New 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 www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/

eBooks and NetLibrary

Friday, May 08, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Central Time)
Matt Lee, presenter
REGISTER
<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=983>


Tuesday, May 12, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Central Time)
Beth Staats, presenter
REGISTER
<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=980>


Monday, May 18, 2009
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Central Time)
Matt Lee, presenter
REGISTER
<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=982>

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
<http://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/webinars/handouts/ebooks.pdf> handouts
for eBooks and NetLibrary

EBSCO Academic Search Premier Advanced

Tuesday, May 05, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Central Time)
Carla Pfahl
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<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=921>

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

Thursday, May 14, 2009
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Central Time)
Jennifer Hootman
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<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=981>

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!

Taking the Fear Out of Business Reference

Thursday, May 21, 2009
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Central Time)
Matt Lee
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<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=989>

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Central Time)
Matt Lee
REGISTER
<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=990>

Monday, June 15, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Central Time)
Matt Lee
REGISTER
<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=991>

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Central Time)
Matt Lee
REGISTER
<https://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/register.asp?sessionID=992>

Business reference may be the most intimidating interaction librarians face on the reference desk. This one-hour session will take the fear out of business reference by breaking the broad concept of business research down into three simple tasks that will answer most of your patrons' questions: industry, company, and customer research. We'll use government sources (like the Economic Census and Consumer Expenditure Survey), industry associations (for detailed industry and customer data), and widely-available library databases (like EBSCO Business Source Premier and ReferenceUSA) to ensure that your next business reference transaction is confidently executed.

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<https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/minitex1/view?id=Takingthefearout_040909>
archived version of Taking the Fear Out of Business Reference

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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).