The Library Technology conference did not disappoint this year. Evocative and thoughtful keynote speakers began each day and sessions were useful, and each contained valuable insight. The snow was also melting on the Macalester College campus which was a bonus.…
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Textbook Affordability Fair conversations
Opendora: The all-in-one solution for the storage of open educational resources for Minnesota State On Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, PALS attended the Textbook Affordability Fair held at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Even with a spring snowstorm in full force PALS…
Implementing Opendora
PALS began working with the Minnesota State on Opendora in January 2018. Our goal was to provide a central repository for open educational resources (OER) to reduce the cost of textbooks and other course materials for students. Opendora is a…
Opendora now available Opendora: the all-in-one solution for the storage of open education resources for Minnesota State
Opendora is a central digital repository developed by PALS that empowers you as Minnesota State faculty and staff to preserve, load, share and manage open education resources (OER). Textbooks, syllabi, lecture notes, reading lists, and videos are just some examples. It is possible to add any format including Word documents, PDFs, MP4s and…
Partner Profile: Minnesota Water Research Digital Library
In May 2018 PALS and the Minnesota Water Research Digital Library (MnWRL) launched their online digital repository now available at https://wrl.mnpals.net/. This site is PALS’ first State Agency and PALS hopes that this project and profile can help show how…
Choir recordings now available in Bethany Lutheran College Digital Archives
Bethany Lutheran College is excited to announce that digitized vinyl records of the Bethany Lutheran College Choir performing sacred pieces from various concert programs are available online. Please feel free to explore and listen to them in the Choir Recordings collection. “These…
User Council / Executive Committee Meeting Dates 2018-2019
Please hold these dates for User Council/Executive Committee meetings. September 13, 2018 (7700 France, Edina) November 8, 2018 (web) February 14, 2019 (web) April 14, 2019 (Location TBD)
Alma/Primo Update February 19, 2018
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details here. Important activities and dates Recently Completed 2018-02-07: Training on the migration of Aleph data and how to complete migration forms 2018-02-14: Draft link resolver, P2E, and migration forms In Process …
Alma/Primo Update February 2, 2018
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details here. Important activities and dates Recently Completed 2018-01-24: First project status call 2018-01-24: Second vanguard data load completed 2018-01-18 and 2018-1-19: Full consortium implementation kickoff 2018-01-16: Training on the migration of…
New Version of MnPALS Plus and PALSdiscover in Production
PALS staff have been working on upgrading the underlying software for MnPALS Plus and PALSdiscover. We have upgraded the underlying Vufind software from version 2.4 to 3.1. Most changes are in background processes, there are few if any front end/public…
Happy Holidays from the PALS Staff!
PALS seeks full-time Circulation Professional
I’m excited to announce that due to internal staffing shifts, PALS is hiring a Circulation Support and Training Specialist! Come work with a dedicated team of professionals to support our member libraries’ staff and faculty through the migration process to…
Recorded Sessions from 2017 User Group Meetings
PALS Staff recorded two portions of our User Group meetings on Friday, October 28th: Alma Update – Linda Richter, Project Manager (Recorded presentation) Alma Migration Tips for Tech Services breakout session: Sarah Weeks Head of Acquisitions & Resource Management, St.…