Letter from William W. Folwell, University of Minnesota Librarian to J. Fletcher Williams, Minnesota Historical Society Librarian, dated 12/23/1891, asking Williams to call for the formation of a state library association to meet in connection with the State Teachers Association in order to foster public school libraries.
This issue includes the following articles: Bibliographic Instruction (proceedings from a workshop); COM Catalogs and Conversion Projects (from Ramsey County Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library); People; Minitex Workshop Speaker Participation Policy; Minitex/OCLC Mailings; Circulation Systems: Suggested Reading; A Circulation System With OCLC; OCLC Use in Minitex: Some Thoughts and Statistics; Minitex Courier; Regional Workshops for Catalogers: AACR2; New MULS Manual.
This issue includes the following articles: Minitex-South Dakota Resource Sharing; Minnesota Libraries 1977 Report (for the ALA Yearbook, 1978 edition); Upcoming User Group Meetings; Library Directories; OCLC Governance; Bush II OCLC Installations; OCLC Directory Update; OCLC Training; Publications; TWX Communication; Verifying Citations from On-Line Searches; New Appointments--New Participants; Visitors to Minitex; Newsletter Mailing List; and CAB Abstracts On-Line Workshop.
This issue includes the following articles: Minnesota Union List of Serials; New Minitex Manual; Five-Year Review of Copyight Law; Location Search Service-Codes Supplied; Publications to Notes; Online Workshops; Coming and Going; Resource Sharing Thoughts; TWX Sound Shield for Sale; Performance Evaluation in Academic Libraries; Celtic Library at College of St. Thomas; Grant Money for Two-Year Colleges; MLA Pre-Conferences Planned; Visitors; Networking Reading.
This issue includes the following articles: OCLC Users Council Meets in Columbus on June 4 and 5; Visitors; Minnesotans Publish; OCLN Memberships; Automation in Duluth; More Publishing; People on the Move; Liz Stroup Meets with Rug Group; South Dakota Union List of Serials; Gustavus Award Winner; Recent Publications of Interest; Reference Users Group Meets; Responsive Reference Service; and The "Not Available" Response to ILLRO's.
This issue includes includes an update on new library holdings symbols in OCLC and the final grant supported library to have their OCLC terminal installed, a summary of the Reference Users Group conference, authorization of the Minitex Advisory Committee, a summary of the OCLC cataloging users group, and the latest MULS (Minitex Union List of Serials) procedures and other updates.
This special issue on copyright includes information about how the new U.S. Copyright Law affects Minitex Document Delivery, guidelines for records retention, information on library supplies for displaying copyright information, ALA and Minitex Interlibrary Loan Request forms, copyright payment mechanisms, and a bibliogrpahy of copyright law and libraries resources.
This issue includes the following articles: The Uses of Online Databases; Using Online Techniques for Evaluation; Providing Services with Limited Resources; About the Database Directory; Codes of Vendors Supplying Online Services; Codes of Libraries Performing Online Searches; Directory of Online Subject Databases Searched in Minitex Libraries, 1979-1980; How to Use a Library; NEH Announces Challenge Grant Program; Bibliographic Instruction Workshop; and Happy Anniversary.
This issue includes the following articles: Resource Sharing and Interlibrary Loan; Minitex Document Delivery; Minitex Document Delivery Statistics 1978/79; WHCLIS Resolution on Networking; ALA Legislative Program; Reference Librarians: Save These Dates; Online Skills Development; Online Workshops Schedule; OCLC Acquisitions Subsystem; Ramsey County to Test OCLC Acquisitions Subsystem; Recommendation on use of OCLC-MARC Tapes; Iowa Fifth State in MULS.
This issue includes the following articles: Minitex Reference Services; Document Delivery Service; Back-Up Reference Service; Reference Services and Collection Development; Minitex Telephone and TWX Directory; Serving OCLC Users; Verifying ILL Requests on OCLC; Workshop on Workflow; Workshop on Library Instructions; Botany Journals; New Librarians, New Positions; New Participants; and Visitors to Minitex.
This special issue on AACR2 and the catalog includes information about the adoption of AACR2 and implications for cataloging procedures and practices. Minnesota librarians attended an institute in 1978 on "Closing the Catalog"; offered by LITA and a full summary of the event is included. This issue also contains a list of recently announced grants, RLIN (Research Libraries Group) replacing the former acronym of BALLOTS, and the new publication "The Role of the School Library Media Program in Networking."
This issue includes the following articles: Serials Collections in a Network Environment; OCLC Converts Data Base to AACR 2 Form; Quality Control Activities at OCLC; MPR Programs Available From Audio Archives; New Duluth Public Library Open; People/Minitex Directory; Serial Collection Management: A Bibliography.
This issue includes the following articles: Gustavus Library Endowment Fund; OCLC Internetwork Quality Control Council; Minnesota Theological Librarys Install Union COM Catalog; Plans Advance For Second ACRL Conference; The Tri-College University Library Consortium: A Decade of Growth; Minitex Reference; The CLIC COM Catalog; Windows to the Past: Minnesota County Atlases-A New Reference Tool; Reorganization of OCLC Symbol Displays; People; Minitex Library OCLC Sympols: A Directory; Olson Receives Piercy Award; Messenger Editor Leaves Minitex.
This issue includes the following articles: To Network or Not to Network Schools Face the Question; Networking Conference; Library Instruction for the College Undergraduate; Selective Bibliography for Library Instruction in Academe; Retrospective Conversion; OCLC/ILL Subsystem Training; EDUCOM Seminar; Rug Reference Resources Meeting; Automation, Codes and Standards in Technical Services and their Effect on Public Services; AACR2 Preconference; Theological Libraries Meeting; People in Minitex.
This special issue on online databases includes information about the types of data in databases, online database searching protocols, online search services in the U.S. and costs, a glossary of common database terms, a bibliography of online bibliographic services, the Minitex online search service and sample search request form, a directory of online database, subject databases search in Minitex libraries, and a summary of the Reference Users Group meeting.
This issue includes the following articles: Technology, Work Assignments, and Staff Morale; St. Olaf College Part of Two Studies; Saint Paul Public Library's Newspaper Index Project; Symposium on the Future of the Liberal Arts College Library; Melsa Goes Online: Hennepin County's Assisted Reference Service; Thoughts on Resource Sharing; People; Celebrations; Reading on Networking; Online Bibliographic Training in Fargo; AACR2 Institute in Minneapolis; New Minitex Staff Member; Announcement of Minitex Position; OCLC Growth.
This issue is the 1981/1982 Minitex status report and includes background information, program updates, a program history appendix in table form, details Minitex Document Delivery statistics, a map of participants, financial statements, activity level graphs, and a list of Minitex participating libraries.
This is a special report of the OCLC Users Council by Minitex OCLC Representatives. Included are summaries on the economic impact of AACR2 on libraries and the OCLC Inter-Network Quality Control Council, as well a a directory of Minitex libraries on OCLC.
This issue includes the following articles: Bibliographic and Physical Resource Sharing in Minitex; Access to Minitex Libraries in Bibliographic Databases; Libraries and the 1980 Census; Minitex OCLC AACR2 Regional Meetings; OCLC'S Name-Address Directory; Minitex at Texas Instruments Symposium; Ramsey County Begins OCLC Acquisitions Subsystem Evaluation; ARL Adopts Plan for Improving Access to Microforms; Database Workshops; People; Minitex Directory Changes; Minnesota Statutes Index Errata Available; Everyone's Guide to the Whole Library.
This issue includes information about the Minitex Continuing Education Program and week-long workshops for Reference Librarians, an overview of the newly initiated Minitex Reference Service, and an overview of the Minnesota Union List of Serials emerging Minitex program.
This issue includes a diagram of the program, services, resources, and participating libraries. Each Minitex service is highlighted including the following: Communication Network, Document Delivery, Bibliographic Database, Collection Development, Information and Reference Network, Continuing Education, Online Bibliographic Searches, and Regional Sharing. Future plans for Minitex and participating library contacts are also included.
This issue is the 1982/1983 Minitex status report and includes background information, program updates, Document Delivery request and participants graph, Reference request graph, MULS Publications bar chart, a list of Minitex participating libraries, a history of Minitex activities in a table, and the list of Minitex Advisory Council members.
This issue includes the following articles: Bush Foundation Grants Funds for On-Line Cataloging and Data Base Development; Proposed Copyright Clearance Procedures for Photocopying in Libraries; New Librarians -- New Participants; New Minitex Directory, Annual Report; Reference and Interlibrary Loan Resources; Regional Meetings; Cataloging: Projections for the Future; Minitex Libraries on OCLC: A Directory; Recent Visitors to Minitex; New Edition of MULS, and On-Line User Workshops.
This issue is the annual report for 1977-1978. Highlights include a new contract with South Dakota State Library and Minitex for sharing resources; increased Resource Sharing, the MULS 2nd edition publication; Bush Foundation grants to support OCLC participation' an increase in Back-Up Reference requests; a summary of copyright and reference training and meetings, and statistics (including a table).
This issue includes the following articles: Minitex: A Status Report; WILS-WLC: Library Cooperation in Wisconsin; South Dakota Health Sciences Library Consortium: Multi-Type Resource Sharing; OCLC Names New President; OCLC Users Council Annual Report Summary; OCLC Development Schedule; OCLC Users and AACR2 Questions; OCLC System Down While Converting to AACR2; OCLC Participating Libraries; CRL Receives Two Ford Grants; MPLIC Designated as Patent Depository; COMCAT Education Project; Legal Reference Servives Committee Formed; Minitex Reference Service Notes; Telecommunications Change for Minitex; ""Everyone's Guide..."" For Winter Quarter; People; and New Minitex Participant.
This issue includes the following articles: OCLC Users Council; Minitex Brochure insert; Minitex Annual Meeting; OCLC Interlibrary Loan Subsystem Test; Serials Management Workshop; Farewell to Lois Upham; USOE Grant Deadlines; Academic Library Grant Program Announced; Positions (new library staff); Honors; Minitex Libraries on OCLC: A Directory; Minitex 'NLOC' Service; OCLC Codes for Minitex Libraries; Using OCLC to Verify Minitex ILL Requests; Directory of Minnesota Libraries; and Colleagues Publish.
This issue includes the following articles: Information Data Base Services; Three Services to Libraries; The History of Some Terminology; Preservation of Minnesota Newspapers at the Minnesota Historical Society; Minnesota State University Project for Automation of Library Systems (MSU/PALS): Planning for the Future; AACR2 in Minnesota; OCLC Use Increases; AACR 2 and OCLC; OCLC Search Retrieval Enhancements Soon to be Implemented; OCLC Users Council Elects Officers; Western Council Resource Sharing Planning Conference; GPO Named Center of Document Cataloging; St. Paul Public Library Initiates Computer Catalog System; People; New Coordinators Join Minitex Staff; Congressional Information Service Seminars; ""Everyone's Guide..."" Is Back Again.
This issue includes the following articles: Planning and Library Cooperation; Reference Service Evaluation; New Advisory Committee; and a large section on OCLC and Library Automation. The OCLC and Library Automation section contains background on what OCLC is; a history of Minitex OCLC participation; cooperative cataloging in OCLC; first time use (FTU) of an OCLC record; how to become an OCLC participant; the OCLC interlibrary loan, serial control, and acquisitions subsystems; and a diretory of Minitex libraries on OCLC.
Volume 19, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1970. Contents include an MLA President's message, an announcement about National Library Week, MLA spring district meetings, upcoming Reference workshops, a reminder about the importance of reporting complaints and/or harassment about library materials, cooperative library projects, letter to the MLA membership in response to statements made to MLA executive board, the list of MLA officers, MLA section and committee reports, MLA Articles of Incorporation, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 15, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in April 1966. Topics include Minnesota Library fact sheet with current statistics and needs; state-wide and local preparations for National Library Week; Membership Committee update; Announcement of Spring Meeting of MLA Academic Libraries section; and report form for National Library Week activities;
Volume 18, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1969. Contents include a message from the MLA President about the second MLA midwinter meeting, MLA spring district meetings, a general report on the MLA Midwinter Meeting, an MLA Technical Services Section meeting announcement, an MLA Academic Libraries Section meeting, an announcement about an MLA workshop on effective display techniques, an upcoming Institute on Serviing Disadvantaged Adults, a bibliography on minority groups, upcoming Children's literature European study-tours, a MLA business meeting report, an ALA Midwinter Meeting report, a summary of federal legislation of interest to Minnesota librarians, MLA awards, an MLA treasurers report, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 18, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1969. Contents include information about the MLA fall conference, a list of candidates (and photos) for the 1969 MLA officers election, notice of MLA Outstanding Achievement Award winner and luncheon, a reminder to send MLA Award nominations, a letter asking for MLA endorsement of the newly-developed University of Minnesota Health Sciences program, MLA reports from the Technical Services Section and Academic Libraries Section, an editor's note, and a calendar of events.
Volume 15, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in August 1966. Topics include call for members interested in off-campus Library Science courses and questionnaire; MLA merges County and Public Library section; Hannis Smith names President of the American Association of State Libraries; biographies of MLA officers;
Volume 9, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in December 1959. Content includes a list of officers and chairmen, message from MLA leaders, a list of MLA comittee-approved legislation items, an annual budget, and MLA membership registration form.
Volume 10, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in December 1960. Content includes MLA legislative program proposal, an annual budget, and MLA member registration form.
