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Plum Creek Library System - Worthington, MN.

Plum Creek Library System - Worthington, MN.

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    A Fond Farewell to Bill DeJohn • Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Online • AskMN Welcomes Two Libraries in December • Recommendation Engines for Education • Minitex ROI Offers ELM Class to OLLI • ELM Spotlight • This 'n That from the Web • CPERS Column • Minnesota Digital Library • WebJunction MN

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2011

  • November/December 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 2.28 MB)
    Minitex Staff Home Libraries • Facebook for Libraries • Social Media at the Library • Libraries Build the Book Market • Rochester Public Library Takes Part in Black Friday • Minnesota All Stars • OCLC Receives Added $ for Geek the Library Campaign • This 'n That from the Web • Google Forms and Scripts • AskMN and K12 Students • ELM Spotlight • CPERS Column • Holiday Reflections from MN Reflections • WJMN Webinars
  • October 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.34 MB)
    MLA Annual Conference • Four Ereaders, Four Librarians, One Good Reminder • Citation Tracking and Bibliometrics • AskMN Welcomes Two New Libraries • ELM Spotlight • The CPERS Column • This 'n That from the Web • Library Technology Conference 2012, Call for Proposals • WebJunction MN • MN Digital Library
  • September 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 878 KB)
    Bill DeJohn Retires • Minitex Celebrates 40 Years • AskMN FY11 Report • MN Library Certification Takes Off Again! • Library So Much More Than Books • Culturomics • Reading for Pleasure at Gustavus Adolphus • Congratulations to Peter Bremer • ELM Spotlight • This 'n That From the Web • A Revolutionary Source For History Day • MN Digital Library • Presentations from ALA Annual 2011 • Upcoming WebJunction Webinars Open to All • Minitex Fall Trials for Electronic Resources • The Toughest Reference Question Ever?
  • August 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 885 KB)
    When Libraries Collaborate • MNopedia: The Minnesota Encyclopedia • Minnesota History Day Media Specialist of the Year Award • ROI Congratulates Minnesota Library Leaders on Their Retirement • ELM Spotlight • Making ELM Access Easy • ROI Fall Semester ELM Webinars • This 'n That From the Web • Instruction for All • Minnesota History Documents in Minnesota Reflections • Enhancements Added to WebJunction Minnesota • Reference Outreach and Instruction Accomplishments in FY11
  • July 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 886 KB)
    A Tour of the New ELM Portal • ELM Spotlight • What Researchers Don't Know Can Hurt Them • Rediscovering America in Libraries • Understanding User Needs Through What Is Said and What Is Not Said • Squrl It! • WJMN Update & List of Learning Opportunities
  • June 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.05 MB)
    Success @ Grand Rapids Public Library • Women's History in Legislative History Timeline • ALA Annual 2011: New Orleans • SnackTools • ELM Spotlight • A New & Improved ELM Portal Is Here! • ELM Spotlight Webinar Series • If You're Ready, ProQuest Is Ready • Minitex ROI at Upcoming Conferences • Minitex Discontinues Backup Reference • Augsburg College-Lindell Library Joins AskMN and Other Updates • WebJunction Events
  • May 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.10 MB)
    ARLD Day 2011 Recap • MCTC Libr@ry's Website: A Portal to Research Success! • MN Learning Commons: For 21st Century Learning • Seamless Library Instruction for E-Learning • QR Codes in Libraries: Beyond Signage • Launching a Mobile App • Avoiding the Dangers of Personalization • ELM Spotlight • AskMN: The Librarian Is In! • WebJunction MN Featured Courses • Digital Delights: June is Bustin' out all Over! • Federal Government Zeroes Out School Library Funding • School Library Impact Studies • Share Your Thoughts on Minnesota Libraries in 2025
  • April 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.44 MB)
    Patent Research: The Basics • Trust in the Cloud • Beyond Good Enough • National Poetry Month 2011! • A Poem for Poetry Month • ACRL 2011 • ESL, Bilingual & Migrant Education Conference • OCLC's Global Library Statistics • ELM Spotlight • WebJunction Featured Courses • AskMN and Text a Librarian Mobile Option • What Will Your Library Be Like in 2025? • Women's History Month at MCTC
  • March 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.57 MB)
    Library Technology Conference 2011 • Announcements from the Field • "Our History Is Our Strength" • ELM Spotlight • Conference Highlight Webinars • Computers in Libraries 2011: In Case You Weren't There • Google Books Settlement Rejected, Digital Public Library Proposed • WJMN Featured Courses • Geek the Library Correction • Spring Electronic Resources Trials
  • February 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.30 MB)
    ELM Love Stories • YouTube Videos Expressing Library Love • Romance Top Five of Five • Students LOVE Snooki, and Therefore, Library Research • Minnesota Digital Library • ELM Portal: Upcoming Changes • Gale PowerSearch Enhancements • Digital Devices Making Their Way into the Classroom • Top 10 Apps for Education • Geek the Library Campaign: Was it Successful? • Tonka Pride • AskMN FY10 Report • WebJunction MN • Black History Month: Collection Development
  • January 2011 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.21 MB)
    Recap of ALA Midwinter 2011 • The Natural Progression away from Google • History Day @ Your School • History Day Throughout the Metro Area • Libraries and Country • Saint Paul Public Library Adds Free Song Downloads • St. Kate's Gets Accreditation! • Social Networking Tools for Professionals • ELM Spotlight • Bookmarks and Brochures Hot off the Press • Research Project Calculator • Minnesota Digital Library • WebJunction • AskMN: The Librarian is In! • OCLC Research YouTube Channel • Full-text Internet Resources: Focus on Minnesota Maps

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