Minitex welcomed seven Hennepin County Library staff members, led by Aaron Albertson, for a tour of our offices and facilities on Wednesday, January 17.
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Early voting for Minnesota's 2024 Presidential Primary begins January 19 before the primary takes place on Tuesday, March 5. Learn more by reading the flier from the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, and be sure to share it with your patrons.
Recognize your Resource Sharing colleagues by nominating them for the STARS Virginia Boucher Distinguished ILL Librarian Award! The submission deadline is February 23, 2024.
The Director for Information Services & Systems provides leadership for the NDSU Libraries' information services staff and systems, including access services and resource acquisitions. The position requires the MLIS degree, or its equivalent, along with three years of experience as a unit or department head. The base salary is $82,000 per year, depending upon experience and qualifications. Applications are due by February 15.
The Director for Research & Engagement will provide leadership for the NDSU Libraries' subject and functional librarians. The position requires an MLIS degree, or its equivalent, along with three years of experience as a unit or department head. The base salary is $82,000 per year, depending upon experience and qualifications. Applications are due by February 15.
The Minnesota Digital Library has created a two-part timeline on Minnesota history featuring materials from our digital collections. These timelines explore significant moments in the history and development of the state. We encourage you to learn how local history connects with major world events in these timelines.
Sentry Custom Security manufactures both technologies in the USA, and has created a free webinar to answer your questions about EM & Barcode vs RFID.
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.
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!