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2024 Minitex Connect

Maximizing Library Resources: Room One will dive into MNLINK and ILL Strategies at Minitex Connect 2024!

by Dana Kocienda
Sessions at Minitex Connect 2024 will be divided into two rooms with the first room focusing on MNLINK and featuring discussions on MNLINK training, Interlibrary Loan with ReShare, VuFind expertise, and Accessibility in eLibraryMN Databases and Ebooks Minnesota. Led by experts like Debra Denault, the discussions will cover the significance of MNLINK training, the impact of ReShare on ILL workflows, and the importance of user-centric approaches in library services.
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Open for public comment: NISO’s Draft Interoperable System of Controlled Digital Lending Recommended Practice

by Gerri Moeller
Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) allows libraries to replicate the right to lend their legally acquired items in a digital format to patrons under “controlled” conditions, meaning a library can lend only the number of copies of a specific title that it owns and that controls are implemented to prevent copying or distribution of the work. The comment period closes April 21.
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Sebastian Hammer to deliver keynote at Minitex Connect 2024

by Stephanie Hess
Sebastian Hammer, co-founder of the library software company Index Data, will deliver the keynote address at Minitex Connect on May 14. In 2018, he helped launch Project ReShare, which is the new resource sharing platform for MNLINK.
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University of Minnesota seeks Curator

by Zach Miller
The incumbent in this position will serve as Curator of the Upper Midwest Literary Archive while also serving as Research Services Assistant for the University of Minnesota Libraries Archives and Special Collections. This is a two-year temporary appointment with an initial minimum salary of $46,613.
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University of Minnesota seeks Project Archivist

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
The University of Minnesota seeks a Project Archivist with a base salary of $46,613. This position requires a Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience or a combination of related education and work experience to equal six years.
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Earth Day eResources for K-12

by Beth Staats
In observance of Earth Day, celebrated every year on April 22, consider sharing the resources in eLibrary Minnesota with the students in your life.
Sentry Library Laughs & Oddities March/April 2024

Sentry Library Laughs & Oddities March/April 2024

by Dana Kocienda, Tim Peters
The March/April newsletter from Sentry Custom Security features an oasis of knowledge and culture in the Middle East, and a chance to win a $5,000 gift certificate.
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New Resource Pack for schools: Sports and Sports History

by Ann Kaste, Stephanie Hess, Beth Staats, Molly Huber
Minitex staff and librarians who work with eLibraryMN, Ebooks Minnesota, Minnesota Digital Library, and Resource Sharing have come together to create Resource Packs* for Minnesota schools! This month's pack features fiction, nonfiction, and primary sources about sports and sports history.

South Dakota State University seeks Access Services Coordinator

by Zach Miller
The incumbent in this position will supervise the daily functions of circulation, interlibrary loan, and customer service at SDSU's Hilton M. Briggs Library. The starting salary for this position is $42,800. The application deadline is April 17.