Ebooks Minnesota News

As some of you may already know, Minitex has selected MackinVIA as a new online platform for Ebooks Minnesota. The transition from the BiblioBoard to the MackinVIA platform will involve many moving parts and pieces. We want to make sure that libraries and schools are aware of what to expect while this transition takes place.

Some of you may have already started, but it's never too early, or too late to research and plan for your summer flower or vegetable garden.

Minitex is happy to announce that Ebooks Minnesota just gained 350+ titles around equity, diversity, and inclusion. Last fall, students in St. Catherine University's Master of Library and Information Science Program, Library Materials for Children class, performed a diversity audit of Ebooks Minnesota. As a result of this audit, the Ebooks Minnesota Collection Task Force recently selected diverse titles for inclusion into the collection from publishers including ABDO, Capstone, Rosarium, Dreamspinner, and Flux.

The Ebooks MN team is in the process of reviewing platform options for where our statewide collection of ebooks will be hosted.

Trials and a survey are now open for the Ebooks Minnesota RFP. Please complete the survey to share your feedback about the current and potential new platform for Ebooks Minnesota.