Agenda items include the University of Minnesota's Scholarly Communication Collaborative, resources on the legislative website, information literacy for students, adapting PALS library services for mobile devices, staffing models for Reference, and implementing Summon at Normandale Community College.
2011-10 Reference and Instruction User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
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Topics discussed include labeling streaming videos, new MARC tags for RDA, and elections: Amanda Bolland, Bethany Lutheran College, and Travis Dolence, MSU Moorhead volunteered for the two At Large Member positions. The volunteers were approved by acclamation. Motions passed: Change the wording when ILL requests are submitted to “Request created successfully. Check Your Borrowing Record for more information.” The next item was a recommendation to change the language in the OPAC when ILL items are intransit between libraries from “Intransit/Sublibrary” to “ILL.” The final item on the PALS report was a recommendation to change the language in the OPAC from “Print Book” to “Printed Book.”
2011-4 Reference and Instruction Workday Concordia Hierarchy of Learning
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The handout was part of the 2011 Reference and Instruction Workday and pictures the Hierarchy of Learning applied to information literacy at Concordia.
2011-4 Reference and Instruction Workday Mobile Devices PALS Products
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The presentation discussed the various PALS services available on mobile devices and ways that other libraries are successfully using mobile interfaces and apps. New functionalities were also introduced, such as PALSconnect Linker, ERM, and PALSevergreen.
2011-10 Reference and Instruction User Group Meeting Titles/Items Priv-21
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The report was designed for collection development to analyze library collections. It goes through types of Priv reports and how to use them to find specific information.
2010-10 User Group Meeting Purchase on Demand Breakout Session
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The presentation covered purchase on demand at the Carl B. Ylvisaker Library (CBYL), using ILL for acquisitions, and the budget and cost of new acquisitions.