Consortium of MnPALS Libraries User Group Meeting
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Neighborhood House at Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street East, St. Paul
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location and Directions
Free Parking available in ramp attached to Wellstone Center 

Agenda 

9:00 - 9:50  (Session 1)

• ILL Subsystem Business Meeting
• Breakout: Getting Around RDA - Sarah Quimby and MHS Catalogers, and Bobby Bothmann (MSU)
• Breakout: Adding Resources to MnPALS Plus / Which Outside Collections to Add? - Randi Madisen (CEN)

10:00 - 10:50  (Session 2)

• Circulation Subsystem Business Meeting
• Breakout: Federated Search vs. Integrated Search / Demo of eXtensible Catalog - Keith Ewing (SCS), Kevin McGrew (CSS), eXtensible Rep
• Breakout: Making One-Shot Bibliographic Instruction More Effective - Round Table Discussion led by Cynthia Jorstad (NCT) and Jan Carey (HCC)

11:00 - 11:50  (Session 3)

• Systems Subsystem Business Meeting
• Breakout: Purchase on Demand - Amy Soma and Leah Anderson (TRC) (Handout)
• Breakout: Update on MnPALS Plus Enhancements

12:00 - 1:20  Lunch / General Session

• Director's Report - Stephen Elfstrand
• MnSCU Report – Todd Digby
• Executive Committee Report - Larry Kellerman (CLC)
• User Council Report - Michael Kirby (DCT)
• MnPALS Futures Interest Group Report - Michael Kirby (DCT) and Orrin Ausen (BLC)

1:30 - 2:20  (Session 4)

• Reference Subsystem Business Meeting
• Breakout: Prepping for E-Resource Software - Joe Holtermann (MSU)
• Breakout: File-90 Bib Loader - Bobby Bothmann (MSU)

2:30 - 3:20  (Session 5)

• Cataloging Subsystem Business Meeting
• Breakout: Collection Development - Rachel Wexelbaum (SCS)
• Breakout: Mentoring in ILL / Minitex, PALS sharing 

3:30 - 4:20  (Session 6)

• Acquisitions/Serials Subsystem Business Meeting
• Breakout: MnPALS OPAC Web Statistics - which stats do people use and how? Facilitator: Kathleen Ashe (SSU)
• Breakout: PALSconnect Linker Q/A - Perry Madden (PALS)

4:30 Adjourn

Support Center

Available 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Related Documents

PALS Report
MInitex Report

Hotels in the Area

Hilton Garden Inn, St. Paul City Center
411 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-291-8800
Toll Free: 877-782-9444

La Quinta Inn & Suites, St. Paul
1870 Old Hudson Road
St Paul, MN 55119
Phone: 651-730-5300

Country Inns & Suites by Carlson, St.Paul South
5653 Bishop Avenue
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
Phone: 651-450-1100
Toll-Free: 800-596-2375

Country Inn by Carlson, St. Paul East
6003 Hudson Road
Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone: 651-739-7300
Toll-Free: 800-596-2375