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University of Minnesota seeks Curator, Sherlock Holmes Collections & Upper Midwest Literary Archives

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
University of Minnesota seeks a Curator, Sherlock Holmes Collections & Upper Midwest Literary Archives with a salary of $63,000/year. This position requires a American Library Association accredited Master’s degree in Library/Information Science OR equivalent combination of advanced degree (e.g., M.A. or Ph.D. in such fields as English literature) and relevant experience.
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Check your PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next links

by Carla Pfahl
Capstone has updated the link structure for PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next. Older links will continue to redirect, but schools and libraries are encouraged to update to the new app.pebblego.com format for smoother access.
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Update on the Minitex Wikimedia Project

by Sara Ring
From August 2024 - February 2025, Minitex partnered with 12 organizations and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to add their open access digital images from the Minnesota Digital Library to Wikimedia Commons. 352,068 files were contributed to Wikimedia Commons, and participants enriched 62 Wikipedia articles, adding 81 images. To date, the images that were added to Wikimedia Commons have over 4 million views.
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Libraries face challenges with de minimis tariff change

by Gerri Moeller
The elimination of the de minimis tariff exemption has created significant challenges for international interlibrary loan (ILL). Some libraries have paused international lending to and from the United States, while others are continuing to ship, sharing their strategies for successful shipments.
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South Dakota State University seeks Head of Public Services

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
South Dakota State University seeks a Head of Public Services with a salary of $100,000/year. This position requires an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science or equivalent, and at least 10 years of experience as a professional librarian (for rank of associate librarian) or 15 years (for rank of librarian).