It is our pleasure to announce that Eleonora Dubicki, Associate Librarian, Monmouth University, has been selected as this year's recipient of the NJ Research Award granted by the NJLA CUS/ACRL-NJ Research Committee for her article "Research Behavior Patterns of Business Students" published in the Reference Services Review 2010, Vol. 38 Iss: 3, pp.360 - 384.

Dubicki's article discusses the results of a study designed to identify information-seeking behaviors of business students. Additionally, the study investigated the students' preferred methods of seeking assistance in completing their research, as well as how they evaluated the credibility of sources they uncovered. The award recognizes excellence in the research efforts of New Jersey librarians.

A formal presentation of the award will take place at the College and University Section's luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, during the NJLA Conference at Ocean Place, Long Branch, NJ.

This year's selected presenters for the 2011 NJLA Research Forum are: Judit H. Ward, Center of Alcohol Studies, Rut-gers University, for her research entitled "Building Relationships with Numbers: Bibliometrics in Academic Libraries"; Ma Lei Hsieh and Pat Dawson, Rider University, for their re-search entitled "A Feasible Method for Determining Snapshots of Student Information Literacy Skills at Rider University"; and Gary D. Saretzky for his research entitled "Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers" (unable to present due to schedule conflict).

Karen Pifher, Co-Chair, Research Committee
Branch Director, Peapack & Gladstone Library, Somerset County Library System

Melissa A. Hofmann, Co-Chair, Research Committee
Bibliographic Control Librarian, Rider University

Pictures

Click here to see a collage of pictures from the 2011 Research Award and Forum held May 4, 2011, at the NJLA Conference at Ocean Place, Long Branch, NJ.