May 26, 2023
Elissah Becknell joins Minitex after 13 years at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Elissah, a lifelong Minnesotan, will be devoting most of her time and energy to cataloging and metadata education.
Digital Initiatives & Metadata News
Mar 6, 2023
Minitex is seeking a Cataloging & Metadata Education Librarian to join its Digital Initiatives and Metadata Education unit. The position is responsible for developing and delivering instruction and other professional development opportunities and for communicating the latest information on cataloging and metadata standards to library professionals in Minnesota and beyond. The position also manages the Minitex Contract Cataloging Program and supports the activities of the Minnesota Digital Library, a service of Minitex. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NOW MARCH 17.
Feb 24, 2023
The 23 Linked Data Things project organizers are pleased to announce that Things 13-15 are now published and available on the website. Thing 13 explores linked data cataloging workflows from OCLC Research's Project Passage. Thing 14 looks at the Wikimedia Commons project, and Thing 15 delves into the ethics of linked data.
Feb 10, 2023
Minitex is offering RDA for Beginners, another free virtual class in the Cataloging Basics series, on April 12th. Presenter Lizzy Baus (Macalester College) will guide you through the basics and beyond, exploring the history, development, philosophy, and conceptual models of Resource Description and Access (RDA), the current cataloging standard.
Feb 3, 2023
This course is designed for student workers, volunteers, and full-time staff who need to find and evaluate MARC records to add to a library catalog. No prerequisites are required!
Dec 20, 2022
The 23 Linked Data Things project organizers are pleased to announce that Things 9-12 are now published and available on the website. When we presented at fall conferences, some of the feedback we heard was that the more examples of linked data in use we can provide, the better. With the exception of Thing 9. Ontologies, the rest of the Things explore connecting with others doing this work and learning about linked data projects.
Nov 17, 2022
Participants in the Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO) contribute MARC authority records for titles, agents such as persons and corporate bodies, and places to the LC/NACO Authority File. Members also assist the Library of Congress with the File’s maintenance by reporting duplicate records and performing other tasks. Within NACO, groups of libraries can pool their resources to achieve these same goals without the overhead of yearly quotas. These groups are called funnels; in fact, about a dozen libraries collaborate in one such funnel here in Minnesota. The Library of Congress is looking to host an online NACO training workshop for invited guests in February 2023. Specific dates are not yet set. Minnesota NACO Funnel members are welcome to participate, as are libraries interested in joining the Funnel.
Nov 11, 2022
The 2022 MN+ Digital Collections Conference and Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting took place Monday, October 17 in person at the St. Paul Union Depot and virtually on Tuesday, October 18th. The conference featured two keynote speakers and 15 breakout sessions.
Oct 3, 2022
Registration closes October 12th for the MN+ Digital Collections Conference and MDL Annual Meeting. This hybrid event will be held Monday, October 17th (in-person) and Tuesday, October 18th (virtual).
Sep 7, 2022
Registration is open until October 12th for the MN+ Digital Collections Conference and MDL Annual Meeting. This hybrid event will be held Monday, October 17th (in-person) and Tuesday, October 18th (virtual).
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