Welcome to the Black Caucus of the American Library Association-New Jersey Chapter. The BCALA-NJ is a new chapter of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association formed by some of New Jersey’s finest librarians involved with New Jersey libraries through employment or advocacy in many of the state’s academic, public, school, and special libraries. Part of our mission is to enhance and enrich the lives of black people through the profession of librarianship.
Readings of Possible Interest- Get Statistics About How You Use E-mail to Use E-mail Less December 16, 2011There is a principle in writing software, which also applies to hacking your life: “profile, then optimize.” The idea is that you should gather data first, which will then let you know where the biggest gains are to be found by making optimizations. That’s why the data junkies at ProfHacker are big on gathering information about yourself with tools like Ask […]Lincoln Mullen
- Georgia College Adopts Remote Support System for Primary IT Support October 19, 2011Georgia College has adopted software that will let IT staffers handle primary help desk support calls remotely. […](author unknown)
- Cornell Pairs with Israel's Technion for New York City Competition October 19, 2011Cornell University, which has been publicly seeking the chance to build a new applied sciences campus in New York City since July, announced Tuesday that it would join forces with the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, in its final proposal. The city is seeking proposals for a new campus to help improve its technology industry, and Mayor Michael B […](author unknown)
- Pearson Answers Pointed Questions About Its New Course System, OpenClass October 19, 2011Philadelphia—When Pearson, the giant education publisher, announced last week that it was launching a free, cloud-based learning management system called OpenClass, the news prompted tough questions from college technology officials. Would this system accommodate other popular software? Who would have control, Pearson or the colleges? Would it be hard to int […]Josh Fischman
- In Victory for Open-Education Movement, Blackboard Embraces Sharing October 19, 2011Professors who use Blackboard’s software have long been forced to lock their course materials in an area effectively marked, “For Registered Students Only,” while using the system. Today the company announced plans to add a “Share” button that will let professors make those learning materials free and open online. The move may be the biggest sign yet that th […]Jeffrey R. Young
- Pew Research Center Gets $1.4 Million Grant to Study Role of Public Libraries and Library Users in the Digital Age October 19, 2011The Pew Research Center has been awarded a three-year $1.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study role of public libraries and library users in the digital age. Here's an excerpt from the press release: Through national surveys, a series of focus groups in a diverse mix of communities, and special surveys of library patrons, […]Charles Bailey
- Librarian’s Share: Paige Jaeger recaps the Library Journal e-Conference October 18, 2011On Thursday, October 13th Library Journal held its 2nd annual eBook Summit web conference. Paige Jaegar, the coordinator for School Library Services at Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES, not only attended this year’s conference, but she presented during it, as well. Paige was kind enough to answer a few of our questions pertaining to the conf […]Adam Sockel
- Brigham Young University Releases Mobile App for Campus Services October 18, 2011The Office of Information Technology at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, has deployed a free app for students, faculty, and staff. […](author unknown)
- Colleges Take Varied Approaches to iPad Experiments, With Mixed Results October 18, 2011Several colleges that have been trying out iPads in the classroom will be sharing their experiences at the annual Educause conference, which kicks off Tuesday in Philadelphia. The officials plan to talk about what they’ve learned, though most still say it’s too soon to judge the long-term potential of tablets in teaching. At least four sessions at the confer […]Alexandra Rice
- Florida Governor Posts Online Individual Faculty Salaries October 18, 2011The governor of Florida, in the midst of pushing for changes in the state’s higher-education system, has posted online the salary information of more than 50,000 employees of Florida’s four-year public universities, reports The Herald-Tribune, a newspaper in Sarasota, Fla. A spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, told the paper the data had been posted […]Audrey Williams June
- Get Statistics About How You Use E-mail to Use E-mail Less December 16, 2011