Skeptic: Mary Mallery, Montclair State University

3 Gaming in Libraries
Pro: Bob Keith, Princeton Public Library
Skeptic: Amy Kearns, CJRLC

4 Virtual Reference
Pro: Marie Radford, Rutgers U. SCILS
Skeptic: Beth Cackowski,QandAnj Project Manager

5 E-books and Digital Libraries
Pro: Linda Langschied, Rutgers U. Scholarly Communications Center
Skeptic: Marc Meola, The College of New Jersey

6 Federated Search Tools
Pro: Sharon Yang, Rider U. Libraries
Skeptic: Denise O’Shea, Fairleigh Dickinson U.

7 Library 2.0 Social Networking
Pro: Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library
Skeptic: Peter Bromberg, SJRLC

8 Second Life in Libraries
Pro: Kathleen Hughes, Montclair State University
Skeptic: Steven Adams, Princeton University

Cost: $35 for NJLA and ACRL/nj members; $52.50 for nonmembers; $17.50 for students.

To register, please print out and mail the online form at :
http://www.njla.org/programs/futuretech.pdf

Registration will close on Friday, June 6, 2008. We will send you confirmation and parking instructions after you register.

The NJLA Information Technology Section and the College and University Section would like to thank and acknowledge additional supportfrom The College of New Jersey and TCNJ Library administrative staff.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 NJLA Technology Innovation Award:

Choong Hoong Liew, Web Designer; and Mei Ling Lo, Math/Computer Science Librarian at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey  for their project “The Rutgers Library Toolbar” using the LibX toolbar.

Presentations by the winners and nominees for the Award at the NJLA 2008 Technology Innovation Forum, held on April 30, 2008 at the Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, NJ, are online at:

http://www.njla.org/njacrl/2008TechInnovForum.html

For more information about the NJLA 2008 Conference, visit the Web page at:

http://www.njla.org/conference/2008/

The Technology Committee is sponsoring the following four sessions at the NJLA 2008 Conference at the Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, NJ from April 30th through May 1st, 2008:

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Title: “The Scriblio solution for improving the library OPAC”

Presenter: Casey Bisson, Information Architect
Plymouth State University, Lamson Library
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Blog: http://about.scriblio.net/
Blog: http://MaisonBisson.com/

Abstract:
Learn about the simple yet elegant Scriblio OPAC interface solution using WordPress and open source software, which Bisson created, and for which he received the prestigious Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration in December, 2006. The Scriblio software will revolutionize the online search process by allowing titles and descriptions of library holdings to be found on the Internet.

*Cosponsored by the NJLA Technical Services Section

Date/Time:  May 1st, 2:30PM-3:20PM

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Title: “Blogging, RSS & Academic Libraries – Applications and Technology”

Presenter: Denise O’Shea, Systems Librarian, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Abstract:
Are you looking for a more effective way to communicate within your library, and with your library patrons? This presentation starts with an overview of blogging in academic libraries. It uses real world examples from academic libraries to illustrate applications and best practices, and wraps up with a discussion of RSS – what it is and its use in the academic environment

Date/Time: May 1st, 11:30AM – 12:20PM

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Title: Second Life for Academic Libraries

Panel Session Members:
1) Steven M. Adams
Biological and Life Sciences Librarian
Princeton University
Fine Hall — Biology Library
http://etc.princeton.edu/sl/

2) Sister Anita Talar,
Education Librarian,
Seton Hall University Library
http://tltc.shu.edu/virtualworlds/

3) Craig Anderson
Reference Librarian
Nancy Thompson Library
Kean University
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City/220/60/24/?x=561&y=561&img=http%3A//pics.livejournal.com/keanlibrary/pic/0000r1dt&title=Kean%20University%20Library&msg=Come%20visit%20us%20in%20Second%20Life

Abstract:
Panel Session on the uses of the Second Life virtual world online environment to deliver research and information literacy instruction services in three academic libraries in New Jersey.

Date/Time:  May 1st, 9Am to 9:50AM

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Title: “Technology Innovation Forum”

Abstract:
Featuring the nominees and winner(s) of the 2008 NJLA College and University Section Technology Innovation Award, which honors a librarian or group of librarians for innovative use and application of technology in a New Jersey academic library. The award may be given either in recognition of a specific project, or for ongoing delivery of
innovative technology applications.The purpose of the award is to recognize leadership in developing new technologies for academic libraries.

Date/Time: April 30th, 3:30PM- 5:30PM

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For more information on the NJLA 2008 Conference, go to:

http://www.njla.org/conference/2008/

The 2008 LITA National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality
concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 11th annual LITA
National Forum to be held at the Hilton Netherland Plaza hotel in
Cincinnati, Ohio from October 16-19, 2008

Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2007 to:
Mary Taylor
mtaylor@ala.org
Executive Director
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)

The Montclair State University Academic Computing Committee recently shared this YouTube video by Common Craft to help people get comfortable with setting up RSS feeds:

Welcome to the NJLA College and University Section/ACRL-New Jersey Chapter Technology Committee Members!

Please post information about current Library Technology Topics, links to videos, photos, etc. as well as information about our Committee’s workshops and business. Also, feel free to post comments on blog entries.

Special thank you to Denise O’Shea of Fairleigh Dickinson University for setting this up!