Agenda items include sessions on using library data to improve the student experience, ILL workflow, cash charges for lost items, licensing e-resources, marketing with social media.
2013-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Minitex Overdue, Damaged, Lost Materials
Description
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.
2014-10 Acquisitions/Serials User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
Topics discussed include Aleph version 22, budgetary issues, options for a new library system, and elections: The group elected Amanda Moeller from Gustavus Adolphus College to replace Nat Gustafson-Sundell and Rachel Wexelbaum as co-conveners.
The presentation discussed patron driven acquisition (PDA) programs that are available. PDA at the College of Saint Benedict & Saint Johh's University is examined.
2014-4 Acquisitions/Serials Workday Spring Cleaning
Description
The document covers seven clean-up areas for Acquisitions/Serials data. It includes examples of how to clean data in invoices, monograph orders, budgets, standing orders, serial orders, subscription records, and orders without attached BIB or ADM records.
2014-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Cleaning Cash Charges for Lost Items
Description
The presentation describes a few different ways to clean up the data showing cash charges for lost items. The goal is to prevent, contain, or control the mess and then clean it up.
The presentation shows how social media can be used to market a library. Livingston Lord Library of MSU, Moorhead used Facebook to share renovation updates, a blog to share important news and collection information, and a chat function on their website to communicate with patrons.
Topics discussed include sending out an ILL survey to learn about the consortium's ILL operations, reviewing the ILL Policy, updating lists, and elections. Motion passed: The updated ILL Policy was approved and sent to the User Council and Executive Committee for review.
The presentation covers how MSU, Mankato negotiates licenses for e-resources, how license terms affect ILL, and the best ways to move forward with licensing.
The presentation covers a variety of topics, including e-books, ILL services for distance and online patrons, using non-ILL resources to fill requests, locally owned requests, and purchase on demand.
2014-10 Reference and Instruction User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
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Topics discussed include planning the 2015 spring workday, the future of ILS, and elections: Casey Duevel (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Jessi Zimmerman (Bethany Lutheran College), and Cynthia Jorstad (Northland Community & Technical College).
Agenda items include sessions on using library data to improve student experiences, library services for partnership students, new models of reference services, library instruction models, and learning from British information literacy models.
2014-10 Systems User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
Topics discussed include Aleph version 22, current activities of the Reports Work Group, data cleanup to prepare for a new ILS, and elections: Elizabeth Tuckwood (Minnesota State Law Library) replaced Elizabeth Lincoln for Special and State Government Libraries.
2013-4 Acquisitions/Serials and Cataloging Workday Agenda
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Agenda items include sessions on implementing RDA, elements of RDA relating to electronic resources, support for Open Education Resources, copyright education on campus, and using the EDI invoicing feature.
2013-10 Acquisitions/Serials User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
Topics discussed include Patron Driven Acquisitions, acquisitions workflow, doing another joint workday in 2014, and elections: Mara Wiggins (Southwest Minnesota State University) volunteered to serve as Unit Rep. Jean Kramer (Minnesota State University Moorhead) volunteered to serve as secretary. Both positions were confirmed by a voice vote.
2013-10 Cataloging User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
Topics discussed include RDA-related changes to Aleph, the Indexing Task Force report, webinars about cataloging serials and music scores, file-90 and OCLC matching, and elections: Robin Horowitz (Special and State Libraries), Adam Marsnik (Normandale Community College) and Lori Pesik (Private Colleges and Universities) all agreed to serve another term..