Resource Sharing News

Paul Swanson, Minitex IT Systems Administrator, at the 2011 Public Library Node meeting.

Paul Swanson, Minitex IT Systems Administrator, at the 2011 Public Library Node meeting.

Published occasionally to keep readers up-to-date about interlibrary loan activities in the Minitex region.

Current Issue

  • May 2019
    Minitex welcomes Gerri Moeller to lead Resource Sharing and Delivery • ILL webinar alert: an alternative to CONTU • OCLC Resource Sharing Conference session materials available • ERIC – is this available? • Midland Authors Book Awards • Introducing Project ReShare • Join us to celebrate Valerie Horton

Previous Issues

2019

  • April 2019
    Alma Resource Sharing update • OCLC Resource Sharing Conference • InstantILL simplifies sharing open access materials with patrons • History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust • Working together on library data • New MNLINK Alert email group • Minitex to extend contracts with current couriers
  • January 2019
    2019 Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference cancelled • Becky Ringwelski announces retirement • Growing Up Foodie • Finding dissertations at the University of Minnesota and beyond • Fine tune your communications to improve customer service • Updates to MNLINK Editions & Formats • Minitex Tubs • Resource Sharing seeks Library Assistant 3 • Minitex seeks Associate Director for Resource Sharing and Delivery • Celebrate American Heart Month with the NNLM Reading Club

2018

  • November 2018
    Interlibrary loan system changes – An update • Does your library lend unique collections too? • MNLINK request traffic leaders for fiscal year 2018 • What is NLM and NNLM? • Requesting genealogical items through interlibrary loan • Minnesota Department of Education offers new workshop • Reading is healthy • Interlibrary loan vendor demonstration webinars available • Shifting delivery times • Top ten interlibrary loan titles for October 2018
  • September 2018
    Minitex is top lender for filled requests on OCLC (again)! • Minitex Resource Sharing: FY2018 in numbers • We've been busy! • Patron behavior and interlibrary loan • 2018 Public Library Node Meeting recap • Top ten interlibrary loan titles for August 2018 • Sometimes there isn't a tub big enough! • Mayor of St. Paul proposes dropping overdue fines
  • July 2018
    This isn't what my patron ordered! • Register for the 2018 Public Library Node meeting • Preparation for the Aleph to Alma ILS migration is underway • Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference – We need your ideas! • Direct delivery request volume is up by 6.8%! • Ex Libris Upper Midwest User Group meeting • Exploring top technology trends • Minitex deposit accounts reduce paperwork • FirstSearch changes coming soon • Top interlibrary loan titles for June 2018
  • May 2018
    Save the date for the 2018 Public Library Node meeting • 27th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference wrap-up • Documenting the Now • New special collections research center at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities – now open! • Cookbooks for all seasons and reasons in WorldCat Cookbook Finder • Laundry and so much more... • Weather delays and delivery • OCLC visit to Minitex • Top interlibrary loan titles for April 2018 • OCLC Resource Sharing Conference recordings and slides available • Free online learning opportunities for interlibrary loan staff
  • March 2018
    Register for the 27th Annual Minitex ILL Conference • Enhancing Quality Staff in Changing Times – 2018 Symposium • Student employees make the difference! • Survey – help us determine the best way to handle common ILL situations • Speaking of delivery tubs • MNLINK tutorial videos • Free Genealogy Resources • Top interlibrary loan titles for February 2018
  • January 2018
    Meet our new staff in Resource Sharing! • Online learning opportunities for interlibrary loan staff • Dear Del ILLa, • MNLINK search option to ungroup editions • Welcome to Twin Cities Offsite Storage • Tub talk – when tubs go bad • The Humphrey Center for American Indian Studies at Central Lakes College • A visit to South Central Library System – Madison, WI

