Libraries
Minitex News articles tagged with "Libraries" (21):
Libraries as social infrastructure
Libraries are essential. But what makes them unique from other public spaces? I explored this question using resources available on MNLINK and eLibrary Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Duluth seeks Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Specialist
The University of Minnesota Duluth is hiring a full-time Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Specialist with a base salary of $51,147. This position requires five years of relevant library experience or college education that can be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis for up to three years.
A visit to St. Paul’s multi-faceted Hmong Cultural Center
April is Hmong Heritage month! This is a time to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate Hmong American culture as well as educate ourselves on the history and experiences of Hmong Americans. I visited Saint Paul's Hmong Cultural Center with my colleague, Zach Miller, to learn more.
The Data Privacy Project: Answers to your patrons' questions about privacy
At the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Bonnie Tijerina from Data & Society, and Seeta Pena Gangadharan from New America’s Open Technology Institute, creatively co-presented “The Data Privacy Project – Everything You Thought You Knew (But May Have Had Wrong) About Privacy." Presenters shared the history and partners of the Data Privacy Project as well as outputs, such as the Data Privacy Project Curriculum, which includes a facilitator’s guide, presentation slides, and handouts.
Wiki Loves Pride 2016
SHOW YOUR PRIDE!
Save the date!
Wiki Loves Pride 2016
Sat June 18, 2016
11 am – 5 pm
Free Vintage Images from the British Library
Looking for free, downloadable, copyright-free, vintage images for your presentations, promotional work, or personal interest?
Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Minneapolis Central Library
Here's an upcoming event that may be of interest to the community from our library colleagues.
3rd Annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Minneapolis Central Library
Saturday, March 5, 2016, 11am-5pm
2016 Amelia Bloomer List Is Now Available
Whether you have young readers who would love to read about the "Notorious RBG," the subversive Princess Harriet Hamsterbone, or the first African American woman in space, Mae Jemison, the Amelia Bloomer Project
Student Engagement: Beginnings and Endings More Important Than the Middle
We librarians are educators. And the work we do to educate is done in a variety of ways some seen and some unseen. When we are faced with a classroom of students, whether in person or online, the task of engaging those students can seem rather daunting at times.