The Public Library Node meeting will be held on August 15, 2018. Nick Banitt supplies more details on plans for that meeting in this article.
MNLINK News
New MNLINK tutorials are being developed to help users improve search strategies.
Last September we introduced a new MNLINK discovery interface for end users. We now have statistics for the July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 fiscal year showing that we received 517,509 requests.
MNLINK utilizes OCLC's WorldCat Discovery to initiate requests and access online content.
There is an easier way to get to the exact record you need on MNLINK. Nick Banitt shares tips that will make you an expert searcher.
The May 2017 release for WorldCat Discovery has some improvements in the request process for the new MNLINK program.
Becky Ringwelski met with Katie Birch, Executive Director, OCLC Resource Sharing while attending the American Library Association midwinter conference in Atlanta this year. Becky wanted to learn more about the plans for a replacement for the VDX interlibrary loan system currently used by MNLINK.
Did you know you should always report problems you see with MNLINK? Gathering user information is one important way we can improve the system.
MNLINK's WorldCat Discovery search uses the OpenURL process to create a request in the MNLINK request form. The latest WorldCat Discovery release has some improvements for the process.
The online interlibrary loan portal to Minnesota's vast library resources