Social Sciences Librarian, The College of New Jersey

The Library at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a 12-month, tenure-track Social Sciences Librarian. The successful candidate will be responsible for effective librarianship, scholarship, and service.  Specific responsibilities are described below.

Collection Development:  Serve as collection development coordinator for African-American Studies, Psychology, Political Science, Criminology, Communication Studies, and Sociology/Anthropology.  Work closely with the faculty in these departments to assess the needs of the academic programs, to select print and electronic library materials, and to provide all necessary bibliographic support for these academic programs.

Reference:  Provide general reference service and research assistance in collaboration with the other public services librarians.  Provide in-depth reference service to students and faculty in the departments of African-American Studies, Psychology, Political Science, Criminology, Communication Studies, and Sociology/Anthropology.  Some evening and weekend duties required.

User Education:  Provide subject-specific user education to students and faculty in the departments of African-American Studies, Psychology, Political Science, Criminology, Communication Studies, and Sociology/Anthropology.  Provide individual and small-group consultation/instruction regarding electronic and print social sciences resources. Participate in general library information literacy program.

Additional Responsibilities:  Participate in professional organizations.  Contribute to research, scholarly, and professional conferences and publications.  Serve on institutional committees.  Carry out other activities required to attain tenure.

Qualifications

Required:  ALA -accredited master’s degree and a broad knowledge of social science information resources.  Educational background and/or experience in a relevant social science.  Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.  Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.  Initiative, flexibility and a strong service orientation.

Preferred:  Significant experience using resources in the social sciences.  Collection development experience in an academic setting.  Reference and instruction experience in an academic setting.  Additional graduate degree in an appropriate discipline is highly desirable.

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Emphasizing a residential experience for its nearly 6,000 undergraduates, TCNJ is one of Barron’s 75 “Most Competitive” American colleges, and U.S. News & World Report’s number one public institution of its kind in the northern region of the country. The College also offers focused graduate programs in nursing, education and English. TCNJ was awarded, in 2006, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ’s seven schools—Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities & Social Sciences; Nursing, Health & Exercise Science; and Science. TCNJ faculty members and librarians are teacher-scholars and librarian-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College’s campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. TCNJ has 39 major buildings, including a library recently rated the 4th-best in the nation by the Princeton Review.  The TCNJ Library is a five-story, 135,000- square-foot facility that serves as an intellectual, cultural, and social center for the College. In addition to housing traditional library collections and services, the building provides 26 group study rooms, two instructional computer labs, a café, a late-night study area, and a 105-seat multi-purpose auditorium. The Library’s collections consist of more than 700,000 volumes that have been selected by faculty and subject specialist librarians to support course offerings of the College and to provide a broad representative collection of titles across many disciplines. The library has access to over 33,000 periodical titles, which are available in a variety of formats: print, online, and microfilm/microfiche.

Appointment will be commensurate with experience, either at the rank of Librarian III (Instructor in the Library), with a current salary range of $52,623 – $81,572, or Librarian II (Assistant Professor in the Library), with a current salary range of $63,966 – $99,162. Full benefits package, including TIAA/CREF. This position is available immediately.

To apply, please send a cover letter describing how your credentials meet the needs described in this ad, a current copy of your curriculum vitae, and contact information (including telephone numbers and email addresses) for at least four professional references to Forrest Link, Chair, Social Sciences Librarian Search Committee.  Applications should be sent via email only to libjobs1@tcnj.edu.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but must be received by May 24, 2013 in order to receive full consideration.

The College of New Jersey is an Affirmative-Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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

Speakers:

Melissa Hofmann, Biblio-graphic Control Librarian, Rider University

Sharon Yang, Systems Librarian, Rider University

Jeremy Darrington, Politics Librarian, Princeton University

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.

 Virtual Libraries in the Corporate World

Speakers:

Janet Weiss, Manager, Scientific Library, at Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development

Miranda Scott, Librarian at Colgate-Palmolive

Rich Campbell, Director, Library at Novo Nordisk A/S

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.

Today we held our open source software in libraries webinar for a great group of SLA Members. One question asked was if we could install Chrome on Windows 8 apparently you can, but it might be terribly easy! Here’s an article/video I found to answer that question.

And here are my slides:

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

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!

Last night a small number of chapter members and guests were treated to a short tour of the Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University by the Archivist, Daniel Linke. We then had the unique opportunity to view and discuss seven important archival documents from both the Public Policy and Princeton University Archive collections. It was a fascinating evening! We then enjoyed dinner at Triumph Brewery Company.

This will be my last message to you as president of the chapter. I have enjoyed working with many of you during the last two years and hope that we  provided  interesting and worthwhile programs, as well as opportunities to network and socialize.  Our new board members were officially voted in and take office on January 1, 2013.  Please give our new president, Louise Deis, and board members  Pat Dawson, Willow Dressel and Susan Hofman your support and help next year.  As past president, I will be available to guide and advise them.

I thank all of those who supported  my presidency by attending meetings, helping with program planning and supporting my efforts.

I wish all Princeton-Trenton SLA Chapter members a safe and enjoyable holiday season and all the best in 2013!

Sincerely,

Zana Etter

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)

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

On Thursday, October 18th at the Chauncey Conference Center at ETS in Princeton,   members enjoyed a wonderful evening to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Princeton-Trenton SLA Chapter, which began in 1967. After a cocktail hour which gave old and new members a chance to mingle and enjoy photos from earlier events, thanks to our archivist, Jan Watterworth, we heard my short presentation on our chapter’s history. After a champagne toast and a tasty four-course served dinner, we listened to our speaker, Diane Hofman, who entertained us with a look back at  her long career with database vendors and her work as a consultant.  Her words of wisdom and lessons learned gave us all hope for the future!

We then gave away six door prizes and the table settings before ending the night with the hope that this chapter will continue to thrive. Each attendee also received a USB drive as a gift. Many thanks to our two sponsors, LibraryLinkNJ (Cheryl O’Connor joined us) and Proquest/Dialog. Thanks also go to a former chapter president, Janet Weiss for securing sponsors for all of our meetings this year!

Be sure to attend our last meeting of the year on Wednesday, November 28 at Princeton University for a talk from the archivist and a tour of the Mudd Archive Library before joining us for dinner afterward at Triumph Brewery across the street.  You should be receiving the registration form very soon, but mark the date on your calendars!

Hope to see many of you there!

Zana Etter, 2012 PTSLA Chapter President

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

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.

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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