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Explore architectural styles with MDL's newest timeline

by Stephanie Hess
The Minnesota Digital Library has recently created a timeline to highlight several examples of architectural styles found in Minnesota from the 1850s and beyond. Viewed together, these buildings show just how much our built environment has changed over the years.
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University of Minnesota seeks Music Library Coordinator

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
The University of Minnesota seeks Music Library Coordinator with a base salary of $51,147. This position requires five (5) years of relevant library or research experience. College education can be substituted for library or research experience on a year for year basis up to three (3) years, plus two years of relevant library experience.
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University of Minnesota seeks Head, Student Supervisor

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
The University of Minnesota seeks Head, Student Supervisor with a base salary of $51,147. This position requires five (5) years of relevant library experience. College education can be substituted for experience on a year for year basis up to three (3) years.

Minitex selects ReShare hosted by Index Data for MNLINK

by Zach Miller
Minitex is excited to announce that we have selected ReShare, hosted by Index Data, to replace the VDX system that supports MNLINK. MNLINK’s new platform is scheduled to go live by early summer, 2024. We extend our thanks to the members of the MNLINK Transition Task Force, whose work made this decision possible.
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University of Minnesota seeks Recruiting Administrative Assistant

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
The University of Minnesota seeks a Recruiting Administrative Assistant with a base pay of $20.00/hour. This position requires a High School Diploma/GED and four (4) years of related office experience. Training/education may be substituted for some of the years of experience.
The blue cover of "In the Night of Memory" next to a photo of Linda LeGarde Grover.

One Book | One Minnesota returns with "In the Night of Memory"

by Zach Miller
The 11th selection for Minnesota's statewide book club, One Book | One Minnesota, is "In the Night of Memory," by Linda LeGarde Grover. The reading period began Monday, July 31, and ends Sunday, September 24. A virtual event with the author is scheduled for September 6.
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23 Linked Data Things project update: Things 16-19 now available

by Sara Ring
The 23 Linked Data Things project organizers are pleased to announce that Things 16-19 are now published and available on the website. With help from new guest authors and returning authors, you can explore linked data from the public services side, pitfalls to be aware of to adoption, a linked data in archives project, and even set up your own Wikibase (the same platform that runs Wikidata)!
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ITEM Summer Meeting: Celebrations and Future Planning

by Ann Kaste
The ITEM Summer meeting was a celebration of legislative success, with per-pupil school library media funding and funding to the multicounty, multitype library systems to create the foundations for increased licensed library media specialists across Minnesota. The group also looked to the future to establish goals for the next round of legislative requests, and to continue to support strong and vibrant school libraries and School Library Media Specialists across Minnesota.