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Minitex Exhibit at 2007 North Dakota Library Association Conference (pictured L-R: Mark Wilhelmi, Dave Paulson, Edward Swanson).

Minitex Exhibit at 2007 North Dakota Library Association Conference (pictured L-R: Mark Wilhelmi, Dave Paulson, Edward Swanson).

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    State of America's Libraries Report 2012 • Transliteracy: A Buzzword AND an Important Set of Skills • Learning per Square Foot • Leading Without Authority: Maintaining Balance and Relationships • ROI Presents 2 MORE Sessions in Moorhead • Little Free Libraries Keep Popping Up • LJ's Collection Development – Citizen Activists • MnDOT Wins the ALA 2012 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award! • ELM Spotlight • AskMN: We Get Questions • Finding Your Virtual Reference Users Online • CPERS Spring Trials 2012 • CPERS Attending the 2012 ALA Annual Conference • Spring 2012 Products Catalog • Ebooks and the Department of Justice Lawsuit • Digital Delights: Square Lake Boy Scout Camp • WebJunction Minnesota – Webinars & New Courses

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    2012 Library Technology Conference • Library Data and Student Success • Books on the Floor: Teaching Information Literacy • Keeping Up With Patrons' Demands • Users Don't Know What Libraries Are Talking About • Mary Wagner Receives 2012 Beta Phi Mu Award • YouTube – Channel for Teachers • Library Teleconference Series in Hiatus • OCLC Best Practices in Virtual Reference Series: Making the Case for Virtual Reference in Tough Times • We Get Questions: AskMN Numbers Rise • ELM Spotlight • National Poetry Month • Site Visits • WebJunction Minnesota Gets New Look – More Great Webinars • Digital Delights: Researching the Legislature
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    Minnesota Public Libraries' Return on Investment • "Nothing Less Than Crucial" • National African American Parental Involvement Day • Library-Publisher Relationships on the Rocks • Bookmark This! • Ojibwe People's Dictionary Launched on January 23, 2012 • FREE Video Resource • From Storage to YouTube • AskMN and History Day • Britannica Spotlight Archive and Black History Month • ELM Videos for Librarians, Educators, and Researchers • Interactive Learning Games and Exercises in Britannica • Cool Tools • Digital Delights: Letters Home • WJMN Webinars: Bridging the Digital Divide, and Adult Programs on $0 Budget
  • January 2012 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 2.29 MB)
    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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