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Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Worthington, MN.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Worthington, MN.

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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2013

  • December 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 950 KB)
    Work Begun for Selection of ELM Resources • Creators of Open Access Button Seek to Democratize Knowledge • Seeking Information: An Information Literacy Series • What Librarians Can Learn from Reddit • Language Translators in ELM and MinneTESOL • ELM Stats: Usage and Instruction • Cooperative Purchasing: Fall 2013 Trials of Potential Vendors / Resources • Do Patrons Need Help with eBooks? • Public Libraries, Not Just a "Cozy Place to Charge Phones" • Virtual Little Free Libraries • Continuing Education Opportunities • One-Second Poll: Internet vs. internet
  • November 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 2.6 MB)
    The Biggest Change to Google Search Since 2001 • MLA 2013: Living Banned Books • MLA 2013: Telling the Story of Research: Narrative Methods for Library Instruction • MLA 2013: Observations from Sitting in on 22 Book Clubs in 30 Days • MLA 2013: Older Adult and Volunteer Services in Public Libraries • MLA 2013: Screen Time and Early Literacy Development • Education Minnesota 2013: Information Literacy Workshop • Guide on the Side Tutorials for ELM Are Here! • Enhancements to EBSCOhost Interface Coming in October • Next Generation Science Standards in Student Resources in Context • ELM Portal Survey: What We Learned About Students • How Can Another Library Answer My Patron's Question? An AskMN True Story • UNconference at St. Catherine University • WebJunction Webinars • One-Second Poll: If the Library Profession Was a Halloween Costume...
  • October 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 3.6 MB)
    Hey, Is There Something Different with Reference Notes? • ROI at October Conferences • Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online • What's New at Google? • New ELM Webinars • New ELM Brochures, Order Now! • Lexile Levels Added to Kids InfoBits • ELM on Facebook • AskMN Infographic: We're All Busier in the Fall! • Scientific Data Curation in Libraries • Library Leadership Presentations by Michael Gorman • October and November WebJunction Webinars • One-Second Poll: PEDs in Libraries
  • September 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.1 MB)
    Education's Jet Pack Moment at the eLearning Summit • Infographics: Telling the Visual Story • The NEW Britannica School and the Lesson Plan Builder • Updates to ELM for K-12 Academic Standards • ArchiveGrid No Longer in ELM but Still a Nice Specialized Tool • Upcoming AskMN Webinars for Fall 2013 • The Librarian Song and More • New Electronic Discussion List for State Library Services • Fall 2013 Workshop for Educators: Baba Yaga in the Classroom • September WebJunction Webinars • Post Card from a Reference Notes Reader
  • August 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 2.3 MB)
    Simple Tools to Refract PRISM in Your Library • Pew Internet Study and Younger Americans' Library Use • ALA Annual 2013 • ELM Spotlight • Who's Getting Left Behind in Minnesota? • Minnesota Historical Society Joins AskMN • AskMN FY13 Report • Upcoming WebJunction Webinars • July 18 was CALCO Day • Farewell and Best Wishes
  • July 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.2 MB)
    BIG DATA for Good Not Evil • Lake Superior Libraries Symposium • A New Look at Information Literacy • ELM Portal Survey Report • New Britannica School Interface Coming in July • New Points of View Reference Center Interface Coming in August • AskMN Welcomes New Libraries! • OCLC Webinar Series: Best Practices in Virtual Reference • WebJunction July Webinars • Brushing Up on Free Business Information
  • June 2013 Adobe PDF Icon (PDF; 1.7 MB)
    Mobile App vs. Mobile Website • Interactive Map of Technology Use in Minneapolis • Big Data, Electronic Tattoos, Immortality, and the Greeks • ROI on the Road with ELM • Put ELM on Your iPad(s) • ELM Personalized • AskMN Best Practices Webinar Goes National • AskMN Celebrates 100,000 Questions • June/July Webinars from WebJunction • An Excellent Data Resource for Librarians! • P.S. Wish You Were Here!
  • 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!
  • 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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