Agenda items include sessions on copyright issues in higher education, MnPALS Plus version 2, Web-Scale Discovery, RDA changes affecting record display in OPAC/MnPALS Plus, SubjectsPlus, and online library instruction.
2011-10 User Group Meeting Futures Interest Group Report
Description
The report lists the FIG meetings that took place from fall 2010 to fall 2012. Topics discussed include federated vs. aggregated search, eXtensible Catalog, legal issues with e-books and e-readers, mobile access to library resources, and digital asset management.
2012-4 Acquisitions/Serials and Cataloging Workday MnPALS Plus Digital Sets
Description
The presentation discussed MnPALS Plus digital resource sets. Sets are loaded into MnPALS Plus for patron discovery and access. Sets mentioned in the presentation include Films on Demand, Credo Reference, ebrary, Alexander Street Press Video, Oxford Reference, MN Digital Library Collections, and Minitex eBooks.
2012-10 Reference and Instruction User Group Meeting Minutes and Agenda
Description
Topics discussed include the mobile version of MnPALS Plus, LibData and LibStats, and elections: Pam Sukalski (Southwest Minnesota State University for State Universities; Jim Parsons (St. Ben’s/St. John’s) for Private Colleges and Universities; Lisa Forslund (North Hennepin Community College) for a 1-year term, and Jennie Simning (Hennepin Technical College-Brooklyn Park) for a 2-year term for the MnSCU Two-year Colleges.
Motion passed: That the MnPALS Strategic Plan dated December 2006, be reviewed by all Executive Committee members before the next quarterly meeting and discussed as an agenda item at the November meeting.
Attending: Dan Honetschlager (PALS), Stephen Elfstrand (PALS), Michael Kirby (DCTC), Ala Garlinska (SCC/South Central College), Carrie Curie (CTC/MSCTC-Moorhead), Cynthia Jorstad (NCT/NCTC), Lori Pesik (St. Mary’s University), Thomas Bremer (WSU/Winona State University), Jean Kramer (TRM/MSU-Moorhead)
Report presentation slides for the Report of the Executive Director to the User Council and Executive Committee of the Consortium of MnPALS Libraries on February 14, 2013. Covers strategic plan goals, new PALS staff, PALS and libraries, Evergreen, future ILS, web scale discovery, and MnPALS Plus and VuFind. Probably held at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota.