Setting and Assessing Instructional Goals

A few days ago I attended a workshop at Rider University sponsored by ACRL-NJ and VALE about writing performance objectives and developing assessment for library instruction sessions. Heather Dalal, of Rider (who was also a panel member at our library instruction...

Looking forward to NJLA 2013

As a newer MLIS student, I’m pretty excited to attend the NJLA conference this year because it will be my first library-focused conference. I can’t wait to go to the poster sessions, check out the programming, and see the exhibitors. But what I’m...

SCARLA at NJLA 2013

Don’t miss SCARLA at NJLA 2013. We’ll be presenting a poster: “What’s the Big Deal About Library Instruction: Getting library instruction experience as an MLIS student.” Our session is on Tuesday, June 4 from 10-11 a.m. Here’s the...

Revel: Oasis for NJ Librarians

Hi all, I just returned home from “Retooling 4 Tomorrow: New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference.”  NJLA 2012 took place at the new Revel Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ from Monday June 4th to Wednesday June 6th. The Revel can only be described as the new...

How to Present a Poster by SLA

I just attended an online webinar presented by Tara Murray, Director of Information Services/Librarian for the American Philatelic Research Library, and hosted by SLA. The webinar was a great concise outline of poster construction and presentation, and Tara agreed to...

Posters and conferences

It’s been a while since VALE, and now NJLA will be here before you know it. If you’ve been attending meetings and checking in here, you know that SCARLA will be represented at the NJLA conference in Atlantic City this June. I am excited to be able to...