The following participating member libraries of the New Jersey Library Network provide staffing:
Atlantic Cape Community College Spangler Library, Atlantic City Public Library,
Atlantic County Library System, Bergen Community College, Bloomfield Public Library, Burlington County College Library, Burlington County Library,
Caldwell College Jennings Library, Camden County Library, Centenary College Taylor Memorial Learning Resource Center, Cherry Hill Public Library, Cumberland County Library,
Drew University Library, East Brunswick Public Library, Gloucester County College Library, Gloucester County Library,
Heggan Library (Washington Twp.),
Hudson County Community College Library, Kean University Nancy Thompson Library,
Livingston Public Library, Mercer County Library,
Middlesex County College Library, Millburn Public Library, Monmouth County Library,
Monroe Township Public Library, Mount Laurel Library, New Brunswick Free Public Library, New Jersey City
University Guarini Library, New Jersey Institute of Technology Van
Houten Library, New Jersey State Library, Newark Public Library, Ocean County Library, Old Bridge Public Library, Princeton Public Library,
Ramapo College of New Jersey Potter Library, Rowan University Campbell
Library, Somerset County Library, Sussex County Community College
Library, University of Medicine and Dentistry Health Sciences
Library at Stratford, University of Medicine and Dentistry-Newark Smith
Library,
Vineland Public Library, Warren County Community College, Wayne Public Library,
West Caldwell Public Library, West Deptford Public Library, West Orange Public Library, William Paterson University Cheng Library, and Woodbridge Public Library.
(click
here for participants' homepages...)
As the above participant list indicates, our service providers represent
a range of specializations, from adult reference and youth advisory
public librarians to academic medical librarians.
Participating libraries staff QandANJ.org -- off public reference desk
time -- six hours per week, on average, in three two-hour shifts between 9 AM and
9 PM weekdays and between 10 AM and 3 PM on Saturdays.
Each library also designates a project manager, who is part of QandANJ.org's decision-making team responsible
for responding to new and emerging issues. Library project managers meet
quarterly in a central location. (Meetings inevitably give rise to new group norms, cement best practices, and reinforce our goals and customer-centered values.)
Fortunately, face-to-face meetings are possible in a geographically small
state like New Jersey.
In return for participants' investment in staff time, LibraryLinkNJ pays for all
project costs.
Communication is key to successful collaboration in a large distributed
environment. In addition to the Library Project Manager meetings,
communication is facilitated by a project website, our Librarian's Online
Manual, and online discussion groups for all QandANJ.org librarians and
one for project managers only.
QandANJ.org provides its
participants a tremendous opportunity for networking, staff development,
and professional growth.
If your library is in New
Jersey and would like to join the QandANJ.org team, please send an email
of inquiry to Beth Cackowski, Project Coordinator at <qandanj@gmail.com>.
