2011-10 User Group Meeting Reports Work Group Highlights 2010-2011
Description
The report recounts the highlights of the Reports Work Group from 2010 to 2011. The group met bimonthly via conference call to discuss creating new reports, improving existing reports, phasing out Priv-20, and how to answer IPED/NCES/ALS statistical questions with Aleph reports.
2011-10 Cataloging User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
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Topics discussed include potentially disbanding the Authorities Task Force, MARC changes, fixed fields in SYS01, the spring 2012 workday, and elections. Motion passed: Lori Pesik made a motion to use the Ex Libris tag information, and any help information about the tags, instead of using any PALS customization.
2011-10 Circulation User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
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Topics discussed include issues with Aleph version 20, the value of virtual vs. in-person work days (specifically for the spring 2012 workday), and elections.
2011-10 Reference and Instruction User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
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Topics discussed include labeling streaming videos, new MARC tags for RDA, and elections: Amanda Bolland, Bethany Lutheran College, and Travis Dolence, MSU Moorhead volunteered for the two At Large Member positions. The volunteers were approved by acclamation. Motions passed: Change the wording when ILL requests are submitted to “Request created successfully. Check Your Borrowing Record for more information.” The next item was a recommendation to change the language in the OPAC when ILL items are intransit between libraries from “Intransit/Sublibrary” to “ILL.” The final item on the PALS report was a recommendation to change the language in the OPAC from “Print Book” to “Printed Book.”
2011-10 Reference and Instruction User Group Meeting Titles/Items Priv-21
Description
The report was designed for collection development to analyze library collections. It goes through types of Priv reports and how to use them to find specific information.