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ORGANIZATION
ACTIVITIES
PUBLICATIONS
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS
ORGANIZATION
Founded:
April 25, 1935, at a meeting attended by 28 general and special
librarians. Prior to this time special librarians attended meetings of
the New York Chapter.
Purpose:
The New Jersey members of the Special Libraries Association, realizing
the need for a more intensive knowledge of the state's special library
resources, and desiring to cooperate more effectively in their
development, as well as to promote friendship among professional
neighbors, wish to establish a New Jersey Chapter of the Special
Libraries Association, and ask the Executive Board of the Association
to approve this step. By thus organizing, we believe we can develop a
mutual exchange of ideas; give added inspiration to our work; give
opportunity for discussion of individual projects of work that will
save duplication of effort; and serve as a clearing house of
information.
Name:
New Jersey Chapter, Special Libraries Association
Address:
Please contact Board Members through e-mail
Affiliation:
With the Special Libraries Association as the New Jersey Chapter June
11, 1935. Geographical boundaries for the New Jersey Chapter were
approved by the Special Libraries Association on February 3, 1978.
Membership:
Founding members numbered 28; present membership is approximately 300.
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ACTIVITIES
Meetings:
The Chapter conducts at least four regular meetings from September to
May each year, often preceded by dinner programs featuring outstanding
speakers or may offer panel or table discussions.
Committees:
Each year various committees are appointed to promote and implement
the activities of the Chapter. Committees include Business Manager, Bylaws, Career Guidance,
Employment, Finance, Government Relations, Membership,
Nominations/Awards, Professional Development, Program, Communications,
etc.
Events:
New Jersey has been host to six annual conferences of the Special
Libraries Association in 1916 and 1919 in Asbury Park and in 1923,
1926,1950, and 1959 in Atlantic City.
On April 24, 1985 the Chapter celebrated
its 50th anniversary. Distinguished guests in attendance included
state senators Leanna Brown and Matthew Feldman; President-Elect of
SLA, Robert Malinowski; and sixteen past Chapter presidents. The
featured speaker was John Berry, Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal.
In May 1995 the Chapter celebrated its 60th anniversary with a gala
celebration in conjunction with the year's annual meeting.
Recognition:
Eight New Jersey special librarians have been President of the Special
Libraries Association. Five of the national Presidents were also
President of the New Jersey Chapter of the Special Libraries
Association.
The eight individuals are:
- Frank Spaulding 1986-1987
- Efren W. Gonzalez 1971-1972
- Frank E. McKenna 1966-1967
- Winifred Sewell 1960-1961
- Katherine L. Kinder 1956-1957
- Betty Joy Cole 1946-1947
- Alma C. Mitchill 1938-1940
- John Cotton Dana 1909-1911
Alice Rankin Distinguished
Lecture Series:
In honor of C. Alice Rankin, Chapter President 1961-1962, the New
Jersey Chapter's distinguished lectures have been named for her.
A list of the lectures appears below:
- 2009
- Peter Bromberg - Assistant Director for South Jersey Regional
Library Cooperative (SJRLC) - "The Value of Leadership, the
Leadership of Value: Remaining Relevant in Times of Change "
- 2008
- Stephen Abram - SLA president - "Reality 2.0: Transforming
Ourselves and Our Association." Held May 5 at the Rutgers
University Inn and Conference Center
- 2007
- Mary Ellen Bates -
Principal and Founder, Bates Information Services. Well
known consultant, lecturer. Interesting, Informative,
Lively!
