April 2017

Coach “Pony” Wilson’s family visited Robeson Library to view the exhibit about his great basketball career at Rutgers-Camden.
NJPIRG students presented this poster to the Libraries as a thank you.
Wednesday Wisdom campaign launched at several libraries in response to a student suggestion.
Camden, World War I, & the New York Shipbuilding Corporation is now open at Robeson Library.
“Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War is now open at SCUA in Alexander Library.
On March 9, Virginia A. Dilkes gave the Bishop Lecture, discussing her father’s experiences during WWI. (l-r, Flora Boros, Jeanne Boyle, Fernanda Perrone, Tim Corlis, Virginia A. Dilkes, Krisellen Maloney)
Megan Lotts presents at the Celebration of Scholarship for New Brunswick on March 29.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN REPORT
	What can we learn from Toy Story? Or more accurately, what can we learn from Pixar’s success in harnessing the power of open collaboration between individuals with differing expertise and viewpoints? More>>
FROM CABINET
	This at-a-glance document gives a quick overview of the tasks accomplished by Cabinet in 2016. More>>
FEATURES
	Performance appraisals for URA-AFT Employees are due April 30. Here’s the basic info from Libraries HR to get you started. More>>
	Jan Leavitt and Ann Smith, formerly of Rutgers University Libraries, recall the early days of The Weekly Agenda newsletter which started in 1979 and is the inspiration behind this modern day version. Did you know they used to have funny April Fool’s Day issues? Check out the 1990 issue here. More>>
	Smith Library’s Roberta Fitzpatrick Benson offers a crash course in bioPreprint and GrantForward resources for Rutgers scholars/researchers. More>>
	Back in November, we reported on the preliminary Rutgers Giving Day results and the news was good. Now the final numbers from the Rutgers Foundation are in, and we are proud to say that the news is even better! More>>
	Michael Joseph and Henry Charles have published The True History of Puss in Boots on Mars. More>>
HAPPENINGS
	Lots of Big Events coming up this year, so save the dates now and learn more about how you can help. More>>
	Quick takes on events and news from the Libraries this month. More>>