Volume 20, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in February 1971. Contents include an MLA Midwinter Meeting report, the Minolta photocopy machine and the FASTCAT cataloging procedure, Minnesota's challenge for the 1970s to implement a statewide computer-aided library system, an MLA directory, MLA section and committee reports, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 17, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in February 1968. Contents include a call for members to pay dues, announcement of new committee appointments, the 1968 MLA budget, the President's report, a call for interest in formation of an Audio-Visual Section, an announcement of the First Governor's Conference on Library Service, and a report from the American Library Association Councillor.
Volume 21, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in January 1972. Contents include a 1972 membership renewal form, final revision of the bylaws, announcement of new members of the bulletin editorial board, 1971 election results, position announcement for an MLA administrative secretary, an open letter about community antenna television (CATV or cable TV), U.S. President's message on private pension plans, a critique of the MLA committee interest process, children's librarians scholarships to attend ALA, a 1972 Association for Educational Communications and Technology annual convention announcement, an open letter librarian employers, MLA section and committee reports, and a copy of the MLA bylaws.
Volume 11, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in January 1962. Content includes a call to Minnesota librarians to join MLA, a county and regional workshop announcement for the State Libraries section of MLA, upcoming district meetings, award announcement for Dakota-Scott Regional library, appointment of Hannis Smith as a consultant for the ALA Legislative Program, and MLA member registration form.
Volume 12, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in January 1963. Content includes a list of officers and chairment, district meeting notices, an announcement for an upcoming Institute on improving student services hosted by the Library School of the University of Minnesota and the Center for Continuation Study, MLA Reference section dinner announcement, and MLA membership registration form.
Volume 13, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in January 1964. Content includes formation of the Library Development Committee and Adult Services Section, creation of Minnesota Librarian of the Year Award, and a call for old correspondence relating to MLA to be added to MLA archives. In addition, there are a list of officers and chairmen, National Library Week news, a list of contributing and sustaining organization members, 1963-1964 budget, local library event announcements, and MLA membership registration form.
Volume 14, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in January 1965. Content includes announcement of Margaret M. Mull as the winner of the first Minnesota Librarian of the Year Award, establishment of a new Minnesota Trustee of the Year award, 1965 budget, a list of National Library Week award winners, announcement of revised MLA manual, MLA constitutional amendments, upcoming conference and convention announcements, a list of officers, and MLA membership registration form.
Volume 15, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in January 1966. Topics include recent awards to Erana Stadler Donahue as Minnesota Librarian of the Year and Helen W. Sweasy as Minnesota Trustee of the Year, and Marjorie H. Sibley received a Certificate of Merit. MLA elections results announced; Section and committee reports for Children and Young People, Trustees, Federal Relations, Membership, World Affairs, and Retirement groups; 1966 budget; "The Cause is Mankind" booklist available; and sustaining memberships form.
Volume 18, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in January 1969. Contents include a message from the MLA President, an MLA midwinter meeting announcement, a proposed certification program for public librarians, MLA secretary appointment, membership renewals infromation, and an event calendar. This issue of the MLA Bulletin included an editor's note about plans to greatly expand the content of the newsletter to include articles of substance which are of interest to Minnesota librarians, in addition to regular news items.
Volume 16, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) was published in January 1967. Contents include a list of elected officers, MLA award recipients, lists of officers and section and committee chairmen, an outline of National Library Week activities, an announcement of the creation of a Technical Services Section of MLA, honors and appointments for members, the budget for 1967, the annual report of the treasurer, and a membership renewal form.
Volume 19, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in January 1970. Contents include an MLA Midwinter Meeting announcement, news from the Library Planning and Development Committee, a list of MLA officer additions, MLA section and committee reports, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 19, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1970. Contents include an MLA re-evaluation committee final report, a call for MLA award nominations, MLA section and committee reports, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 20, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in July 1971. Contents include a 1971 fall conference announcement, MLA section and committee reports, book reviews, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 13, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in June 1964. Content includes a call for nominations for Minnesota Librarian of the Year Award, National Library Week events in review, fall annual MLA conference reminder, and a brief statement from the executive board as follow-up to a statement made in the Minnesota Morning Tribune.
Volume 16, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in June 1967. Contents include a call for nominations for Librarian of the Year and Trustee of the Year, a report from the Children and Young Adult Section, a report from the Technical Services Section, information on transportation to the North Central Library Conference, an announcement of the resignation of the treasurer, a message from the President of the Trustee Section, and a nomination form for Librarian and Trustee of the Year.