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Book cover of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, 5th edition

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.
The logo for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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.
A digital rendering of a robot writing an essay.

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.
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Coming in April: RDA for Beginners

by Sara Ring
Minitex is offering RDA for Beginners, another free virtual class in the Cataloging Basics series, on April 12th. Presenter Lizzy Baus (Macalester College) will guide you through the basics and beyond, exploring the history, development, philosophy, and conceptual models of Resource Description and Access (RDA), the current cataloging standard.
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Concordia College seeks Instruction and Research Librarians

by Zach Miller
Concordia College (Moorhead) is seeking to hire two Instruction and Research Librarians. The positions require an ALA-accredited masters degree awarded no later than August 2023. Applicant screening will begin February 15.
The Metro State University logo, featuring a stylized, multicolored 'M' above "METRO STATE UNIVERSITY."

Metro State University seeks Electronic Resource Librarian

by Zach Miller
Metro State University is looking to hire a tenure-track librarian. The position will carry full faculty status and responsibilities. The position requires an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and/or information science earned no later than May 15, 2023. The application deadline for this position has been extended to March 13.