Professional Development News

Minitex will offer an introductory Digital Project Skills series on digitizing collections, metadata for digital collections, and preserving digital collections. The series is designed for staff of any library, archive, museum, or other organization planning or already working on digital projects. No previous knowledge is assumed.

This program is provided by the Medical Library Association (MLA) and offers training in providing health information services to consumers. The program begins February 18.

Registration is now open for the North American Virtual Reference Online Conference!

Join a new discussion list for Minnesota library professionals to share questions, resources, and experiences related to library data. Whether you're an expert or just getting started, this space is for everyone to connect and collaborate. With upcoming webinars and a focus on advocacy, storytelling, and data improvement, we’re here to support each other in making the most of library data.

This comprehensive, 5-hour course, led by Dr. Michele Leininger, is designed to equip library staff without an MLIS with the essential knowledge and skills to succeed in collection development.