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All workshops will take place on the U of M's Twin Cities West Bank Campus in Wilson Library, Room S30C, Staff Development and Training Hands-On Computer Lab.
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Did you not study in theater or dance as an undergraduate, and now as a library professional you have to do collection development and maintenance? This workshop will familiarize participants with dance and theater studies resources for the purposes of reference, instruction, and collection development. Print and online resources will be explored using a hands-on approach.
Sessions are based on the ARLIS/NA Postcards from the Edge series, with permission of Nedda Ahmed.
Who should attend?: Session is for beginners in the areas of dance and theater research.
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Did you not study in theater or dance as an undergraduate, and now as a library professional you have to do collection development and maintenance? This workshop will familiarize participants with dance and theater studies resources for the purposes of reference, instruction, and collection development. Print and online resources will be explored using a hands-on approach.
Sessions are based on the ARLIS/NA Postcards from the Edge series, with permission of Nedda Ahmed.
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NetLibrary is an eBook collection available to all libraries - and by extension, all citizens - in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The MINITEX NetLibrary eBook collection contains over 11,000 titles covering hundreds of academic, popular, and professional subject and topic areas. Content includes hundreds of titles from Cliffs Notes and the "Complete Idiot's Guides To" series, travel guides, computer programming manuals, and several thousand public domain literary classics.
If you would like to learn more about the MINITEX NetLibrary eBook Collection, register for this 90-minute hands-on workshop. This session will cover what is in the NetLibrary collection and a look at the new interface being introduced January 24, 2004. You will learn how to access and search the collection, create and manage your personal NetLibrary account, and use NetLibrary's "Librarians Tool Kit" to find out information about your library's NetLibrary eBook usage and ideas for collection development.
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In this training session, Kathy Kiely of EBSCO will demonstrate the current features and functionality of EBSCOhost through the ELM databases. This session will also cover how to set up personal and multiple folders for long-term storage of search results, setting up journal alerts and search alerts, and techniques for advanced searching using limiters, search history, and field codes. Persistent links, cited references, and subject searching will also be discussed. In addition, new features in the databases will be demonstrated.
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Learn and discuss how ELM and other related online resources can be used to support the high school curriculum. Participants will be able to take away a list of practical ideas. Come prepared to discover and share.
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Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) is an online virtual library available at no charge to all residents of Minnesota. It includes magazine, newspaper and journal articles, reference sources, Spanish-language resources, electronic books, and research and homework tools. With the MnLink Gateway, you can search online catalogs of Minnesota public, school, state government and other libraries. Minnesota reflections, a project of the Minnesota Digital Library, is a collection of photographs and digitized documents from libraries, historical societies, and museums across the state, in a searchable database. MINITEX References Services staff will introduce you to these three important library resources.
Who should attend?: Attendees at the TIES Conference.
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This session will give you information on how to navigate the new PowerSearch interface and will review product enhancements. Participants in this training session will:
• Review the general content available in the PowerSearch databases
• Construct and employ efficient search strategies for information retrieval
• Examine navigational and search features of the database interface
• Differentiate between Basic, Person, Subject, and Advanced Search options
• Recognize how to use Email, InfoMarks and Marked Lists as a way to manage and organize information found within the databases
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This session covers the eight Gale databses in ELM. Five of them are aimed specifically at K-12 users and this session will discuss content information with a break down of the databases by age group. It will also cover search functions, database content, tips, tools, and search strategies, as well as a look at the Professional Collection, a resource aimed at teachers and educators.
Who should attend?: Anyone interested in learning more about the resources available via ELM.
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| Wednesday, December 02, 2009 | 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM (CST) | No Charge (All) |
SESSION FULL Sign up for waiting list |
Matt Lee | n/a |
Guest Presenters: Jennifer Nelson, Senior Librarian, Hennepin County Library and Keith Braafladt, Director, Learning Technologies Center, Science Museum of Minnesota
Hosted by Minitex Reference Services
Providing kids opportunities to learn, stretch and grow is a key focus of libraries. Whether they are developing a love of books and reading, learning to conduct better research or working on creative projects, kids in 21st century libraries are supported in developing a lifelong love of learning and developing key literacy skills that will lead them to successful engagement in life as adults.
Scratch, a free software tool developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, is an increasingly popular tool that allows libraries to offer relevant, technology-based and creative programs for kids aged 8 and up. Scratch is rich media content creation software that can be used to create animation and game projects that incorporate music, sound, original art, digital photographs and more. Visit the Scratch website for more background: http://scratch.mit.edu/.
Participants in this workshop will develop an understanding of the literacy skills youth gain from participation in Scratch-based workshops and receive a hands-on opportunity to learn and use Scratch software and to explore Scratch’s online community. The workshop format models effective techniques for engaging and teaching project development with Scratch to youth. At the end of the workshops participants will have become members of the online Scratch community, developed a project using Scratch and posted a project to the Scratch social networking site.
Location: Wilson Library, U of MN West Bank Campus
Who should attend?: This session is intended for media specialists, youth services librarians, or any other library staff who work with young people and want to learn more about using Scratch.
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Learn and discuss how ELM resources as well as the Minnesota Digital Library's Minnesota Reflections may be mined to locate primary sources for the K-16 curriculum. Participants will be able to take away a list of practical ideas for incorporating these primary sources into the curriculum. Come prepared to discover and share.
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Minitex is pleased to offer training on Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence (MORE). This full-day workshop (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) will include interactive discussion and offer the opportunity to learn from fellow library staff about issues relating to reference work. This workshop will count for 6 contact hours if you are enrolled in the Minnesota Certification for Library Employees Program. For information on Minnesota Certification for Library Employees go to http://www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/certification/.
The MORE program and this workshop are geared towards paraprofessionals and/or library staff new to the reference desk. Experienced library staff are welcome to attend. Something new will be learned, and collective knowledge will be shared.
The day will consist of activities and discussion around the Reference Interview, Readers’ Advisory, Print Reference Sources, and Electronic Reference Resources. Hands-on searching will be included.
Who should attend?: The MORE program and this workshop are geared towards paraprofessionals and/or library staff new to the reference desk. Experienced library staff are welcome to attend.
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MINITEX Library Information Network staff will provide an overview of available resources, an update on new features and content, a hands-on introduction to searching and suggestions for incorporating these resources into your curriculum. Participants will learn what resources are available, how to access resources and why ELM is better for research than the Internet.
Who should attend?: Attendees at the TIES Conference.
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ProQuest Newsstand Complete, in ELM, offers access to more than 600 newspapers, more than 350 in full text, featuring articles on a wide range of topics from local, regional, national, and international news sources. This hands-on session will review both content and search features of the database. A wide range of search tools will be covered, including ProQuest Smart Search, using the Basic, Advanced, Topics, and Publications tabs, interface behavior and refining searches, and options available in MyResearch such as Alerts, Bibliographies, and Creating Web Pages.
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Learn about the new, jointly sponsored initiative of Minnesota State Library Services, Metronet, and MINITEX Library Information Network, WebJunction Minnesota. A service designed for the Minnesota library community, WebJunction Minnesota provides resources to help get the job
done, free online courses, and national and local discussion forums. Join MINITEX Reference Librarian and WebJunction Minnesota Planning Team
member, Jennifer Hootman, on a tour of this new resource for library
staff.
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