Immigrant Resources Internship

Immigrant Resources Internship
Hennepin County Library
Hennepin County Library’s Immigrant Resources team seeks an unpaid intern to support and advance the literature-discussion group model used to connect adult learners to the library.

Commitment:
Summer 2009, 100-120 hours, part-time, flexible weekday daytime hours.

Wage:
This is an unpaid position which could be for college credit or work experience.

Job Location:
Primary location is Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Downtown Minneapolis.

Application Deadline:
May 22, 2009.

Duties:
Major responsibilities include:

Facilitate literature discussion program in an off-site adult learning center.

Locate and acquire rights to use additional stories for literature discussion group.

Develop discussion questions for stories selected.

Assist staff in a variety of tasks related to the refinement and implementation of the groups.

Requirements:
Some college required. English majors, writing majors or adult education majors strongly encouraged to apply.

Intern must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

Passion for learning.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Knowledge of literature and reading strategies.

Critical thinking skills.

Strong written and oral communication skills.

Interest in working with adult learners.

Awareness of/experience with immigrant experience.

To Apply and for Questions:
Send cover letter outlining qualifications for this position, resume and contact information for two references to:

Tom.Grund@co.hennepin.mn.us
- OR -
Tom Grund
Hennepin County Library – Ridgedale
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
(952) 847-8518
For information regarding this internship, contact Emily Watts at ekwatts@hclib.org or (952) 847-8634.


Go to http://www.hennepin.jobs/ -> Internships -> Immigrant Resources Internship to view more information about this opportunity

Ready for your internship?

Those of you who are enrolled in the Library Information Technology A.S. degree program are required to take INFS 2900 Library/Information AgencyInternship. For those of you who are enrolled in either of the certificates, the internship is not required, but it is recommended, particularly for those who do not have current library experience.

If you're considering an internship for Fall 2009, please email me as soon as possible so we can start discussing your options.

18th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

18th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Continuing Education & Conference Center

(formerly known as the Earle Brown Center)
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus
1890 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108

Marshall Breeding from Vanderbilt University and quality improvement consultant Ray Wilson from Indianapolis will be the principal speakers during the 18^th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference on May 19. The Conference, which will be held at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul Campus, will also include a Minitex update by Bill DeJohn.

Breeding’s keynote address entitled “Next General Library Automation and Its Implications for Resource Sharing,” will begin the day’s activities. In the afternoon, Wilson, president of a firm of consultants who specialize in organization development and operational improvement, will provide a fast-paced session, “Seven Quality Improvement Tools for Your Workplace,” which will discuss practical tools that will help you gather, analyze, and present data about your tasks and workplace.

Bill DeJohn will talk about resource sharing developments and trends in the Minitex region.

The Annual ILL Conference is designed to provide a forum of discussion of interlibrary loan and resource sharing issues. Interlibrary loan technicians and supervisors, support staff, and library directors are encouraged to attend.

Registration details and more information about the Conference is available on the Minitex Website: https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/conferences/ill2009.aspx#registration A conference brochure has been distributed.

Elly

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Elly Gustafson Held, Associate Administrator, Minitex

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus

15 Andersen Library

222 21st Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55455

Direct: (612) 624-1081

(612) 624-4002 / (800) 462-5348

Fax: 612-624-4508

Ellygh@umn.edu

April Minitex Reference Notes Available

The April issue of Minitex Reference Notes is up on the web and available
for viewing. The April issue highlights the Spring 2009 MnPALS Reference
User Group Work Day, Homeschoolers Unite at RiverCentre, Promoting Minnesota
Media Centers, April is National Poetry Month! Full-Text Poems in ELM:
Discovering Collection, and a Web Site Recommendation - Poets.org. The
issue can be read at
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/publications/refnotes/2009/04April.pdf.

Minitex Webinars

MINITEX Reference Services is pleased to announce the following upcoming webinars.

Please register today before sessions become full!

To get more information and to register go to http://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/

eBooks and NetLibrary

Currently Offered Sessions	Time	Fee	Open Seats	Presenter	Register
Tuesday, April 28, 2009	10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time)	No Charge	1	Beth Staats	REGISTER
Friday, May 08, 2009	1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Central Time)	No Charge	6	Matt Lee	REGISTER
Tuesday, May 12, 2009	10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time)	No Charge	5	Beth Staats	REGISTER
Monday, May 18, 2009	3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Central Time)	No Charge	9	Matt Lee	REGISTER
Please note: Class sizes are limited. If you are unable to attend a webinar you are registered for please contact us ASAP so we can offer the seat to another person.

