by Zach Miller
Quick Summary
The 27th Annual Minitex ILL Conference is next Wednesday, April 25th. Don't miss this year's outstanding program - registration closes TODAY, April 20th!
Register Now!
The 27th Annual Minitex ILL Conference is next Wednesday, April 25th. Don't miss this year's outstanding program - registration closes TODAY, April 20th!
Register Now!
Navigating the Future: Exceeding Stakeholder Demands
Amanda Moran - Senior Market Analyst and Manager of Outsell's Information Management Community
Keynote Amanda kicks off the program of all-star presenters speaking to the challenges we - as today's library professionals - face, and identifies key trends driving transformation in library services.
OCLC Resource Sharing Update
Katie Birch - OCLC Executive Director, Resource Sharing
Katie provides a strategic overview of resource sharing as well as details on OCLC’s resource sharing activities, covering Tipasa, Relais D2D, and WorldShare ILL.
An Introduction to Microaggressions and Microactivism
Ray Lockman
Community Engagement Librarian, Hennepin County Library (HCL) | Member of HCL's Diversity and Inclusion Planning Project Team | Co-chair of Hennepin County's Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Employee Resource Group
Ray speaks on the concept of microactivism as a proactive response to the microaggressions - and macroaggressions - our patrons face. How can we dismantle systems of power by using diversity and inclusion principles in everything we do as library staff?
Road Trip to Alma and Primo – We’re on the Way!
Linda Richter - PALS Innovation Coordinator, PALS Implementation Project Manager
Sonja Eilertson - PALS Support and Training Specialist
Linda and Sonja share the MnPALS Libraries' story of migration to Alma and Primo - the trip so far and their plans for the rest of the journey.
MNLINK discovery: searching, changes made and things to come
Nick Banitt - Minitex Resource Sharing Manager, MNLINK
Nick highlights enhancements to the new MNLINK search interface's user experience.
BookBusters: Libraries Supporting Self-Publishing
Andrea McKennan - Project Manager - Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA)
Shane Nackerud - Technology Lead for Libraries Initiatives - University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities
Matt Lee - Associate Director - Minitex
Andrea, Shane, and Matt show how Minnesota libraries are leading the country in working with self-publishers via the Minnesota Library Publishing Project and MN Writes MN Reads.
Going Together: Working in Teams
Valerie Horton - Director of Minitex
Valerie offers an overview of trends in team dynamics and tips you can use immediately to Go Together. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together”
