2013-4 Acquisitions/Serials and Cataloging Workday RDA Name Authority Changes
Description
The presentation discusses RDA changes to the LC/NACO Name Authority FIle in Aleph. It goes through new MARC fields and changes to headings, dates, music, and treaties. There was also a focus on the MnPALS and Aleph updating process.
2013-4 Acquisitions/Serials and Cataloging Workday RDA Implementation Discusison
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The handout, which accompanied a group discussion at the 2013 Acquisitions/Serials and Cataloging Workday, lists considerations for libraries related to the implementation of RDA.
2013-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Minitex Overdue, Damaged, Lost Materials
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The document, created by the Minitex/ILL Committee, outlines how to handle overdue, damaged, and lost items. The information is pulled directly from the ILL Policy Database.
Agenda items include sessions on training and supervising library student workers, Aleph booking, delivering articles electronically, dealing with overdue and lost ILL requests, and copyright issues in public services.
2013-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Patron Web Interface to Aleph Booking
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The presentation describes how the Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College Library is using Aleph booking to allow students to reserve group study rooms.
2013-10 User Group Meeting Library Use and Academic Success
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This report was the focus of a breakout session at the fall 2013 User Group Meeting. It discusses the results of a study conducted at the University of Minnesota that found students who use library resources have a higher GPA their first semester and higher retention from fall to spring.
2013 10 User Group Meeting Breakout-Student Outcomes
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2013 Fall User Group Meeting Breakout Session: Library Use and Undergraduate Student Outcomes: New Evidence for Students’ Retention and Academic Success
The report describes four User Council meetings from fall 2012 to fall 2013. Topics discussed at meetings include planning workdays and the 2013 User Group Meeting, web-scale discovery, and ILS options.
2013-10 User Group Meeting Library Resources Normandale
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The presentation covers library resources and services that are available for Normandale Partnership Students. It discusses the opening of Normandale's Partnership Center and how the library is helping students transition into partnership studies.
2013-10 User Group Meeting Futures Interest Group Report
Description
The report lists the Libraries Futures Interest Group's meetings and conference calls from fall 2012 to fall 2013. Topics of discussion included e-readers and e-books, linked data, social media, mobile apps, and planning future meetings.
The document lists improvements to existing reports and new reports created by the Reports Work Group from fall 2012 to fall 2013. New reports include an ILL Lending report, a cash transactions report, and a report containing information about unfilled journal requests.