NetLibrary is an eBook collection available to all libraries and, by extension, to all citizens in Minnesota and North and South Dakota. The MINITEX NetLibrary eBook collection contains over 13,500 titles covering hundreds of academic, popular and professional subject and topic areas.
Content includes hundred of titles from Cliff 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 one of the sessions. This one hour webinar will cover what is in the NetLibrary collection, the latest interface updates, various access points and collections available from those access points, searching the collection, creating and managing your personal NetLibrary account, and using NetLibrary's "Librarians Tool Kit" to find out information about your library's NetLibrary eBook usage and ideas for collection development.

• Download handouts for eBooks and NetLibrary
• View archived version of eBooks and NetLibrary

EBSCO Academic Search Premier Advanced

Currently Offered Sessions	Time	Fee	Open Seats	Presenter	Register
Tuesday, May 05, 2009	1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Central Time)	No Charge	5	Carla Pfahl	REGISTER
Please note: Class sizes are limited. If you are unable to attend a webinar you are registered for please contact us ASAP so we can offer the seat to another person.

This one-hour webinar will build upon the Academic Search Premier Basic Overview webinar by taking a look at the more advanced features of the database. Time will be spent exploring the Advanced Search & Limiter options, Cited References, Search History Management, Search & Journal Alerts, and Folder Features (e.g., Results Management, Page Composer).

Gale K12 Resources and PowerSearch

Currently Offered Sessions	Time	Fee	Open Seats	Presenter	Register
Thursday, May 14, 2009	3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Central Time)	No Charge	9	Jennifer Hootman	REGISTER
Please note: Class sizes are limited. If you are unable to attend a webinar you are registered for please contact us ASAP so we can offer the seat to another person.

This session covers the K12 resources available in ELM from Gale, including the Discovering Collection, Kids InfoBits, InfoTrac K12 editions, and Junior Reference Collection. This session will cover the new PowerSearch interface!

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ELM is brought to you by your local library or school media center, the MINITEX Library Information Network, and State Library Services,

the MN state library agency with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Minnesota Department of Education,

and federal LSTA funds under the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership, and a lifetime of learning, and State Library Services,

the Minnesota state library agency, supports MINITEX Reference Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Dana Kocienda

Staff Support Services

Minitex
15 Andersen Library
University of Minnesota
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0439

612--625-5014 or 800-462-5348
FAX: 612-624-4508
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/reference

Minnesota Public Library Budget Shortfalls: A Conversation

The WebJunction Minnesota <http://mn.webjunction.org/> Team (State Library
Services, Metronet, & Minitex) is pleased to sponsor and announce the following upcoming webinar produced by the Public Library Division<http://mnlibraryassociation.org/committees-subunits/public-libraries/>of the Minnesota Library Association <http://mnlibraryassociation.org/>.


*Please register today!*

To get more information and to register go to http://minitex.umn.edu/events/training/webinars.asp#228

Minnesota Public Library Budget Shortfalls: A Conversation

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 10:00 AM ? 11:30 AM (Central Time)

Register Here!<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=988>


The Public Library Division (PLD) of the Minnesota Library Association is
excited to announce their first statewide webinar, "Minnesota Public Library
Budget Shortfalls: A Conversation."

There are many in the Minnesota public library community who are struggling
with budget shortfalls during these challenging economic times. PLD has
invited library directors from various types of public libraries -- large
and small, from the metropolitan area and from greater Minnesota to share
their ideas.

Featured guest speakers are:

- Audrey Betcher, Rochester Public Library

- Pat Conley, Washington County Library

- Jennifer Jepsen, Martin County Library

- Mary Lukkarila, Cloquet Public Library

- Marian Ridge, Kitchigami Regional Library

- Kim Edson, Chair of PLD to moderate


Each presenter will be addressing the following three questions:

1) What is your organization doing to address shrinking budgets -
especially at a time when library use is growing?

2) How have you developed strategic priorities for using the available
funding - what to keep/strengthen, what do you let go?

3) Political Capital - How do/did you develop it, when do you spend it?
(i.e., How have you established your library's value to the community at a
time when there is fierce competition for funding from all of your sources?)