2017

  • October 2017
    Registration open for OCLC Resource Sharing Conference March 13-15, 2018 • The American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University • Resource sharing redesign – request verification • The Weather (and delivery) • Public law libraries in Minnesota are a thing • Dear Del ILLa • 2017 Public Library Node Meeting recap
  • August 2017
    Minitex office move to Wilson Library is complete • MNLINK hits a new high in number of filled requests! • New MNLINK, episode 21; OCLC Community Center • Minitex Resource Sharing numbers are up! • Fred's tub packing tips #3 – Adventures in routing forms! • Legal resources for interlibrary loan • And the winner is … • Connect with colleagues at a conference
  • June 2017
    The busiest day for campus retrieval in 2017: 668 requests in 24 hours • Katie Otto joins Minitex Resource Sharing staff • Next generation discovery and interlibrary loan • Summer 2017 officially begins on • Xtreme Bibliographic Searching for Interlibrary Loan – Part 1, MARC and Worldcat • The Minitex office is moving! (well, sort of...) • Minitex office moving – no problem! • Minitex 26th Annual Interlibrary Loan Conference • New MNLINK, episode 20; Advanced searching tips
  • April 2017
    Registration is Open for the 2017 Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference! • Minitex staff plan for office move June 5-15 • The truth is... • First Presidential Library in Africa: Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Nigeria • MNLINK Interlibrary Loan system roadmap – Relais news • New MNLINK, episode 18; Ebooks Minnesota access • Fred's tub packing tips #2; Some quick standards for packing a tub • Most requested interlibrary loan titles for 2016 announced
  • February 2017
    Save the Date for the 26th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference: May 17, 2017 • OCLC makes significant announcements about resource sharing • Spotlight on interlibrary loan in the Minitex Region: Hennepin County – Minneapolis Central Library • The joy of sharing • Saying our final goodbye via Interlibrary Loan • Fred's tub packing tips #1; Packing fragile items • New MNLINK, episode 17; Reporting issues with MNLINK • Public health data – a valuable resource for librarians

2016

  • December 2016
    MNLINK reclamation and marketing reminders • 'Tis the season to... • New MNLINK, episode 10 • Young Adult Book Published • Spotlight on interlibrary loan in the Minitex Region: University of St. Thomas O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library • A snapshot of daily volume in the Delivery Unit • Doodles and damage: Minitex takes note • Swedish American Newspapers online • Plan early for spring conference attendance
  • October 2016
    New MNLINK discovery launched! • Meet the new MNLINK! • New MNLINK, episode 3 • How to pack a tub – the A/V material episode! • Do you agree with these ILL pet peeves? • Resource Sharing staff attend NDLA and MLA conferences • Ready to Ignite? • Banned in the U.S.S.R! • 2016 Minitex Public Library Node meeting recap • Revisiting the Minitex ILL Conference with a GoodWiLS Ambassador • Opportunity for new ILL staff to attend ALA in 2017 • ILLiad of the future? Update on the new OCLC ILL product from OCLC's Katie Birch
  • August 2016
    MNLINK discovery interface to go-live September 19, 2016! • MNLINK transition update – configuration • Future of interlibrary loan: Some perspectives from the 2016 ALA Annual Conference • Great service: The Disney way • Sending a book club request to Minitex? • Library Juice: Worth the squeeze? • Knowledge is power • Minitex Delivery routing forms and supplies • Interlibrary Loan Titles of the Week, August 5-11, 2016 • Minitex Resource Sharing staff to present at fall conferences • Webinar recording available: Unlocking the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States • New MNLINK interface marketing materials are ready to distribute to your users!
  • June 2016
    MNLINK news • MNLINK transition to Worldcat Discovery update • 25th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference – slides available • 2016 Public Library Node meeting • Providing students with the resources they need: a collaboration between interlibrary loan and reserves • Changes for South Dakota resource sharing agreement begin July 1st • Minitex staff member Jennie Shaw selected to present poster session at Minnesota eLearning Summit • Spotlight on interlibrary loan in the Minitex Region: Walter Library, University of Minnesota • Collaboration ensures a successful process for off-site storage retrieval • On-Demand delivery for some Minitex participants • Interlibrary loan and delivery statistics – noting a nationwide trend • Gratitude for our student employees • OCLC discontinues support for Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers
  • April 2016
    MNLINK Marketing Materials Survey results • MNLINK Gateway transition – electronic resource availability • Is your item overdue? Minitex wants to know about it! • Good news for fans of OCLC FirstSearch • Interlibrary loan and digital equipment • Delivery update – March 2016 • Best practices – OCLC Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) • Are you reading OCLC Next?
  • February 2016
    Minitex stalwart Kathy Drozd to retire March 1 • MnLINK Logo: the results of the survey are in! • MnLINK Gateway transition to WorldCat Discovery – searching • Resource Sharing welcomes new staff to Referral Processing • Spotlight on interlibrary loan in the Minitex Region: Magrath Library, University of Minnesota • Minitex campus library staff – an evolution • Innovation in Resource Sharing • Great comments from patrons help us start 2016 right • 25 years of Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conferences • Save the date: Lee Rainie to keynote Minitex ILL Conference on May 10 • 2016 ILLiad International Conference is open for registration

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