PALS

Reference and Instruction - Primo Feedback Session
2025-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Meeting (Zoom)
Calling all library folks interested in reference and instruction! Please join us for this special session to share feedback on the user experience and the teaching/instructional functionality of our current discovery tool (Primo).
We’ll discuss how discovery is working well in your reference and instruction, what’s not working, and how the user experience could be improved. Your perspective will help us write the RFP to select the best discovery tool for our users.
Your reps on that group:
Jennie Simning, Inver Hills Community College
Kimberly Feilmeyer, Hamline University
Karen Brunner, University of St. Thomas
Sammy Strootman, Concordia University, St. Paul

Submitting Data to the ACRL Survey
2025-11-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting (Zoom)
As you might have seen in our Discussion area (must be logged in to access), the Academic Libraries component of IPEDS has been removed.
Please do still submit your data to the ACRL Survey.
If this is new to you, come to this session where ACRL Survey veterans Randi Madisen and Lacey Mamak will share tips for submitting data to the ACRL Survey. In addition, Rhonda Huisman will talk about using the data via ACRL Benchmark. (And we will record it for people who cannot make it live.)
Zoom Link

Reference, Instruction, and Outreach COI
2025-11-12 10:00 - 11:00
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 981 0045 4374
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Outreach & Engagement

Do you have regular programming, or are things a bit more ad-hoc?
Do you have staff members who specifically have outreach in their job description?
Most common space or spaces for outreach events?
What are some outreach & engagement successes you’ve had over the past year? This could include students, faculty/instructors, staff, etc.

PALS OFFICE CLOSED
2025-11-27 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-11-28 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-24 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-25 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-19 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-05-25 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-19 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-07-03 08:00 - 16:30 and 6 more dates
Emergency procedures apply

MnPALS Reference, Instruction, and Outreach COI
2026-02-12 13:00 - 14:00
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 981 0045 4374
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Research Support Show & Tell

What does research support look like at your campus?

Do you have a reference or research support desk?
What is the most popular way you provide research support for students & faculty/instructors? In person, chat, email, or online meetings? (You are welcome to nerd out on your library’s stats, but you do not need stats to be part of the meeting!)

Vendor demo discussion
2026-02-26 08:00 - 17:00
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99128495653?pwd=[REDACTED]
The waiting room feature will be enabled for this discussion to ensure only members of MnPALS are able to join.

Vendor Demo #1
2026-02-26 09:00 - 17:00
RFP KB Article (login required)

Vendor Demo #2
2026-03-03 09:00 - 17:00

Vendor Demo #3
2026-03-05 09:00 - 17:00

Meeting of the Minds: Demo debrief
2026-03-18 14:00 - 15:00
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99128495653?pwd=[REDACTED]
Topic: Informal discussion of what members saw at demos and how they’re thinking about the products.

MnPALS Reference, Instruction, and Outreach COI
2026-03-25 10:00 - 11:00
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 981 0045 4374
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Springing into Spring with Springshare

LibChat

Is anyone using the Chatbot? How is that going?
Global Chat – any tools or tips you’ve found useful?

LibGuides

Popularity of LibGuides on your campus?
Do you have any specialty guides that have been successful on your campus?
How do you let your community know about your guides?

Spring Gathering 2026
2026-04-10 08:00 - 17:00
Save the Date
The 2026 Spring Gathering on April 10, 2026, will be a hybrid event hosted at St. Cloud State.
More details will be available closer to the date.

Web/Discovery Community of Interest Group (Springshare)
2026-06-04 14:00 - 15:00
The MnPALS Web/Discovery Community of Interest Group meets monthly to discuss Web issues and Primo VE configuration, troubleshooting, and release notes. Join us to collaborate with your colleagues, discuss web- and discovery-related topics, ask questions, and share ideas.
NOTE: For June and July 2026, the focus of these meetings will be to support our members as they work through the Springshare LibGuides Bootstrap 5 update.
Zoom Link for Meetings: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96869983366
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Zoom Link and Agendas

Web/Discovery Community of Interest Group
2026-08-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting (Zoom)
The MnPALS Web/Discovery Community of Interest Group meets monthly to discuss Web issues and Primo VE configuration, troubleshooting, and release notes. Join us to collaborate with your colleagues, discuss web- and discovery-related topics, ask questions, and share ideas.
Zoom Link for Meetings: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96869983366
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Zoom Link and Agendas

MnPALS Consortium Board 2026-27
2026-09-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting (Zoom)
Webinar link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95795937308
Webinar code: 169460
Webinar ID: 957 9593 7308
See Monday emails for draft agenda.
https://palssupport.zohodesk.com/portal/en/kb/articles/mnpals-consortium-board (Requires membership on Board to access)

Meeting of the Minds
2026-09-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting (Zoom)
The Meetings of the Minds are monthly conversations held during the academic year and are open to anyone in MnPALS who is interested in connecting with colleagues around a variety of topics. They are held virtually on the dates listed below at 2 pm. If you have ideas for topics, please contact Johnna Horton: johnna.horton@mnsu.edu
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96191741535?pwd=[REDACTED]
2026-27 meeting dates and topics

September 9, 2026
October 14, 2026
November 18, 2026 (change due to Veterans Day holiday)
December 9, 2026
January 20, 2027
February 17, 2027
March 2027 No meeting
April 14, 2027
May 12, 2027

Cataloging Community of Interest Meeting
2026-09-10 14:00 - 15:00
MnPALS library staff who are interested in resource management-related topics. Topics during the Fall of 2025 will focus on the RFP.
Zoom Link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92998374196
Meeting ID: 929 9837 4196
Please see the Cataloging COI Knowledge Article (login required) for meeting information.
