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MnLINK User Group Meeting—September 11, 2006

Participants at the annual MnLINK User Group meeting on September 11, 2006 had a chat with Leonardo DaVinci (in the form of keynote speaker Thomas Frey, executive director and futurist of the DaVinci Institute) about "The Future of Libraries." Afternoon breakout sessions dealt with topics ranging from the MnLINK Gateway and NCIP to the future of the OPAC.

Frey challenged his listeners to prepare libraries to meet the challenges of a world that we can't fully predict. He said libraries must work to extend their influence and seek to move from being centers of information to centers of culture.

Breakout Sessions

The breakout sessions included:

• MnLINK Gateway & NCIP, presented by Ralph Horton of OCLC PICA (PDF; 270 KB)
• Aleph Training Techniques, led by Betsy Friesen and Sue Koelmel, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Libraries, and Dee Nolan, MnSCU/PALS
• Web & Library 2.0, led by Shane Nackerud, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Libraries (PDF; 70 KB)
• ZPORTAL/VDX Version 3.1, presented by Ralph Horton (PDF; 144 KB)
• The Future of the OPAC, presented by Eric Celeste, University of Minnesota, and Keith Ewing, St. Cloud State University

Keynote Address

A written summary of Thomas Frey's presentation is available at the DaVinci Institute Web site.

• Read Thomas Frey's keynote address

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