Digital Collections
Minitex News articles tagged with "Digital Collections" (116):
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History Center of Freeborn County shares local plat maps with MDL
In their first contribution to MDL since 2005, the History Center of Freeborn County has shared a set of plat map books on Freeborn, Dakota, Mower, and Waseca counties.
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Wright County Historical Society joins MDL with historic school photographs and maps
The Wright County Historical Society is the latest contributor to the Minnesota Digital Library. Their digital collection includes a set of county school photographs and plat maps.
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Roseau County Historical Society adds audio recordings to MDL
The Roseau County Historical Society recently added 95 audio recordings on Roseau County history to its digital collection in the Minnesota Digital Library.
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Coming this Spring: Digital Project Skills series from Minitex
Minitex will offer an introductory Digital Project Skills series on digitizing collections, metadata for digital collections, and preserving digital collections. The series is designed for staff of any library, archive, museum, or other organization planning or already working on digital projects. No previous knowledge is assumed.
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New in MDL: U.S. Representative Solomon G. Comstock’s correspondence with Civil War veterans
The Northwest Minnesota History Center at Minnesota State University Moorhead recently contributed the Solomon G. Comstock collection, which includes documents and correspondence with over 200 Civil War veterans or widows of veterans about their pension claims, from about 1889-1891.
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“Hoops and Dreams” basketball oral histories now available in MDL
A collection of oral histories about Black basketball titled “Hoops and Dreams and the Politics of Racial Resistance and Change in Minneapolis” is now available in the Minnesota Digital Library.
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Minnesota Digital Library celebrates 20 years of preservation and access
For over twenty years, the Minnesota Digital Library has been committed to the dual values of preservation and access. By digitizing collections from our partners all over the state and making them available via our website, we have ensured that Minnesota’s historical and cultural treasures will be saved and shared for years to come.
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Collection Development course
This comprehensive, 5-hour course, led by Dr. Michele Leininger, is designed to equip library staff without an MLIS with the essential knowledge and skills to succeed in collection development.
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City of Plymouth shares a new collection of Hennepin County maps with MDL
The City of Plymouth contributed a new collection of maps of Plymouth, Hennepin County, and the surrounding area to the Minnesota Digital Library.
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Minnesota State Horticultural Society adds publications to MDL collection
The Minnesota State Horticultural Society’s newest contributions to the Minnesota Digital Library include more issues of “The Minnesota Horticulturist” and “Northern Gardener.”