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Public services library staff: Help us plan the MNLINK transition

by Gerri Moeller
The software MNLINK relies upon for interlibrary loan will be retired by OCLC in June 2024. To find the right new solution for MNLINK, feedback from front-line public services staff is essential. Listening sessions have been scheduled for this purpose on July 13 and August 11. Register today!

Stop-motion animation: Read books from MNLINK!

by Zach Miller
People across Minnesota, even our youngest researchers, use MNLINK to request materials not available at their local library. We think MNLINK is such a cool service, we made a stop-motion video about it!
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MNLINK transition listening session scheduled for July 13

by Gerri Moeller
The MNLINK Transition Task Force continues to learn about MNLINK needs. Please register for the first MNLINK transition listening session on Wednesday, July 13 at 10 a.m. Share your thoughts on the MNLINK transition with the task force.
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Introducing the MNLINK Transition Task Force

by Gerri Moeller
The MNLINK Transition Task Force held its first meeting on Monday, May 16. The Task Force is charged with recommending a new software platform for MNLINK, the online interlibrary loan portal to Minnesota's vast library resources.
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Background on the MNLINK transition

by Gerri Moeller
Minitex runs Minnesota's statewide interlibrary loan portal, MNLINK. The software that makes MNLINK possible, VDX, will be retired by OCLC in June 2024.
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Minitex staff share their favorite interlibrary loans from 2020

by Zach Miller
Minnesota’s statewide interlibrary loan service is the envy of the nation, and we’ve never needed it more than we did in 2020. The list below contains just a small sample of the items that brought joy to Minitex staff over the past year. Each item is available via MNLINK (mnlink.org), Minnesota’s online interlibrary loan portal. Minitex salutes the countless libraries and library workers who made interlibrary loan possible despite 2020’s many challenges.
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MNLINK patron login issues

by Nick Banitt

Do you understand why your patrons sometimes have issues  when they login to MNLINK? Read more about the process used by MNLINK to authenticate users in real-time with their library to confirm that they should have access to this requesting resource.

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Cast your vote for MNLINK!

by Zach Miller

Last Friday, Minnesota Public Radio kicked off the "Minnesota Made Matchup." The contest asks listeners to choose two favorites among 80 places, inventions, and ideas with Minnesota roots. MNLINK is included!

MPR will "pair the top eight in head-to-head contests throughout the member drive starting Wednesday, Feb. 19." There's no time to waste! If every Minnesota library supporter and staff member votes, we're a shoe-in for the final eight. Vote today!

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