Hennepin County Library: Extranet Blog http://www.hclib.org/extranet/ New features on the Library's public and staff websites of interest to the broader library community. Copyright #Year(Now())# Hennepin County Library en-us #DateFormat(Now(), "DDD, dd MMM YYYY")# #TimeFormat(Now(), "HH:mm:ss")# CDT Hennepin County Library http://www.hclib.org/extranet/ http://www.hclib.org/pub/images/countywebsite/hcl_logo.gif Welcome PLA Attendees! http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=69 2008 Public Library Association conference, being held right in our front yard (Minneapolis, MN).

Come visit! We welcome conference go-ers to visit Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall (9 blocks N. of the Convention Center). The Cesar Pelli-designed building was completed in 2006. Listed below are floor-by-floor guides to the library's collections:

Street Map of downtown Mpls

]]> infotech@hclib.org Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=69 Facebook Presence http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=42 Become a "fan" of Hennepin County Library now!

Benefits include access to our nifty catalog search widget that allows you to search for books and other materials right from your Facebook profile. Here's what it looks like:

Over 200 Facebook users have already added it to their profile; don't miss out!

Did you know? You can also add a catalog search widget to Google and MySpace.

]]> infotech@hclib.org Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=42 Netflix Lookup Tool http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=31 Requires the Firefox web browser.

]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=31 Google/Flickr Mashup for Locations Map http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=27 static map of library locations with a Google map with the familiar pin points for each library. In addition to being able to pan and zoom easily, clicking the pin point displays a ballon next the location with a photo, address, phone number, driving directions and a link to the library's individual home page.]]> infotech@hclib.org Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=27 BookSpace http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=21 Read more. ]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=21 HyperLinked Library Presentation http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=20 Michael Stephens presented The Hyperlinked Library: Social Tools and Trends on January 8th and 9th at Ridgedale Library. His bibliography, Useful Resources, lists many of the books, documents, websites, and blogs discussed.]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=20 HCL's Capital Plan Discussion Document http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=19 infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=19 Author Alerts http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=18 infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=18 Learn to use a Mouse: Self-paced http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=17 infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=17 Librarians' Blog Now Available http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=16 RSS feed. (added 4/26/05) ]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=16 Creating Kid Magnet Libraries http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=15 Workshop for Creating Kid Magnet Libraries.]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=15 Report of the Collection Handling Action Team http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=14 floating collections.]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=14 Hennepin County Library Internships http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=13  Information for Students, Academic Advisors and HCL Staff
 Internship Application ]]> infotech@hclib.org Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.hclib.org/extranet/?BlogPostID=13