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23 Linked Data Things project update: Things 13-15 published

by Sara Ring
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. 
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OCLC Survey: Redefining the library experience

by Zach Miller
OCLC Research and the OCLC Global Council have partnered to develop this survey, open through Monday, March 20. The survey takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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Mayo Clinic adds content to Ebooks Minnesota

by Beth Staats
The Mayo Clinic recently added several of its publications to Ebooks Minnesota. From a graphic novel story exploring the importance of vaccines to books on fibromyalgia and dementia, you can now access comprehensive health resources by the world-renowned and Minnesota's own, Mayo Clinic.
A graphic with the University of Minnesota Libraries wordmark above an image of Coffman Union that is overwritten by "Enhancing Quality Staff 2023, back by popular demand."

Save the date for the 2023 Enhancing Quality Staff Symposium

by Zach Miller
EQS 2023 will take place on May 18 at historic Coffman Memorial Union on the campus of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. EQS is tailored for library paraprofessionals and support staff and has been on hiatus since 2020. It returns this year for its 28th edition.
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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota seeks Director of Libraries

by Zach Miller
The Director of Libraries is based in Minneapolis and serves campuses in both Minneapolis and Winona, Minnesota. The position requires the MLIS degree and five years of experience in higher education library administration with at least two years in senior or management roles.
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Minnesota Learning Commons webinar: AI & ChatGPT, Implications for Teaching and Learning

by Zach Miller
Join a panel of educators from K-12 and higher education for a discussion of the classroom implications of text-generating artificial intelligence. There is no charge to attend, and registration is open now. The image below was created by directing OpenAI's image generator, DALL-E, to depict "a humanoid robot that writes essays."
Book cover of The Story of the Black National Anthem shows a woman singing.

Ebooks MN highlight: The Story of the Black National Anthem

by Beth Staats
Those of you that watched Superbowl 2023 may have heard Sheryl Lee Ralph sing "Lift every voice and sing," also known as the Black National Anthem. The Story of the Black National Anthem, part of the Freedom's Promise series, is available in Ebooks Minnesota.