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Ruth Dukelow, CLIC Executive Director, and Mary Parker, Minitex Associate Director.

Ruth Dukelow, CLIC Executive Director, and Mary Parker, Minitex Associate Director.

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 websites, new reference publications, and information about training opportunities.

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  • May 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.0 MB)
    Informal Professional Development Thriving in the Suburbs • Why It's Great to Be a Librarian • ARLD Day 2013 • 2013 Nonprofit Technology & Communications Conference • Family Play and Learn Spot • ELM Spotlight • AskMN Webinar Series • The Flipped Classroom and You • Digital Public Library of America Launched • May/June Free Learning Opportunities from WebJunction • Last Call for MNLFI Workshops • Put Me In, Coach!

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2013

  • April 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 743 KB)
    Library Technology Conference 2013 • Kimberly Bryant: Black Girls Code • Low-Skilled Adult Learners and Learning Technologies • Things in a Flash: K-College iPad Apps • Hot, Free, and Downloadable: Tech for Teens and Why You Care • Changed but Still Critical: Brick and Mortar School Libraries in the Digital Age • Death to Google Reader and QR Codes: Birth to the Next Phase of Interactive Technologies • Improving Digital Literacy with New Online Tools • ELM Spotlight • AskMN Is 5 Years Old! • April Free Learning Opportunities from WebJunction • Lost Your Librarian Mojo?
  • March 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.8 MB)
    The Role of Libraries in a Science Fiction Future • Espresso Yo Self • Library Sites Need to Be Mobile Friendly • STEM Day Conference 2013 • ELM Spotlight • AskMN Surpasses 100,000 Questions! • Exploring the History of the MN Deaf Community • NISO and NISO/DCMI Series • Sixth Annual Library Technology Conference • Minnesota eLearning Summit • Google Glass
  • February 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.6 MB)
    State Educators Collaborate on Path to Higher Education • SEA's New Bookstore Style Media Center – Why Not? • Public and School Library Collaboration in MN and Beyond • Library of Congress Archiving Twitter • DPLA: It Could Be Almost Anything • ELM Spotlight • AskMN Welcomes Its 30th Library! • WebJunction Webinars • MOOCs: Famous or Infamous?
  • January 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.0 MB)
    Bill DeJohn: 1940-2012 • Take Time to Listen to Yourself in 2013 • Not Your Average Search Engine • Hennepin County Library Fifth Most Searched • Historical Regional Newspapers Online • Common Core Resources from LOC and MTX • Top 5 Megatrends in Education • AskMN Best Transcript of 2012 • A New Twist on STEM Conferences! • Discover What Your Co-Workers Think About the Future of Your Library • Secret Message Hidden in ELM Word Puzzle • New Britannica School Webinars • TIES Session Report • The Year's Best Adult Reading & Reference Titles • January & February Free Webinars from WebJunction

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