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 | ||
| Friday, May 08, 2009 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Central Time) | No Charge | 6 | ||
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time) | No Charge | 5 | ||
| Monday, May 18, 2009 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Central Time) | No Charge | 9 | ||
| 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.
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
