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all we have we offer

by Zach Miller
A poem by Minneapolis artist Diver Van Avery commemorating Minitex's 50th anniversary for National Poetry Month.
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Minitex Memories: PhD student recalls "before times" as Minitex employee

by Zach Miller
Sometimes PhD students talk about their "before times" and the work they were doing (especially in those bouts of existential wonder of why they even chose to pursue a PhD in the first place). For Evan Marsolek, a PhD student at Loyola University Chicago, that means talking about Minitex.
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Bethel University Library seeks Archivist/Research Liaison

by Jordan Wagaman
Bethel University Library invites applications for a new position of Archivist/Research Liaison, as part of the University Library staff. This employee will coordinate the resources and services of Bethel’s History Center and Archives (HCA), serving as its liaison and advocate to the Bethel community and external constituencies.

Macalester College seeks Metadata Librarian

by Jordan Wagaman
Macalester College DeWitt Wallace Library seeks to hire a full-time Metadata Librarian. The Metadata Librarian creates, maintains, and enriches the metadata for Macalester’s digital, physical, and virtual collections.
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Last chance to register for Minitex introductory course on digital preservation

by Sara Ring
Registration ends on Monday, April 26th for the Minitex introduction to digital preservation virtual course. Carol Kussmann (University of Minnesota Libraries) and Sara Ring (Minitex) will introduce fundamental concepts for managing and preserving your digital content over time. The course will take place in two parts, on April 27th and May 4, with optional office hours on May 11th.
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NewsLitCamp with Star Tribune

by Linda Mork
Minnesota educators: Join the News Literacy Project, Star Tribune, and Sourcewell Technology on June 15 for a free, virtual day of professional learning.
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Minitex Memories: Student workers entertain themselves in the 70's

by Zach Miller
In the 1970's, student workers coded holdings data onto paper forms, and Earleen Warner (née Petersen) entered them onto tapes which eventually became the printed Minitex Union List of Serials (MULS). Over the course of the project, the students found creative ways to motivate themselves and lighten their work.