2010-10 User Group Meeting Purchase on Demand Breakout Session
Description
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.
Agenda items included the ILL Subsystem Business Meeting, Circulation Subsystem Business Meeting, Systems Subsystem Business Meeting, Reference Subsystem Business Meeting, Cataloging Subsystem Business Meeting, Acquisitions/Serials Subsystem Business Meeting, and breakout sessions.
2010-10 Interlibrary Loan User Group Meeting: Share and Share Alike Breakout Session
Description
The presentation was a general session about borrowing and lending requests. Topics of discussion included level 99 suppliers, Minitex, IMNU, IMII, overdue notices, and some troubleshooting.
Presentation slides from a presentation given at Fall 2010 User Groups. The presentation is described as "a general session on tips and sharing about borrowing and lending requests." No information given on who the presenters were, or the location where the presentation was made.
Agenda items include sessions on PALSconnect Linker, OCLC's Bibliographic Notification Service, trimming the serials budget, communicating with the Consortium through the PALS website, St. Cloud University's use of LibData and Research Project, and the future of Minnesota libraries. Century College's acquisition of the Fire Library collection was also discussed.
Agenda items include sessions on Google Scholar and PALSconnect Linker, LibData Enhancements at St. Cloud University, Archon Digital Archiving Tool, and LibGuides.
2011-4 Systems Workday Connect Google Scholar with PALSconnect Linker
Description
The document instructs readers how to connect Google Scholar with PALSconnect Linker so Google Scholar displays links to the library's full-text resources.
2011-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Getting Most from Reports
Description
The presentation covered how to get the best use out of reports. Reports can be improved by seeing all the data, changing the layout, and learning/getting ideas from other reports and libraries.
2011-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Distance and Online Patrons
Description
The presentation covered the services that SMSU provides to distance and online students, processing ILL requests for tangible library items, and some current (as of 2011) problems with the service.
The presentation offered a look at PALS' new website (as of 2011) and how to log in to access some new features, such as the forum and wiki. It also went through how to enter and manage requests in the support center.
The presentation discussed how to keep circulation tables up-to-date in each new academic year by adjusting circulation due dates, PLIF loader dates, patron expire dates, circulation overdue notices and bills, and calendar hours.
2011-4 Circulation/ILL Workday Library Services to Distance/Online Patrons
Description
The presentation accompanied a discussion where panelists from several libraries talked about their services for distance and online patrons. Specific topics discussed included libraries' individual policies, administrative support for online services, the best ways to assist distance and online patrons, and more.