MLA's Public Library Division believes this webinar is just the start to an
ongoing conversation and a way for our library community to share its
collective wisdom. PLD has created an online group to continue and expand
the conversation via *WebJunction Minnesota* at:
http://mn.webjunction.org/738. Please join the group, participate, and share
with your Minnesota public library community. [To join the group be sure
that you have created an account with WebJunction Minnesota and have
affiliated with Minnesota].


*Who should attend?:*
Anyone interested in hearing from a panel of Minnesota public library directors and participating in a statewide conversation about public library budget shortfalls.

*Sponsors:*
The Public Library Division<http://mnlibraryassociation.org/committees-subunits/public-libraries/>of the Minnesota Library Association <http://mnlibraryassociation.org/> and the WebJunction
Minnesota <http://mn.webjunction.org/> Team (State Library Services, Metronet, & Minitex).

*Questions? Please contact:*

Kimberly Edson, Head of Readers Services, Rochester Public Library

PH: 507-328-2325; E-mail: kedson@rochester.lib.mn.us

* <kedson@rochester.lib.mn.us>*

--
WJMN Team
Ann Walker Smalley, Metronet
Deanna Sylte, Metronet
Mary Ann Van Cura, State Library Services
Jennifer Hootman, Minitex

Upcoming Conferences

FYI...


Two national associations will hold their conferences in Minnesota this
spring. For your consideration....

May 2 - 7, 2009
4th Annual International Reading Association Convention North Central
Minneapolis Convention Center
www.reading.org/General/Conferences/AnnualConvention/MinneapolisMain.aspx

June 5 - 6, 2009
National Freedom of Information Coalition Conference: 2009 FOI Summit
Marriott City Center in Minneapolis
NFOIC: http://www.nfoic.org/2009_summit?s=conference
Local Host: The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MnCOGI):
mtreacy@onvoymail.com or www.mncogi.org.

Internship: Hennepin County Library

Library Outreach Services Internship
Hennepin County Library
Outreach promotes the use of the library by the nontraditional or under-served user through the development and support of programs and services.

The Outreach Department's goal is to bring the experience of the library and its resources to the community - in their homes, senior living facilities, rehabilitation centers, the correctional facilities of the county and through events held at the library.

Commitment:
One semester, 4 to 8 hours per week.

Wage:
This is an unpaid position which could be for college credit or work experience.

Job Location:
Main work location is at the Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka, with some work in Downtown Minneapolis at the Juvenile Detention Center, in Plymouth at the Adult Correctional Facility, and in Minnetonka at the County Home School.

Application Deadline:
May 15, 2009.

Duties:
Duties may include the following:

Assist at outreach events aimed at first generation library users

Assist in classifying / organizing Adult Correctional Facility collection

Assist in compiling and analyzing data for Adult Correctional Facility programs and Deposit Collection booktalking program

Assist in creating documents for use in Large Print book club kits, including writing book discussion questions

Assist in implementation of resource workshops at Adult Correctional Facility

Assist in the creation, implementation and evaluation of a reading interest survey for use with the Deposit Collection sites, at the Adult Correctional Facility, and at the County Home School

Assist in weekly filling of information requests from Adult Correctional Facility

Plan, develop, and implement a book discussion group at the Adult Correctional Facility (women's) and District 287 (teens)

Plan, develop, and implement a project of interest related to Outreach

Requirements:
Intern must have taken at least one class in collection development, information services or public libraries.

To Apply and for Questions:
Submit a resume and brief cover letter outlining your qualifications for this internship to:

Tom.Grund@co.hennepin.mn.us
- OR -
Tom Grund
Hennepin County Library - Ridgedale
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
(952) 847-8518
For more information contact Patrick Jones at pjones@hclib.org or (952) 847-8859.

Oracle Finally Owns MySQL

Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems, who had also recently acquired MySQL not too long ago. MySQL started life as an open-source database system that was built was used freely by developers and companies around the world. Even large enterprise systems use MySQL, and this may have possed a threat to Oracle.

In a move from the "own your competition" playbook, Oracle snapped up Sun Mirosystems and thus MySQL. MySQL is the the world's most popular open source database, so the acquisition of Sun by Oracle makes the world of database administrators shake. I'm sure the world of Java and Solaris is also just been tossed up into the sky.

We all know that during acquisitions lots of promises are made, but rarely are they all kept. What I thought was interesting was that there was no mention of MySQL in the Sun Oracle Press Release. I'm sure that there will be more news to follow as soon as the dust settles.