Program for the first all-Association conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The welcome from Governor Albert H. Quie states "this is truly a unique effort to bring together our state's information-related organizations to share ideas and build together toward the future of our state." The theme was "Only One in 81': Cooperation is Learning and Growing Together." The Forum is an organization of eight Minnesota library, information, and media organizations that includes: American Society for Information Science, Minnesota Chapter, Art Libraries Society of North American, Twin City Chapter, Catholic Library Association, Minn-Dakota Unit, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association, Minnesota Chapter.
Program for the first all-Association conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The welcome from Governor Albert H. Quie states "this is truly a unique effort to bring together our state's information-related organizations to share ideas and build together toward the future of our state." The theme was "Only One in 81': Cooperation is Learning and Growing Together." The Forum is an organization of eight Minnesota library, information, and media organizations that includes: American Society for Information Science, Minnesota Chapter, Art Libraries Society of North American, Twin City Chapter, Catholic Library Association, Minn-Dakota Unit, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association, Minnesota Chapter.
Preliminary program for the All-Association Conference 2 held on September 12-14, 1985 at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme was "Information: Minnesota's Natural Resource." St. Paul Mayor George Latimer provided the welcome address. General session topics include social responsibility in the information environment, alternative careers for information professionals, non-library information networks, information services in high-tech environments, the role of mass-media in information gathering, and policy issues that affect information accessibility.
Program for the All-Association Conference Conference 2 held September 12-14, 1985 at the St. Paul Civic Center. Meeting of the Art Libraries Society of North America, American Society for Information Science, Catholc Library Association, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Lutheran Church Library Association, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association. Opening session entitled, "Information, the Emerging Giant in Economic Growth." Panel discussion topics include library technology, automation, publishing, literacy, bookselling, and ethics.
Meeting notes for the 92nd annual conference for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 7-9, 1987 at Madden's Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. The notes include reports from the Treasurer, Secretary, President, Vice President/President Elect, the ALA Chapter Councilor, the member at large for Intellectual Freedom, the member at large for Legislative Affairs, and the Membership Committee. Resolutions were passed to urge the media to report more fully on harassment of local alternative bookstores and information resources, to seek the re-establishment of an ALA-accredited MLS program at the U of M, and to commend Senator Paul Simon and Congressman James Oberstar for their support of library services in Minnesota.
Program for the 92nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 7-9, 1987 at Madden's Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. The theme for the conference was "Libraries, Literacy and Liberty." General session topics include marketing ideas, standards for library automation, The Minnesota Peace Press, microcomputer applications in libraries, serving non-traditional students, and funding and administering literacy programs.
Program for the 87th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on May 13-15, 1982 in Duluth, Minnesota. General session topics include stress management, "The Supply Side of Government Printing," "Computer Assisted Reference Services," library services to special groups, teleconferencing by satellite, occupational health and safety, and using volunteers in youth services. Special programs were provided by author Carol Bly and musicians John Berquist and Janet Carlson.
Program for the 85th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held May 1-3, 1980 at the Sunwood Inn, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The theme was "Into the 80s." The conference featured a Minitex/OCLC Users Group. General Session topics include "Looking to the 80;s in the Publisher's World," "With the Minnesota Delegation at the White House Conference," and "Capitol Hill Perspectives." Randall Tigue, President of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, spoke at the conference dinner of the topic "Everyone's Right to Read."
Program for the 91st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on April 16-18, 1986 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme for the conference was "Business is Our Business." General session topics include business information resources, "Personality Type and Job Satisfaction," library resource preservation, government secrecy, government budget cuts and library budgets, the information needs of business students, and grant writing. A musical parody "Inforama!" was performed by MLA members on the evening of April 17 and the program for the musical performance is inserted in the conference program.
Program for the 88th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on May 12-13, 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme for the conference was "We Have Seen the Future...and it Works!" General session topics include "The Future of the Free Library in a Televideo World," research in the library profession, legal information in reference service, mobile library services, "Dynamics of Self- Esteem in Providing Library Service," "Microcomputer Use in Librarie,"and "Surviving Management Mistakes."
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1980-04
Description:
Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter volume 7, number 5 was published in April 1980. Content includes minutes of the March 7, 1980 MLA Board of Directors meeting, MLA conference news, events for Children's and Young People's (CYP) section, Special Libraries Round Table, Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), and Continuing Education (CE) committee, a legislative report, a letter of thanks from the superintendent of Voyageurs National Park, a list of new and rejoined members, program for the second annual Minnesota Coalition Against Censorship (MCAC) conference, job postings, and a calendar of events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Wagner, Mary (co-editor)
Date Created:
1983-04
Description:
Volume 10, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April of 1983. Contents include news of the upcoming MLA annual conference, reports from the Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Special Libraries Round Table, library news briefs from around the state, a special report on software for the creation of free-text searchable databases, various library-related news briefs, a listing of job opportunities, and a listing of educational events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1984-04
Description:
Volume 11, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published April, 1984. Topics include a call for Minnesota Library Trustees Association (MLTA) members to attend MLA Conference; updates from Public Libraries Division (PLD), and Data Systems Round Table (DSRT); MLA Board Highlights from December & January 1984; ALA News including the Chapter Councilor's Report, and Special Libraries Round Table (SLRT) report; upcoming educational events; job openings; "On People" items; and ads for EBSCO Subscription Services, and Baker & Taylor.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1985-04
Description:
Volume 12, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published April, 1985. Topics include report on Library Legislative Day (February 26, 1985) in St. Paul, MN; MLA Board of Directors Meeting; Mobile Services Workshop; Law Librarians spring conference; People news; notice of paper entitled, "Is Minnesota developing two economies?" by Mary Birmingham; job openings; MEMO/CABLE Conference; Ads for EBSCO Subscription Services, and CMI Readers/Printers..
