Available in Ebooks Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota, blends oral history, archival narrative, newspaper accounts, and captivating illustrations to reveal the engaging story of Minnesota's queer history.
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While many of the traditional resources found in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations--books, photographs, objects--can survive for years with no intervention, digital content is much more fragile. Managing it requires ongoing care and preservation activities to ensure continued access far into the future. Join Carol Kussmann (University of Minnesota Libraries) and Sara Ring (Minitex) as they present this 3-part virtual course in April.
Minitex and the Minnesota Digital Library are pleased to sponsor the virtual class Basics of AV Preservation on March 5th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The class will be presented by Alyssa Magnone from the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Basics of AV Preservation is geared toward libraries, historical societies, museums, and archives. If you have audiovisual materials in your collection such as cassettes, VHS, or reel-to-reel film this is for you!
Examine is the largest online database of nutrition and supplement research with their own researchers and no ads or industry ties. This is a potential new e-resources vendor for Minitex.
A new set of guides and tutorials has been created for History Day projects. History Day - The Research Process can help students with creating search strategies, identifying primary and secondary sources, and finding freely accessible library resources.
Move over, movies and music. Tonight, the spotlight shines on the unsung heroes of entertainment: ebooks! We’ve seen the Golden Globes, but now it's time for the awards everyone’s been waiting for: The 2023 Ebooks Minnesota Awards. We have selected the most-viewed books from a variety of categories to determine what is popular among our readers. Join us, as we announce the winners!
Minitex's state-funded services are designed for libraries and library patrons, but nobody can benefit if they don't know what we offer. You can help by ordering promotional materials for patrons (they're free!), by using our logos on your web properties and printed materials, and by signing up for our newsletter.
Discuss with librarian colleagues the role of libraries in open and no-cost content. How do you participate in affordability at your institution? How do you communicate the library role to others? We will share concerns and best practices about OER and affordable content.
Minitex seeks a Products Coordinator to lead all aspects of our library products portfolio. The starting salary for this position is $63,419. The incumbent will have a positive and tangible impact on libraries by helping them to save both money and time.
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus was closed January 11, leading to a delay in Minitex Courier Delivery. The next delivery will now take place January 16.