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Reference Notes

Each issue covers a different topic or event that we hope will be of interest to you and to your users. You'll find recommended Web sites, new reference publications and information about training opportunities.

Current Issue

  • October 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.98 MB)
    National Information Literacy Awareness Month; National Day of Writing; ELM Spotlights: Points of View Reference Center & Gale PowerSearch 2.0 Implemented; Education Minnesota; 2009/2010 Teleconference Schedule; WebJunction Minnesota Courses; Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference Write-Ups: Horror Reader's Advisory, End of Subject Terms, Library 2.0 Tools and Topics, Access to Justice for All, Booktalks for Elementary School-Age Children, National History Day; E-book and E-resource Licensing from NISO.

Previous Issues

2009

  • September 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.75 MB)
    ELM and OCLC: More Connections for You; Curb-Side Service: What Works for Chicken-Fried Steaks Might Work for Books; Doing it with Drupal; Just the Facts; Have you tried Bing?; Teens/Parents and Social Networks; Learning Online: All Bias Considered, Some Findings of Note.
  • August 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.02 MB)
    In the August issue, we celebrate the return of students (and librarians) to school with the following articles: It's Back to School!; ELM Database Highlights: Back to School; Downloadable Slide Presentation to Help Promote ELM to Teachers ...and we also celebrate ELM and the Fall conference season with these entries: Spotlight on ELM - OAISter; MEMO Conference; and Minitex Reference Fall Conference Calendar.
  • July 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 636 KB)
    In the July 2009 issue, you'll find highlights from the 2009 ALA Conference in Chicago, including the following stories: More Effective Online Tutorials; Who Cares About Privacy?; Social Learning & Political Engagement; OCLC Symposium—Leadership Beyond the Recession; Using Twitter to Enhance a Digital Reference Cooperative Service; and K-16 Information Literacy and MN Librarians at ALA. You'll also find updates about our popular Consumer Health Information on the Internet webinar, the Metronet Information Literacy Conference, Multimedia Resources, and Upcoming ELM Webinars.
  • June 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 957 KB)
    In the June issue of Reference Notes you'll find: a new catalog option from OCLC; an update on new AskMN member libraries; a note about a former Minnesota librarian turned ASCLA RUSA executive director; an innovative tool to pre-limit catalog searches; examples of information literacy and college readiness programs across the P-20 spectrum; guidance in creating DIY maps; Yahoo!Pipes in 2.0 minutes; a re-cap of the MN Digital Library annual meeting; a call for applications for digitization projects through the MN Digital Library; a story about new literacy skills and the Scratch software; a recorded conversation between five MN library directors about dealing with budget shortfalls; and a model for successful customer service from online shoe retailer Zappos.
  • May 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.0 MB)
    Guiding as a Reference Tool; Update on RFP for Statewide Electronic Resources; Minnesota Reflections Update; Reference in the Electronic Age; Civility in the Workplace... Civility Everywhere; Researching Undergrads; Collaborations and Partnerships; Library Journal's Best Sources of 2008; Libraryman Makes the List!; AskMN is now on WebJunction Minnesota!; Promoting "Promoting Your Media Center to Teachers"; Genealogy E-Resources; The Semantic Web; Newly Recorded Webinars; and more!
  • Special Announcement: New Statewide Electronic Resources! Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 77 KB)
  • April 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 258 KB)
    Spring 2009 MnPALS Reference User Group Work Day; Spring 2009 Reference User Group Work Day, part 2(.0); Homeschoolers Unite at RiverCentre; Promoting Minnesota Media Centers; April is National Poetry Month! Full-Text Poems in ELM: Discovering Collection; Web Site Recommendation – Poets.org
  • March 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 670 KB)
    This month's stories include... A Minitex name change and new site; a profile of Ada Comstock – Educator and Transformer; a recap of the Library Technology Conference at Macalester College, including Information Commons, Eric Lease Morgan, Library 2.0 and Google Apps, E-Resource Management, What Everything Has to Do with Everything, Library Technology Programs for Baby Boomers and Beyond, and Learning for Digital Natives; a one-year birthday celebration for AskMN; replies from you regarding last issue's Dogs Who Like a Good Story story; 2.0 Tools in 2.0 Minutes; ALA and Woman's Day; Small Towns with Big Library Programs; Teleconferences; and Minnesota Librarians Among Library Journal 'Movers and Shakers.'
  • February 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 226 KB)
    Trials Available for Proposed Statewide Resources!; The Secret(s) to Successful Library Programming; Spotlight on Our Libraries; Dogs Who Like a Good Story; Outreach vs. Reaching Out; Marketing to the Irrational People Who Don't Use Your Library; Registration is now OPEN!; WorldCat.org on Your Phone; In memory of and a tribute to...; Minitex Reference Services ELM Webinars; and more!
  • January 2009 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 799 KB)
    Welcome, Matt Lee!; University Libraries Receive Prestigious "Excellence in Academic Libraries" Award; ALA Midwinter Conference, Denver, CO 2009: OCLC Symposium—From Linking to Thinking; Being a Part of History (Day); A Sales Call from Minitex; Reference As You See It; More Things On a Stick Program To Launch in January; Reference 2.0: Open for Discussion; RFP Issued for Licensing Electronic Resources; and more!

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