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.
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
2013-10 Cataloging User Group Meeting Indexing Task Force Report
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The report describes indexing changes and new indexes in Aleph. New indexes include the Original Language Index, Cataloging Language Index, and RDA Relator and Relationship Vocabularies.
Motion for PALS office to explore Wellstone Center for 2014 User Group Meeting – Approved. Motion for RDA Task Force to amend its charge to recommend and implement changes – Approved.
Consortium of MnPALS Libraries Deans, Directors, and Coordinators Annual Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve the new participant charges and user fees was made, seconded, and approved. Sarah Quimby (Minnesota Historical Society) volunteered to be the secretary for 2013/2014. Vi Bergquist (St. Cloud TCC) was elected to chair-elect.
Presentation slides for the Report of the Executive Director to the Annual Meeting of the Consortium of MnPALS Libraries. Introduces new PALS staff, topics include supporting the life cycle of knowledge from creation to curation (research data, Islandora, open access publishing, library management systems, discovery systems, DAM, institutional repositories. Also covers strategic plan goals, library management systems update, Evergreen, future ILS, web scale discovery, and VuFind.
