Playing with Matches: Using Regular Expressions in Create Lists
    (Richard Jackson, Catalog Librarian/Database Manager, Huntington Library)

Regular expressions are a sophisticated but underutilized tool that can bring a great deal of power to your searches in Create Lists. Using the “matches” condition, it is possible to find patterns of data that cannot be isolated any other way. This presentation will cover a complete explanation of regular expression syntax and provide numerous practical examples. The focus will be on database maintenance, but applications in other areas will also be shown.

Mastering global update
  (Richard Jackson, Catalog Librarian/Database Manager, Huntington Library)

Are you confused about Global Update? Unsure about what all those check boxes do? Do you suspect you are not getting the most out of this feature? This presentation will help you make sense of this sophisticated timesaving tool. Several examples will be given, ranging from simple routine tasks to more complex clean-up projects and authority work. A few special techniques and tricks will also be demonstrated.



Data Exchange
 (Paddy Satzer, Associate Director for Technical Services, Schoenecker Law Library, UST)

Learn to import and export records in Millennium’s Data Exchange using an ftp server or your own PC. No need to use the character-based Innopac for record loading anymore!



Holds Management - Epaging
 (Sheila Matthews, Commercial Binding Clerk, John Haag, Applications Programmer and Peggy
  Woodling, Access Services Manager, Minneapolis Public Library)

Minneapolis Public Library staff customized the iii paging slip into a combined paging slip, shipping/transport label, and flag for patron self-pickup of holds. The staff involved in the project will talk about the reasons for doing this, the program that was written to produce the customized paging slip (available to other iii libraries), the process now followed by staff, and the efficiencies gained by this customization.



System Security
 (Eric Hinsdale, Library Technology Coordinator, Gould Library, Carleton College)

Boosting the security of your III system need not take a lot of work. Follow these simple bits of advice to make your server more secure.



Music and the OPAC 
   (Kathy Blough, Music Cataloging Librarian, and Beth Christensen, Music Librarian, St. Olaf College)

Printed music and sound recordings have always presented unique challenges for access via library catalogs. This session will illustrate both the benefits and drawbacks of the Innovative WebOPAC when searching for music materials.




Javascript in Custom Forms 
   (Charles Gimon, Web Coordinator, Minneapolis Public Library)

Javascript for fun and profit -- get an overview of ways to enhance Web OPAC screens and forms by adding Javascript to your pages.




Release 2006  
    (Bill Easton, Innovative Interfaces Sales Representative)

This session will highlight the new products and enhancements that Innovative has scheduled for Release 2006.



Using Captivate to Create Online Training Programs  
    (Jacki Betsworth, Library Coordinator, and Ron Joslin, Systems Librarian, Macalester College)

Macromedia Captivate allows users to create interactive online training modules. this session will discuss how the Macalester College Library has used this software to create training tools for students and other employees.




Luncheon Speaker:  

The Minnesota Innovative Users Group welcomes Minnesota author & historian, John J. Koblas as our luncheon speaker. Mr. Koblas has written books about many of Minnesota’s favorite (and infamous) sons, including Sinclair Lewis, F. Scott Fitzgerald and train robbers John & George Sontag. He has also written two historical mysteries for children set in Minnesota, featuring sleuths Doc & Tweed. Mr. Koblas is perhaps best known for his writings concerning the Jesse James Northfield Raid, which he will speak about today. His books on the Jesse James & members of the James-Younger Gang include Bushwhacker: Cole Younger and the Kansas-Missouri War, Faithful Unto Death, Confessions of the Ninth Man, When the Heavens Fell, and Jesse James Ate Here: An Outlaw Tour & History of Minnesota. His newest book, Minnesota Grit: The Men Who Defeated the James-Younger Gang was published this year by North Star Press. The book centers on the stories of 21 ordinary citizens who became involved in the pursuit of the gang after the 1876 Northfield bank robbery, including Madelia's "Magnificent Seven," responsible for capturing the three Younger brothers at Hanska Slough. Along with speaking to numerous history aficionados, civic groups, library associations across the country, Mr. Koblas has also appeared on ABC-TV’s "Good Morning America" and CBS-TV’s "The Early Show."