$ is not a function error while using vTicker JQuery

[DrBauer]

I am trying to implement JQuery vTicker on my website. I am loading the Jquery in header :\[code\]<script src="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9730794/assets/js/jquery.vticker.js" type="text/javascript" ></script>\[/code\]also have put this script tag in header :\[code\]<script type="text/javascript">{literal}$(function() {$("#myclass").vTicker({speed: 500,pause: 3000,animation: 'fade',mousePause: false,showItems: 3});});{/literal</script>\[/code\]However I am getting following error :\[code\]$("#myclass").vTicker is not a function showItems: 3\[/code\]Any help/tip would be highly appreciated. link to the site :http://67.20.122.201/boikeno/home.phpThe site uses Smarty and PHP