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Wednesday, April 16, 4:30 p.m. | SC&I Meeting Room (CI-323)

 

Cristina Pattuelli, Associate Professor, Pratt InstituteThis presentation will provide an overview of the Linked Jazz project with a focus on its development phases, from the creation of linked data from textual materials to the building of applications for visualizing the data as social networks. Linked jazz will serve as a case study to share the lessons learned in experimenting with Linked Open Data technology for digital cultural resources and ultimately contribute to build best practices for the LODLAM (Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums) community.The Linked Jazz Project investigates the potential of Linked Open Data (LOD) to enhance the discovery and visibility of digital cultural heritage materials. LOD technology is applied to digitized archival collections of jazz history to reveal the rich network of relationships between jazz artists. The project has progressed in an iterative and experimental fashion through the design and the development of new methods and applications for linked data development that include data extraction from textual primary sources, data curation through mapping and authority work and data crowd sourcing.

 

 

 

*** Cristina Pattuelli is an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at Pratt Institute where she teaches courses on knowledge organization, cultural heritage and human information behavior. Her current work explores the intersection between cultural heritage and information access, description and design. She is the director of the Linked Jazz Project, an investigation into the application of Linked Open Data technology to cultural heritage resources.  She consults with libraries, archives, and museums on similar and related projects.

 

(co-sponsored by SC&I, SCARLA, SOURCE, and the Digital Humanities Initiative)

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Tuesday, March 25th | 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. | SC&I Conference Room (Rm 323)

 

Libraries offer some amazing resources and services for students, faculty, and the surrounding communities, but what good are they if no one knows about them? Outreach can be a critical part of any librarian’s job, including academic librarians. At this panel you’ll hear from several academic librarians and their efforts to connect with their related constituencies. Many of the ideas discussed will also have applicability in any kind of setting, so please join us even if you think you might work in special, public, or school libraries. Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there! Speakers include:

• Megan Lotts, Art Librarian, Rutgers University
• Amanda Piekart, Information Literacy Instructional Designers, Berkeley College
• Bonnie Lafazan, Library Director, Berkeley College
• Heather Dalal, Instruction & Emerging Technologies Librarian, Rider University

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Embargoes and Open Access: a Colloquium

This past summer, the American Historical Association produced a statement that “strongly encouraged graduate programs and university libraries to adopt a policy that allows the embargoing of completed history PhD dissertations in digital form for as many as six years.”  This policy has sparked conversation regarding open access, embargoes, institutional repositories, publishing, and tenure requirements.This discussion, co-sponsored by Rutgers MLIS program, Rutgers University Libraries, NJLA-CUS/ACRL-NJ and SCARLA, will bring together diverse viewpoints in what is sure to be a spirited debate. Participants include: 

• Rhonda Marker, head of scholarly communications at Rutgers
• Kevin Mulcahy, humanities librarian at Rutgers
• Peter Mickulas, editor at Rutgers University Press
• Alex Holzman, director of Temple University Press
• Mike Diaz, executive director of marketing for ProQuest
• Ashley Falzetti, Ph.D. candidate in Women’s & Gender Studies at Rutgers

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SCARLA at NJLA Conference

We presented a poster at the 2013 NJLA conference. Read Cassidy’s wrap-up post and see our poster.

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Rutgers MLIS Career Fair

Our speakers will include:

Marianne will discuss how a large University where librarians have faculty status conducts job searches and interviews.

Mary will discuss what hiring committees look for at their institution.

Jeremey will discuss the different things he learned from interviewing for different academic jobs

Elizabeth used to be a professional resume reviewer, so she will tell us the dos and don’ts of a good resume.

Nancy will discuss how getting involved in professional organizations is critical for academic library jobs.

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Library Use Instruction panel sponsored by NJLA-CUS

Most librarians will teach in some component, whether it’s a large class at an academic or public library, a one-on-one client training session, or with an interested patron at the reference desk.  But recent research reveals a critical disconnect between the skills new academic librarians need and LIS curricula. Westbrock and Fabian (2010) conducted a survey to find out where librarians obtained the skills listed in the Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators. Most felt they should have gotten them in library school, however most got their training on the job.Do LIS graduates lack learning theory/teaching skills because schools don’t emphasize those skills in the curriculum?  Are students not interested or aware?  Panelists will discuss their views on teaching on the job, what their own experience was in library school, and ways that students can get some teaching theory and experience while still in school.  Audience participation in the discussion is encouraged. Panelists:

• Heather Dalal, Assistant Professor-Librarian at Rider University
• Lisa DeLuca, Librarian at NJIT
• Kate Scherler, Librarian at Passaic County Community College
• Judit Ward, Director of the Center of Alcohol Studies Library at Rutgers University

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2012 NJLA Annual Conference in Atlantic City

Members of SCARLA presented a poster at the conference on June 5th and 6th. Check out Kelly’s photos of the conference on PhotoBucket.

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WordPress Workshop Friday November 9, 2012

For those of you who missed the hands-on workshop led by Steve Garwood, Director of Instructional Design and Technology, here’s a link to get you started with WordPress. Thanks Steve!

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Panel Discussion: Professional Organizations 101

Have questions about professional organizations? Don’t know which to join? How to join? How to participate? Find out how to get involved and network your way to a library job! If you missed this event, you can watch the video recording on YouTube. The speakers were:

• Karen Klapperstuck, current NJLA President
• Janet Weiss of the Special Library Association
• Lisa DeLuca, Membership Chair for the College and University/ACRL section of NJLA
• Nancy Kranich, Founder and Chair of the ALA Center for Civic Life Advisory Committee and former President of the ALA

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Statistical Workshop Series at Alexander Library (2012)

There will be a series of workshops on the use of the statistical programs R, SAS, and SPSS held in IHL- 413 in Alexander Library on the following Thursdays: