This is the last week to register for the ERMN Conference 2022. Registration closes January 21, 2022. We hope you will join us for the conference on January 26 - 27, 2022. Also, consider registering for the optional pre-conference workshop on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 25 (“Library Carpentry: Tidy data for librarians” led by Stacie Traill and Wanda Marsolek).
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Minitex staff member Sara Ring will provide a custom, two-part virtual training on the purpose and principles of linked data and their meaning for libraries and library patrons. Ninety-minute sessions will be offered on back-to-back mornings, February 1-2.
Upgraded Sentry Custom Security systems can reduce maintenance costs and enable staff to generate gate-count reports.
Ebooks MN for Schools is a subset of Ebooks Minnesota. It contains titles specifically aimed at elementary and middle-level students. Ebooks MN for Schools also offers some specific filters for students, teachers, educators, and parents.
We are pleased to introduce a new option for accessing BioOne Complete: the BioOne Complete Archive. It includes permanent access to all subscribed content more than five years old and comprises more than 135,000 articles from 177 titles and 129 publishers. In other words, the Archive is a critical mass of content covering all our subject areas.
Institutions who prefer to invest one-time funds rather than an annual spend will find this a great way to get into BioOne Complete, and provide your users access to a large library of content.
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is launching a grant program to support those seeking a certificate, diploma, or degree in Minnesota's high-need career areas. Tribal colleges and public educational institutions can begin participating in the program as early as Spring Semester 2022.
Bethel University Libraries has a position pending for Public Services Manager. This position will create and sustain access to libraries’ resources; build and manage the student worker team in Public Services (Circulation).
The world we live in is constantly changing, and perhaps more so in the past two years than previously. In case you missed it I'm sharing a link to an article relating to public libraries hiring social workers to fill the gap in assisting with the evolving needs of our communities.
Registration for ERMN Conference 2022 is open until January 21, 2022. We hope you will join us for the conference on January 26 - 27, 2022. Also, consider registering for the optional pre-conference workshop on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 25 (“Library Carpentry: Tidy data for librarians” led by Stacie Traill and Wanda Marsolek).
The Media Landscapes campaign continues with two new events this winter. Combating Media Nihilism with Intergenerational Discussion and For/Against/Neutral Assignment: A Collaboration between the Librarians and Instructional Technologists, are open for registration.