Pages
- Title
- 2013 04 Annual Meeting Web Scale Discovery Task Force Report
- Description
- Final Report of the Web Scale Discovery Task Force and Recommendation for a Tool for the Consortium of MnPALS Libraries
- Group
- User Groups, Executive Committee and User Council
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2013-04-18
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2012-10 User Group Meeting Future ILS Task Force Report
- Description
- The report discusses product updates, including updates to Alma, Evergreen, Intota, and BLUEcloud Suite.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2013-10-16
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2010-10 User Group Meeting Full PALS Report
- Description
- The report discusses Aleph subsystem reports, other products and services, task forces, and office teams.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2010-10-28
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2013 04 Annual Meeting ILS Checklist
- Description
- Spreadsheet that the Future ILS Task Force uses to rate different next-generation ILSes.
- Group
- User Groups, Executive Committee and User Council
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2013-04-18
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2014 02 UC_EC Meeting ILS Checklist
- Description
- MnPALS Future ILS Task Force ILS Checklist
- Group
- User Groups, Executive Committee and User Council
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2014-02-13
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2007 02 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. Keynote Speakers for Spring User Group Meeting: Shane Nackerud (UM) and Cody Hansen (UM). Task Forces Policy Document Motion: Insert “Every effort will be made to insure representation by size and type of library” after the first sentence of #4 [Membership]. Motion: change wording from “When” to “As_ in 7.b. Motion: accept Task Forces Policy document as amended and forward to the Executive Committee. Motion: The User Council requests that the Executive Committee identify 7 possible core activities for the consortium to pursue for the next 10 to 15 years. Motion: The User Council needs to identify and provide an appropriate forum to continue the discussion of strategic planning. Motion: Refer the Vision Statement that came out of the strategic planning process to the Executive Committee for revision. Motion: Recommend to the Executive Committee to assign 2 people to work with 2 people from the UC (Bothmann and Ewing) to edit and present a final draft Governance Structure document. Motion: Allow the MARC Task Force to move forward with a policy recommendation.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2007-02-01
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2009-10 User Group Meeting Full PALS Report
- Description
- The report includes all PALS subsystem reports and information about task forces, office teams, and MnLINK Gateway.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2009-10-28
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2012-10 User Group Meeting User Council Report
- Description
- The report details the User Council meetings from fall 2011 to fall 2012. Topics discussed at meetings included the 2011 User Group Meeting, MnPALS Future ILS Task Force, the PALS Universe proposal, and Aleph version 21.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2012-10-23
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2014-10 User Group Meeting full PALS report
- Description
- The 2014 PALS Report includes all Aleph Subsystem Reports, news relating to PALS products and services, and recent activities of the various Task Forces and Office Teams. Highlights include updates to the PALS Support Center, new lending and replacement lending slips, Islandora growth, and Leech Lake Tribal College joining the Consortium.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2014-10-23
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2006 05 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. Elections held. It was suggested that the MnSCU Library Director's website be linked from the PALS Website. It was recommended and approved that the Task Force chairs work on revising the current Task Force document.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2006-05-04
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2006 02 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. A group was formed to edit the Access Task Force process document and make it generic.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2006-02-02
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2012-10 User Group Meeting Full PALS Report
- Description
- The 2012 PALS Report includes all Aleph Subsystem Reports, news relating to PALS products and services, and recent activities of the various Task Forces and Office Teams. Highlights include updates to many reports and tables, the MnPALS Plus mobile website, and a new web interface for patron booking.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2012-10-23
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2005 09 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. EC will send a representative to the UC meetings. Standardize dates for User Group meetings as last week of October and second week of April. Motion passed: to rewrite the charge for the Access Task Force. Mission statement and goals were approved by EC and distributed to UC members.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2005-09-08
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2012 10 Reference User Group minutes
- Description
- Minutes from Reference User Group meeting at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Elections were held. Topics include the PALS report, reports from working groups and task forces (including web scale discovery), workday planning. Melissa Prescott presented information regarding LibData.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2012-10-23
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2005 11 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. Motion passed: that the top 3 priorities for this year are Migration, ILL, and version 17. Motion passed: that the PALS office continue to communicate regarding approved changes as they are done; and identify approved changes likely to be worked on in the coming year. Additionally, Council requests that the PALS office communicate which approved changes they expect will be fixed in version 17, and which approved changes are unlikely to be addressed this year. Motion passed: The User Council will override the current bylaws and temporarily allow a librarian currently not in the Serials and Acquisitions area to convene this user group. Motion passed: Until all the MnPALS consortium libraries are on version 17, or until the Access Task Force has a chair, the group will focus on the following two efforts. 1) Review the backlog of approved work requests from the Access Task Force and the Customization Task Force that preceded it, to reconsider the work and priorities assigned. 2) Focus on textual issues related to the public access screens. The name of the User Council will be "Consortium of MnPALS Libraries User Council." Motion passed: The User Council appoint Keith Ewing to serve as the MATF Chair through the spring of 2006.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2005-11-10
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2008 05 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. Motion passed to have one User Group meeting per year. Motion passed to have User Group meetings in the fall. Motion passed: In order to operationalize the Strategic Plan, the User Council recommends that the Executive Committee create a task force to establish processes to determine the needs of member libraries, to monitor future directions of technology to support library services and operations, and to move forward.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2008-05-01
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2011-10 User Group Meeting Full PALS Report
- Description
- 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.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2011-10-19
- Years
- 2010-2014
- Title
- 2006 09 User Council Meeting Minutes
- Description
- User Council Meeting Minutes. Outside firm has been hired to update the PALS Web site.
- Group
- Executive Committee and User Council, User Groups
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2006-09-07
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2009-10 User Group Meeting MnPALS Plus Working Group Report
- Description
- Topics discussed include the creation of a Working Group and usability testing the release of MnPALS Plus version 2.
- Group
- User Groups
- Form
- Report
- Date
- 2009-10-28
- Years
- 2005-2009
- Title
- 2013 04 Annual Meeting Minutes
- Description
- Consortium of MnPALS Libraries Deans, Directors, and Coordinators Annual Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve the new participant charges and user fees was made, seconded, and approved. Sarah Quimby (Minnesota Historical Society) volunteered to be the secretary for 2013/2014. Vi Bergquist (St. Cloud TCC) was elected to chair-elect.
- Group
- User Groups, Executive Committee and User Council
- Form
- Minutes
- Date
- 2013-04-18
- Years
- 2010-2014