Quick Summary
On May 2-3, Minitex Connect will offer attendees 28 sessions to choose from, organized into seven tracks: Connections, DEIA, Empowering Communities, Library Management, Minitex Services, OER & OA, and Resource Sharing. Register today, there is no cost to attend.
This year's theme for Minitex Connect is "Empowered communities and enriched lives." The staff at Minitex, along with their colleagues in the library community, stepped forward with an impressive set of sessions. As a result, the conference will have seven tracks: Connections, DEIA, Empowering Communities, Library Management, Minitex Services, OER & OA, and Resource Sharing. Attendees will be free to focus on any given track, or to bounce from one to the other as they choose. Session descriptions are available on the full event listing.
There is no cost to attend. REGISTER TODAY.
Track 1 - Connections
- Digitizing with Scan for Keeps
- Data Visualization
- Sharing Library Collections in Communities
- Unseen Labor: Metadata and Textiles
TRACK 2 - OER & OA
- Intro to OER and OA
- OER Panel / ERMN
- OA Panel
TRACK 3 - DEIA
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Digital Equity Plan
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Digital Accessibility Expertise
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Equitable Hiring Practice
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Pandemic Trauma at Rural Libraries
TRACK 4 - Minitex Services
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Minitex Site Visit
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Utilizing Digital Delivery in Alma
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Paid Promotions
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Ebooks Minnesota
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AskMN
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MN Libraries & 2023 Legislative Session
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Fulfillment by E-resources
TRACK 5 - Empowering
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Story Circle
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Empowering Youth: Reading and DEI
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Citizen Education at the Library
TRACK 6 - Resource Sharing
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Resource Sharing Trends Survey
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Automated ILL License Retrieval
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Resource Sharing and OCLC
TRACK 7 - Library Management
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Weeding is Fundamental
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Why an Accessibility Committee?
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Off-site, but not Out of Mind
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School Librarian Data Dream Team
