Come see Digital Initiatives and Metadata Education staff at SDLA Conference 2017

Several Minitex staff will be traveling to Chamberlain, South Dakota to attend the South Dakota Library Association conference, September 27-29th. Stop by the Minitex booth, or attend one of our presentations!

Preservation Day at the Library: A How-To Guide
Wednesday, September 27th, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: Sara Ring and Jolie Graybill

In US libraries, museums, and archives, it is estimated that at least 1.3 billion items are at risk of being lost forever. Light, pollutants, heat, and moisture can all cause damage to our physical collections. Individuals in your communities hold their own treasures such as photographs, slides, letters, and more that are also at risk. As libraries, we can play a role in educating our communities about preservation. But, how do you start? This session will cover scanning 101, and offer tips on how to preserve your content after digitization. The second half of the session will describe one model for hosting family history preservation days at your library. You will learn about what hardware and software is needed for digitization/scanning, metadata, types of collaborations with other community groups, and educational topics you can offer to the public.

Transforming the Cataloging Landscape: A Minitex Update
Thursday, September 28th, 8:15 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.
Speakers: Lizzy Baus and Sara Ring 

The cataloging and metadata management world is in the midst of a major transition to new ways of interacting with the larger information universe. Join Minitex staff for an update on current and emerging initiatives on this and other topics. We will also address and demonstrate some of the transformation and cataloging tools in development.

Cover image from Flickr user CamellaTWU, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0