50th Anniversary

Minitex News articles tagged with "50th Anniversary" (31):

A photograph of downtown Preston, Minnesota.

Minitex Memories: Research and reading opportunities at a rural elementary school

Jill Eerdmans of Preston, Minnesota, shares how Minitex services benefit her rural school district.
A photograph of the lift bridge in Duluth, Minnesota at dusk.

Minitex Memories: Supporting the education of all Minnesotans

Lake Superior College librarian Bridget Reistad recalls how eLibrary Minnesota has contributed to the success of her students over the past 20 years.
A photograph of Old Main at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Minitex Memories: Barbara Fister finds a portal to the library collections of the world

In the early '90s, when Barbara Fister needed resources to complete a book about women writers from the non-Western world, Minitex services made her "small undergraduate library a portal to the library collections of the world."
Texas Instruments Silent 700 Teletype machine

Documenting Minitex: New photographs added to Minitex MDL collection

For our 50th Anniversary, in addition to celebrating together, one of our goals is to make sure we also document our organizational history. To that end, we have enhanced our existing Minitex digital collection in the Minnesota Digital Library with photographs to help illustrate the programs, services, and stories mentioned in the oral history project recordings.
A map of Powderhorn Park with a blue overlay and the Minitex 50th Anniversary logo.

Digital Swag for the Minitex 50th Anniversary

Celebrate our 50th Anniversary with new graphics, available to download on the Minitex 50th Anniversary page!
A 1985 photograph of the exterior of the Minneapolis Central Library.

Minitex Memories: Answering reference questions in the '80s

Minitex staff journeyed by foot and by bus to find the resources they needed to answer reference questions.
The Minitex "Celebrating 50 Years" logo above the names of the fifteen libraries that participated in the pilot phase.

The MINITEX pilot project: Alice Wilcox and 15 libraries

On July 24, 1970, Alice Wilcox issued the MINITEX Pilot Project Report. In the report's recommendations, she wrote, "it is in the public interest to provide access to the major bibliographic collections for all citizens with information needs." Without the 15 libraries that participated, the pilot project could never have succeeded.
A vintage illustration of a winged messenger set in the foreground of a blazing sun.

The first Minitex Messenger

The initial design for the Minitex Messenger was created by Mary Mortenson in 1971. Inspired by the artwork of Peter Max, Mortenson's design was featured in black-and-white outline on the earliest issues of the Minitex Messenger print newsletter.
The Minitex 50th anniversary logo, "Minitex, Celebrating 50 Years," set in front of a blue sky above green fir trees..

Minitex celebrates 50 years of library service: 1971-2021

Fifty years ago, Minnesota finished an experiment: the Minnesota Interlibrary Teletype Experiment, now known as Minitex. Over the coming year, we’ll invite the entire library community to celebrate our 50th anniversary. We’ll share stories, honor the leaders and organizations we’ve relied upon over the years, and join together to celebrate half a century of collaboration.

Video: Minitex Celebrating 50 Years

What started with 11 libraries shipping and sharing books has grown to partnerships with hundreds of libraries across Minnesota and beyond. Join us this year as celebrate 50 years of library services and sharing. Watch the video: z.umn.edu/mtx-50-video