2011-4 Reference and Instruction Workday Trace a Study
Description
The document (created for Concordia College students) discusses how to trace a study from a popular press article back to the original journal article.
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.
2011-4 Reference and Instruction Workday Concordia Hierarchy of Learning
Description
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
Description
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.
Motion: The PALS Executive Committee endorses the PALS Universe concept of common systems, central funding, and centralized web scale discovery for students on all MnSCU campuses. Motion: FY13 User fees are approved, not to exceed 4%.
Presentation slides given at ILL Circulation Workday, presented by Agnes Lee (Minitex), Peter Jarnstrom (Minnesota State University Mankato), and Sonja Eilertson (PALS). Presentation covers various aspects of the Aleph Circulation module.
Adoption of the document, Statements of Consortium Vision, as amended by members at the April, 2012 Annual Meeting, was moved, seconded, and passed. The EC adopted the charge of the Web Scale Discovery Task Force as presented on the PALS wiki. https://wiki.mnpals.org/index.php/Refining_the_Charge
Minutes from Fall 2012 Cataloging User Group at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Included in minutes are brief summaries (and links) to the PALS report, Cataloging Steering Committee update, the RDA Task Force formation, Authorities Task Force update, Minitex Report, and workday planning. The RDA Task force draft mission and goals are included with the minutes. Motion passed: to approve Steering Committee changes to check_docs updates as necessary. Motion passed: to create an RDA Task Force. Motion passed: to approve the charge for the RDA Task Force as is.