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-04
Description:
Volume 13, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1986. Contents include an announcement about the 1986 MLA Annual Conference, Inforama!, Oklahoma! transformed into a library musical, Hotels for Metro area MLA members at the annual conference, a call for interest in forming a Minnesota chapter of Librarians for Nuclear Arms Control, annual conference speaker announcements, February 1986 board meeting highlights, a first-time meeting of directors from large public libraries, call for interest in an MLA Round Table on networking, library staff updates, a reminder to renew MLA memberships, publisher Creative Education given ALA Mildred L. Batrchelder Award, a summary of library legislative day at the Capitol, Chapter Councilor report from ALA's 1986 Midwinter meeting, call for volunteers to visit the Capitol to lobby for library programs, job announcements, a listing of upcoming educational events, a call for stories for Project Censored: The Ten Best Censored Stories of 1985, and a notice that the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee is monitoring a rise in health issues becoming springboards for censorship.
Volume 15, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April, 1988. Contents include a plan for MLA newsletter theme articles with guest editors examining issues of interest to MLA members, March MLA Board meeting notes, Library Legislative Day report, updates from MLA Subunits, Minnesota applications of new technologies, special report on MLA 1988 membership, Week of the Young Child and National Library Week, upcoming educational opportunities, miscellaneous news, a list of new MLA members, and news of interest about Minnesota library workers.
Volume 16, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1989. Contents include a guest editorial on National Library Week promoting the value of professional librarians, a renamed Library Automation News column about the Cooperative Automation Project (CAP), upcoming events, a registration form for the Networking for Documents government publications information forum, Year of the Young Reader update, News & Notes, People & Places and new members list.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Harpole, Patricia (co-editor)
Date Created:
1982-04 - 1982-05
Description:
Volume 9, number 4-5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in the spring of 1982. Contents include a special report on the suspension and possible restructuring of the Library School program at the University of Minnesota, reports of the MLA Board and the Nominating Committee, an overview of the report of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), an announcement of the ending of the National Archives interlibrary loan program, discussion of the Voluntary Recognition Service program for continuing education, and the ALA councilor report of ALA Midwinter.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1980-08
Description:
Volume 7, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published August, 1980. Topics include: announcement about ALA Piercy Award winner Nancy Olson, July 1980 MLA Board meeting minutes, MLA Membership & Revenue Report, MLA division, subunit, roundtable and committee updates, minutes from the May Minnesota Statewide Library Services Forum, an MLA GODORT report on the Minnesota State Documents microfilm project and depository system, a reminder about the availability of the MLA membership directory, upcoming educational events, an announcement about an upcoming conference for Minnesota Library Friends called Friends in High Places, MLA Spring conference program abstracts and summaries, A list of Minnesotans who attended the ALA Annual Conference in New York, and a calendar of upcoming library events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Harpole, Patricia (co-editor)
Date Created:
1982-08 - 1982-09
Description:
Volume 9, number 8-9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in fall of 1982. Contents include the treasurer's report, excerpts from a report on the National Library Week Legislative Day held in Washington D. C., the On People sections which provides news on individual members, a Legislative Update, a listing of educational events, a listing of job openings, highlights from various meetings outside of the MLA organization, and a master calendar of events and deadlines.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1980-12
Description:
Volume 8, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published December, 1980. Topics include: winner of the MLA logo contest, a reminder to renew MLA membership, December 1980 MLA Board meeting minutes, several MLA division, subunit, roundtable and committee updates, registration materials coming soon for the All-Association Conference, the upcoming Children's Literature Conference, grants available to students of American Children's Literature, Continuing Education opportunities at the College of St. Catherine, upcoming education events, changed in the MLA Membership Directory, and a calendar of upcoming library events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Wagner, Mary (co-editor)
Date Created:
1982-12
Description:
Volume 9, number 12 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in December of 1982. Contents include an update on public library finance, highlights of the October MLA Board meeting, the announcement of a ten-member task force to examine the restructuring of the library and information science program at the University of Minnesota, reports from various MLA round tables and sections, a report from the Friends of the Libraries of Roseau County on community efforts to raise funds and prevent the closure of libraries in the Roseau County Library System, news briefs on individual members, a memorial announcement for Beatrice Reed Bailey, highlights of meetings outside of the MLA organization, a listing of job opportunities, a master calendar of MLA meetings and deadlines, and a Legislative Update.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele
Date Created:
1983-12
Description:
Volume 10, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in December of 1983. Contents include a call for MLA award nominees, a directory of MLA leadership for 1983/1984, a report from the Midwest Federation of Library Associations conference, a master calendar of MLA meetings and deadlines, news briefs on individual members, and a listing of job opportunities.
Volume 15, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published December 1988. Contents include the final 1989 legislative platform, legislative issues survey results, October MLA Board meeting notes, MLA awards presented at the annual conference, Federal Legislative Day, Minnesota Library Legislative Day registration, MLA Conference program reports, MLA membership application, Minnesota applications of new technologies, miscellaneous news, and a list of new MLA members.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1980-02
Description:
Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter volume 7, number 3 was published in February 1980. Content includes minutes of the November 30, 1979 MLA business meeting, minutes of the Jan. 18, 1980 MLA Board of Directors meeting, Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) news, minutes and new bylaws of the Media Roundtable meetings, a call for award nominations, 1980 MLA Board meeting schedule, a list of MLA officers and chairpersons, library administration and cataloging events, job postings, and a calendar of events.