This ALCTS webinar on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. considers a provocative question: Is technical services dead? The presenters will discuss the recent past, the present, and the future of cataloging and technical services.
Digital Initiatives & Metadata News
The Minitex staff would like to congratulate Bobby Bothmann, Metadata & Emerging Technologies Librarian at Minnesota State University Mankato, for his election to the OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) as a delegate to Global Council. Bothmann's 3 year term as a delegate will begin July 1, 2016.
There are a number of new webinars and courses from ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) recently announced.
The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC16) will be held on August 9-11th at St. Ambrose University campus, Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities). You can help make this a great conference! Consider sharing your experience and expertise by submitting a program proposal for a session, workshop, or lightning presentation by April 29, 2016. Visit the website for more information.
This online training series--based on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Program curriculum--introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules delivered in three sessions.
Voting is open for the 2016 OCLC Global Council elections now through March 29, 2016.
On February 8, the RDA Steering Committee (previously known as the Joint Steering Committee) released the latest round of Fast Track changes and updates to RDA.
The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (UMDCC) will take place August 9-11th at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities).
One of the great things about the Contract Cataloging program is the service we are able to provide to users. We recently completed a somewhat unusual project with the College of St. Benedict/St.
Education and support for staff who build, manage, and preserve digital and physical collections