PROGRAM INFORMATION

9:00-9:45

Registration
Viking Theater Lobby - Main Level Buntrock Commons

Coffee, tea and, muffins

9:45-10:00

Welcome
Viking Theater - Main Level Buntrock Commons

Greetings, Introduction of Steering Committee, Thanks to St. Olaf
Eric Hinsdale, MN IUG Chair

10:00-11:15

Keynote: The Future of the OPAC
Viking Theater - Main Level Buntrock Commons

Moderator: Charles Gimon, Mpls Public Library
Dinah Sanders, Innovative Interfaces OPAC Product Manager
Iris Jastram, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Gould Library, Carleton College

What is the future of the online public access catalog (OPAC)? Transformation? Irrelevance? Extinction? Dinah Sanders, OPAC Project Manager for III, and Iris Jastram, Reference Librarian at Carleton College, will provide their own thoughts on this question. Charles Gimon of Minneapolis Public Library will moderate.

Questions and comments from the audience.

11:15-11:45

News from the International Innovative Users Group
Viking Theater - Main Level Buntrock Commons

Didn’t make it to Denver for the national IUG meeting? Our panel of attendees from various Minnesota public and academic libraries will fill you in on what you missed. Bill Easton, our III Sales Rep, will moderate

On the panel are:
Doug Guthrie, Materials Management Center Manager, Saint Paul Public Library
Debbie Kitt, Technology Management Librarian, Carver County Library System
Sara Leake, Circulation / ILL / Reserves Associate, St. Olaf College Library
Suzanne McGinn, Circulation Manager, Highland Park Branch, St Paul Public Library
Paddy Satzer, Associate Director, Technical Services, University of St. Thomas Schoenecker Law Library
Sheila Winderlich, Acquisitions Manager / Material Selection Library, St Paul Public Library

Questions and comments from the audience are encouraged.

11:45-1:00

Lunch on Your Own    

1:00-1:50

Concurrent Sessions

Choice A:
"Quick and Easy Forms without HTML or Javascript"
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 Eric Hinsdale, Carleton College

Room 143 (2nd level Buntrock Commons)

It’s easy to create custom search forms for searching the III online catalog IF you know a little HTML and JavaScript, or know someone who has the time to help you. At Carleton College we’ve developed a tool to allow anyone to create custom search forms without having to know any programming or mark-up languages. Eric will demonstrate how this tool works and let you know how to set it up for your institution.

Choice B:
"Collaborative Collection Development"
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 Mary Sue Lovett, St. Olaf College; Kristi Wermanger, Carleton College

Room 143 (2nd level Buntrock Commons)

Last year, the Bridge Consortium (Carleton and St. Olaf College Libraries) received a grant from the Mellon Foundation to create and implement a plan for cooperative collection development. During the first phase of the project, we have been gathering statistics on all aspects of our respective collections. We are using III's create lists, statistics, and scat table features, as well as an OCLC product called WorldCat Collection Analysis. In this presentation, we'll show what we've discovered so far, and how you might use these tools at your library.

2:00-2:50

Concurrent Sessions

Choice A:
"New Titles Alerting Service" -
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 Angi Faiks, Macalester College;  Sara Suelflow, Macalester College

Room 142 (2nd level Buntrock Commons)

Macalester College Library and Web Services staff cooperated to provide an online new titles service highlighting new books & media added to the DeWitt Wallace Library collections. Library staff developed the specifications and procedures necessary to extract data from III, Millennium. Web Services staff developed a web query interface for this data. We will share our experience, lessons learned, and plans for "phase 2" features of the new titles service. For a preview of the service, visit: http://www2.macalester.edu/newtitles/

Choice B:
"Social Software"
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 Natalie Wall, St. Olaf College; Heather Tompkins, Carleton College

Room 143 (2nd level Buntrock Commons)

Social software allows you to work collaboratively with others online. Still not sure what that means? During this presentation, we'll give examples of blogs and wikis being used for professional development, instruction, and collaborative projects. We'll also talk about using RSS aggregators and social bookmarking to manage and share your online world. Find out exciting possibilities for incorporating these tools in your projects and workflow!

3:00-4:00

Social Hour - Valhalla Room (3rd level Buntrock Commons)

A Chance to Network with Colleagues from the Minnesota Library Community
Sweet and savory refreshments catered by Bon Appetit


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