- 2006
- Jane Burke of Serials Solution - Jane Burke is a US based
consultant
- 2005 -
Carol
Tenopir - Carol Tenopir, Professor -
School of Information Sciences and Interim Director, Center for
Information Studies University of Tennessee - E-Jounals and Print:
How Usage Patterns Are Changing
- 2004 -
Anne
Mintz - Anne Mintz currently holds the position of Director of
Knowledge Management at Forbes Inc. She is the editor of Web
of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet - "What a
Tangled Web We Weave"
- 2003 - Guy
St. Clair - President/Consultant for Knowledge Management and
Learning at SMR International - Knowledge Services and Change
Management in the Information Workplace
- 2002 - Carol
L. Ginsburg - Deutsche Bank, Managing Director Global Business
Information Services - Motivating Yourself and Your Team Through
Crisis and Recession
- 2001 - Lucy Lettis
– You Say You Want a Revolution
- 2000 - Stephen Abram
- Shift Happens: Change and Opportunity in our Profession
- 1999 - Trudy Katz,
from MasterCard
- 1998 - Lawrence Prusak
- 1997 - James Rush, Executive
Director of Palinet – Critical Technologies for the Information
Professional
- 1996 - Guy St. Clair, President
SMR International – Powerful Influence in Information Services:
Playing the Organization Like a Musical Instrument
- 1995 - Rubens Medina, Law
Librarian, Library of Congress - Beyond the Reference Desk: New
Technology and New Tools
- 1994 - Jose-Marie Griffiths,
Director, Graduate School of Library and Information Science,
University of Tennessee - The Impact of Special Libraries in the
Corporate Environment
- 1993 - Pat Moholt, Asst. VP and
Assoc. Dean for Scholarly Re-sources, Columbia University, New
York - How Networking Changes Organizations
- 1992 - Toni Carbo Bearman,
Dean, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of
Pennsylvania - Special Librarian in the 21st Century - Changes and
Challenges
- 1991 - Frank H. Spaulding,
Consultant - International Librarianship
- 1990 - Dr. James R. Beniger,
Associate Professor, Annenberg School of Communications,
University of Southern California - Librarians Confront the
Control Revolution
- 1989 - Herbert S. White, Dean
of Indiana University School of Library and Information Sciences -
Libraries in the Corporate Political Process
- 1988 - Roger K. Summit,
President of Dialog, Inc. - Societal Implications of Online
Information Retrieval
- 1987 - Joe Ann Clifton, Manager
of Information Services, Litton Industries Inc., and
President-Elect, Special Libraries Association - The Information
Professional: Changes and Challenges
- 1986 - James M. Matarazzo,
Associate Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Library and
Information Science, Simmons College - Excellence in Corporate
Libraries
- 1985 - John N. Berry,
Editor-in-Chief, Library Journal - Ethics and Information Delivery
- 1984 - Patricia W. Berger,
National Bureau of Standards - Current Federal Information Policy
Issues - Implications for Librarians
- 1983 - W. Bradford Wiley,
Chairman, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. - The Future of Publishing in
the Electronic Age
- 1982 - G. M. Hopper, Commander,
USNR, Ret. - Historical Perspectives and Lessons for the Future of
Computing
- 1981 - V. B. Guiliano, Senior
Consultant, Arthur D. Little Inc. - Prospectus for Teleworking
- 1980 - R. S. Taylor, Dean of
the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University -
Information Productivity
- 1979 - F. Wilfred Lancaster,
Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois -
Libraries in an Electronic Age
- 1978 - F. G. Kilgour, President
and Executive Director of OCLC, Inc. - Future Access to
Information
Education:
In 1978-79 a work/study program was established and funded by the New
Jersey Chapter of the Special Libraries Association with Rutgers
University Graduate School of Library Science (now the Graduate School
of Communications, Information and Library Studies) to provide
practical training for a library student in a special library.
PUBLICATIONS
Chapter Bulletin:
The Chapter Bulletin was first issued in 1936 and is no longer issued.
Manual:
The Chapter manual was first issued in 1953 and has been continually
revised to guide the officers and committees in managing the
activities of the Chapter
Membership Directory:
The SLA directory is available to members online.
Previously, a directory of the members of the New Jersey Chapter had
been issued periodically since 1936. The most recent directory had
listed more than 400 members by personal name, including
organizational and division indexes.
Consultation:
A brochure titled "The Special Library: A Real Resource" was
prepared in 1987. Its purpose is to inform organizations that may need
help in establishing or operating a special library that the New
Jersey Chapter offers a free consultation service to assist them.
A brochure describing the New Jersey
Chapter was prepared in 1988. Its purpose was to provide information
on the Chapter to prospective members.
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ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS
Online Discussion Group:
Online Discussion Group:
The New Jersey Chapter has an online discussion group that anyone can
join. The discussion group provides a forum for announcements of
Chapter programs, events and news. To subscribe, choose the NJ
Chapter from the online
signup page.
Website:
The New Jersey Chapter began showing a presence on the World Wide Web
in 1996. To visit the web site, go to http://www.sla.org/chapter/cnj.
The Special Libraries Association web
site is found at http://www.sla.org/.
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