Just in time for the Great Minnesota Get-Together, the Minnesota Digital Library has developed a scavenger hunt for fans of the state fair and Minnesota history. It is designed for both online and in-person exploration.
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The Library of Congress and the American Folklife Center have opened up a new funding opportunity, Community Collections Grants. The grants are available to individuals or non-profit organizations who want to collect materials that reflect the culture and perspective of their communities. The deadline to apply for the first year of the program is September 7, 2021.
The Minnesota Digital Library is offering Standardized Rights Statements Implementation Training on Tuesday, August 17th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Registration closes August 4th for the Minnesota Digital Library's online symposium "Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Digital Collections", which takes place Thursday, August 5th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
In honor of our 50th Anniversary, I am highlighting a few recordings from the Minitex oral history collection in the Minnesota Digital Library. This is the second article in an occasional series and features excerpts from some of our more recent interviewees: Keith Ewing (formerly of St. Cloud State University) and John Butler (formerly of University of Minnesota Libraries). Both were heavily involved in the development of the Minnesota Digital Library.
The Minnesota Digital Library is offering Standardized Rights Statements Implementation Training via a free webinar on Tuesday, August 17th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
The Minnesota Digital Library is hosting an online symposium on Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Digital Collections on Thursday, August 5th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The Minnesota Digital Library is offering Standardized Rights Statements Implementation Training via a free webinar on Tuesday, June 22nd from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Minnesota Digital Library staff participated in the 2021 Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Conference and gained some key takeaways to share.
The third of the Minnesota Digital Library's monthly rights statements implementation open office hours will be taking place Wednesday, May 12th at 10:00 am.
Historical content from Minnesota's cultural heritage organizations, all in one place