The presentation covered strategic plan goals, including customer service, Aleph support, financial sustainability, Evergreen, and expanding product suite and customer base.
2011-10 Circulation User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
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 User Group Meeting Executive Director Report
Description
The presentation discussed goals for 2012 to 2015. Goals included becoming financially sustainable, improve Aleph operations and customer support, be the Premier Evergreen Service Provider in the Upper Midwest, improve user discovery, create new products and services, and improve customer satisfaction.
The 2011 PALS Report focused on Aleph subsystems, updates to PALS products and services (EZproxy, MnPALS Plus, PALSconnect Linker, PALSconnect ERM, Evergreen), and current activities of task forces and office teams. Highlights include global changes to bibliographic records to reflect new MARC standards and testing Aleph version 21 before Consortium-wide implementation.
The 2011 Circulation and ILL Workday included sessions on Aleph version 20, circulation reports, updating potential supplier lists, and handling lost items.
The presentation welcomed attendees to the spring 2011 Circulation and ILL Workday. Topics discussed include the agenda, the fall 2011 User Group Meeting, the Aleph version 20 update, and ELUNA enhancements.
2011-4 Reference and Instruction Workday Presentation
Description
The presentation covered the 2011 Reference and Instruction Workday agenda, the new PALS website, PALSconnect, Aleph version 20, PALSevergreen, the MnPALS Future Interest Group, and MnPALS Plus enhancements.
The 2013 Systems Workday included sessions on Aleph tables and letters, cataloging for zines, a custom label printing program, PALSconnect Linker and ERM, and Aleph reports for new titles lists and weeding.
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.
2014-10 Cataloging User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
Topics discussed include printing issues with Aleph version 22, the future of the RDA Task Force, headings in OCLC records, and elections: Dianne Narum (Bemidji State University) will represent State University Libraries, Mike Rybak (Inver Hills Community College) will represent Two-Year Colleges, and Sarah Quimby (Minnesota Historical Society) will continue to represent Special and State Government Libraries.