Professional Development News

Registration is now open for the November 9th Minitex Technical Services Symposium! This year’s theme is Good Trouble: Activism and Ethics in Technical Services. Keynote speaker Beth Shoemaker will speak about her work as the co-chair of the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee, which published the Cataloging Code of Ethics in January 2021. We will also hear from special guest Kenda Zellner-Smith about her project Save the Boards, which seeks to preserve the art that sprang up following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. We will also feature several breakout sessions led by colleagues from around the country.

The deadline is fast approaching to submit a proposal to present at the 2021 Minitex Technical Services Symposium. Whether it is a "work-in-progress" or fully implemented project, please consider submitting your idea by October 1st.

Save the date for the Minitex Technical Services Symposium on November 9, 2021! This year’s theme is Good Trouble: Activism and Ethics in Technical Services.

While many of the traditional resources found in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions--books, photographs, objects--can survive for years with no intervention, digital content is much more fragile. Managing it requires ongoing care and preservation activities to ensure continued access far into the future. Join Carol Kussmann (University of Minnesota Libraries) and Sara Ring (Minitex) as they present this two-part virtual course between April 27th - May 11th.

Are you planning a digital project/program at your organization, but unsure where to begin? Attend this virtual course to learn about digital imaging (scanning), metadata standards and best practices, and how to protect and preserve the content you've digitized. This 2-part virtual course will take place on March 30th and April 1st.