Please join the library in congratulating Jaimelyn Lombardo, our new Electronic Resources Coordinator!
If Jaime looks familiar, that's because she was a student here and has worked in the library in various roles for the past 17 years! In 2006, she came to Richard E Bjork Library while working on her Bachelor's Degree in Literature (2011 Alumni, Go Ospreys!). She worked in the Circulation Department until 2014 when she transitioned to Technical Services and was most recently our Electronic Resources & Periodicals Specialist.
In her new role as Electronic Resources Coordinator, Jaime will be responsible for providing leadership and strategic management, managing the lifecycle of online journals, e-books, databases, and streaming media. She will also ensure the library's discovery service accurately reflects e -resource holdings from local purchases and subscriptions, consortial arrangements, and other sources. In addition, she will maintain and improve e-resources access; diagnose and troubleshoot access and linking problems; and serve as the library's point of contact for access issues.
Jaime can be contacted at Jaimelyn.Lombardo@stockton.edu.
On Friday, January 5, Outreach Librarian, Joyce DeStasio, presented on a panel of five librarians from all over New Jersey, as part of the Marketing & Outreach section of the NJLA-CUS/ACRL-NJ. Panelists shared marketing and outreach initiatives that build community and support student success while shaping the future of academic libraries as dynamic hubs for learning and innovation. Panelists discussed their experiences planning exhibits that build community and encourage interactivity as well as programming that supports inclusivity and diversity. Joyce spoke about Bjork Library’s interactive exhibit Your Library: Then, Now, Next, discussing the work that went into conceptualizing, producing, and marketing the exhibit–and what was learned in the process. Visit the exhibit on the first floor of the library today. 
On Friday, January 5, librarians Jeff Ge, Joyce DeStasio, and Eric Jeitner presented a poster at the NJ Academic Libraries Conference. This poster explores Bjork Library’s pilot project to integrate subject guides into the Blackboard LMS in order to enhance technology, foster community engagement, and ultimately contribute to student success. In today’s rapidly evolving educational environment, university libraries continuously seek innovative ways to support student learning. The integration of library resources and services with the institution’s learning management system (LMS) is a crucial component in achieving this goal. The librarians learned a lot from this pilot project and are hoping to put these practices into use with the greater campus community in the coming months. 
Our Technical Library Assistant - Copy Cataloger, Nicole Barnabei, presented a poster at the NJ Academic Libraries Conference on Friday, January 5. The poster focused on Bjork Library’s use of Baker and Taylor’s Sustainable Shelves Program and our responsibility to provide current research materials for students and faculty. Keeping a collection current requires deaccessioning of books, which can be a daunting task requiring planning, labor, and resources. Nicole asks, “How do we preserve the integrity of the collection but stay environmentally friendly?” and examines how our library utilizes Baker and Taylor’s Sustainable Shelves program to responsibly dispose of outdated and damaged library materials.
Special Collections Librarian Heather Perez and Professor of Literature Thomas Kinsella led the group in exploring some of our local history special collections. The teachers had the opportunity to do hands-on research and planning with the collections, as they came up with ideas to use in their classrooms.
Ideas included:
The educators in the workshop enjoyed being students for the day and especially enjoyed getting to work with and explore our special collections. Our Special Collections are available to anyone in the community, and we invite everyone to visit.