FY24 Highlights
Minitex News articles tagged with "FY24 Highlights" (27):
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Minitex introduces suite of tutorials on services and programs
Minitex staff have created a suite of tutorials designed to introduce library staff to Minitex services and programs.
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Join Minitex for Doors Open Minneapolis and tour MLAC's subterranean cavern
Minitex and the University of Minnesota Libraries are partnering to participate in Doors Open Minneapolis on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. From 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day, we'll invite the public into the Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC) and the Maxine Houghton Wallin Special Collections Research Center.
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New MDL Primary Source Set: Main Streets
Learn more about Minnesota's Main Streets in a new Primary Source Set from the Minnesota Digital Library.
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Sara Ring honored by Library Journal as one of 2024's Movers & Shakers
Library Journal has named Sara Ring among their 2024 Movers & Shakers for her collaborative work on "23 Linked Data Things." The project offers library staff a free and easily accessible self-paced learning curriculum on linked data.
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A DEIA look at a statewide online library database collection: Process, results, and recommendations
It is part of the eLibraryMN mission to continually review the database resources to ensure that we are honoring and supporting all of the diverse populations across the state. We have published a report of our ongoing work and findings in this essential area.
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How to promote the new MNLINK at your library
Minitex's MNLINK interlibrary loan service will go live on its new platform on April 30. The service is getting a brand update at the same time, and that means retiring old logos and promotional materials.
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New Resource Pack for schools: Sports and Sports History
Minitex staff and librarians who work with eLibraryMN, Ebooks Minnesota, Minnesota Digital Library, and Resource Sharing have come together to create Resource Packs* for Minnesota schools! This month's pack features fiction, nonfiction, and primary sources about sports and sports history.
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Making digital collections more discoverable, Part 1: Wikimedia
In 2023, Minitex and three organizations conducted a small pilot to learn more about using the wiki-based, free-to-use media repository called Wikimedia Commons, along with its sister sites Wikidata and Wikipedia, to increase discoverability of content from digital collections. Soon after adding the very first test image to Wikimedia Commons, it appeared as the top Google Search result. If this sounds intriguing, read on for a brief overview of why we did the pilot and what we learned.
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Making digital collections more discoverable, Part 2: A how-to guide
Part 2 in this article series includes more detailed information and guidance on how we conducted the Minitex Wikimedia pilot; what you would need to know if you wanted to try it at your organization, and links to the templates we created and other resources we used.
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New MDL Primary Source Set: Women's Suffrage
Explore resources related to the women’s suffrage movement with the Minnesota Digital Library’s latest Primary Source Set for educators and students.