# Presentation: 705097

## Your Justice Information Center

- 	Bill Ballweber,  	National Institute of Justice    202 305-2975
- 			Technical Information Officer
- 	Kreg Purcell, 	National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- 			Library Services Manager    301 519-5579

## NCJRS History

- Launched 30 years ago.
- Federal sponsors have changed.
- Approaches have changed.
- Role remains the same.

## NCJRS Sponsors

## NCJRS’ Role 

- Collect, maintain, produce, and share information to influence research, policy, and practice on:
- Criminal justice.
- Juvenile justice.
- Victimization.
- Drug policy.

## Bridging Research to Practice

**Bridging Research to Practice**

- Research Development Programs

- Conferences
- Publications
- Response Center

- Conferences
- Response Center
- Publications
- Websites
- Libraries

- NCJRS

- Policy Makers, Researchers, Practitioners

## Highlights     NCJRS. . .

- NCJRS 2008
- Receives and screens more than 5,000 titles each year.
- Maintains a library collection with over 180,000 titles.
- Produces more than 600 publications and multimedia products each year.
- Answers approximately 150,000 requests for information annually.
- Distributes more than 14 million publications annually.
- 48 million hits and 3.8 million user sessions to online services.
- Reaches nearly 500,000 people through conference support, exhibition, and management.

## NCJRS 2008

- Increased Web-Based Resources and Electronic Dissemination
- Improved Internet Services
- Enhanced E-mail Services
- Online Chat Reference
- E-Posted Grant Final Reports
- Web Products
- NCJRS Spotlights
- Complete OJP Publications

## Receives and screens more than 5,000 titles each year.

***Highlights*****    NCJRS Acquisitions. . .**

## NCJRS Collects. . .

- Approximately 415 new titles each month:
- Books
- Journals
- Articles
- Grant Reports

- Dissertations
- Videos
- CD-ROMs
- Program Summaries

## NCJRS Maintains. . .

- A library collection with over 180,000 titles.
- A wide range of statistical, research, and program resources.

## Highlights   NCJRS Produces. . .

- More than 600 publications and multimedia products each year.

## NCJRS Shares. . .

**NCJRS *****Shares*****. . .**

- Information with practitioners, policymakers, and the general public through:
- Telephone
- Mail
- Conferences
- Online

## NCJRS shares through the telephone:

- Responds to over 2,500 calls each month.
- Consolidated network of two toll-free numbers.
- Offers an automated phone menu system.
- Provides a fax-on-demand service.

## Highlights      NCJRS Distribution. . .

- Distributes over 14 million publications annually.

## NCJRS shares through the mail:

- Responds to 2,000 letters each month.
- Sends out 1 million titles each month.
- Maintains mailing lists of more than 84,000 individuals.
- Supports a network of registered users.

## Network of Registered Users

- Join by completing a mailing list registration form.
- Provide an e-mail address for electronic notification.
- Receive the *NCJRS Catalog* bimonthly.
- Renew your participation annually.

## NCJRS shares through conferences:

- Attends and supports 300 conferences each year.
- Reaches 500,000 people in 47 states and 6 countries.
- Conducts presentations and training sessions.
- Promotes upcoming conferences, workshops, and other events.

## NCJRS Calendar of Events (http://eventcalendar.ncjrs.org)

- Search for upcoming events by geographic region, topic, and date.
- Promote upcoming events by posting details online.
- Identify special campaigns and initiatives.

## Justice Information Center (http://www.ncjrs.org)

- Access full-text documents.
- Discover grant and funding opportunities.
- Link to NCJRS sponsors’ Web sites.
- Connect to Federal, state, national, and international resources.
- Download the *NCJRS Catalog.*

## NCJRS Communication Services

- Requests for assistance: *askncjrs@ncjrs.org*
- Unsolicited comments: *tellncjrs@ncjrs.org*
- Electronic notices: JUSTINFO and JUVJUST

## NCJRS Online Store (http://puborder.ncjrs.org/)

- Order publications, videos, and other OJP materials 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Search for items by keyword or NCJ#.
- Users must register for service before checking out.

## Join Us

**Contribute Your Resources -  **Send your publications, reports, fact sheets to:
- NCJRS  Acquisitions,  P.O. Box 6000Rockville, MD 20849–6000
**Provide Feedback - **tell us how we’re doing via email: *tellncjrs@ncjrs.org** or ballwebb@ojp.usdoj.gov*
**Subscribe to JUSTINFO and JUVJUST**

## Join Us

**Subscribe to JUSTINFO and JUVJUST**
- Send an e-mail to *listproc@ncjrs.org*
- Leave the subject line blank.
- In the body of the message area:
-    Type *subscribe justinfo first name last name   *
*or*
-    Type *subscribe juvjust first name last name*

## National Criminal Justice Reference Service

- 	Resources are as close as . . . your telephone, fax, computer, or mailbox.

## New Resources and Services from the NCJRS Library

- Enhanced Abstracts Database
- Full-Text Virtual Library
- Online NCJ Thesaurus
- PDF Versions of Recent NIJ Grant Final Reports
- Improved Weekly Accessions List

## Abstracts Database (http://AbstractsDB.ncjrs.org/)

- Search through 180,000 titles and abstracts.
- Screen abstracts to identify appropriate resources.
- Link to full-text if available.
- Follow up with sponsoring agency or NCJRS to order or borrow.

## Full-Text Virtual Library

- Access to Full-Text Collection of OJP Publications, Grant Reports, and Material on OJP Agency Websites
- Fully Searchable
- Browse by Subject
- Free, Instant Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

## Online NCJ Thesaurus

- Full Search and Browse Capability
- Over 5,000 Terms
- Complete Thesaurus Entries
- Combine Search Terms using Boolean Operators
- Fully Integrated with the  NCJRS Abstracts Database

## NIJ Grant Final Reports in PDF

- Instant Full-Text Access to Most Recent NIJ Grant Research
- Available via NCJRS Abstracts Database and the Virtual Library
- Scanned and/or Converted to PDF Format
- 500 Documents from 1998 to the Present

## Improved Weekly Accessions List

- Listing the Most Recent Additions to the NCJRS Library Collection
- Linked Directly to the NCJRS Abstracts Database Record
- Broken Down by Subject Classification
- E-mailed to Subscribers and Available on the NCJRS Homepage