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Minitex Technical Services Symposium: Full program available and register for free!

The registration fee for the 2023 Minitex Technical Services Symposium  will be covered by Library Services and Technology Act funds. We're also pleased to announce the full program is now available. There will be 8 breakout sessions along with a keynote presentation that delves into the Symposium theme: Creating a Sustainable Future in Technical Services.

Registration open for October Minitex Technical Services Symposium

Registration is now open for the Minitex Technical Services Symposium, taking place on October 30 at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. The program will feature keynotes Tricia MacKenzie and Kim Edwards, co-editors of the book "Telling the Technical Services Story," along with a full slate of breakout sessions in line with our theme: Creating a Sustainable Future in Technical Services. We hope you can join us this year!

Meet the Technical Services Symposium keynote speakers

Meet Tricia MacKenzie and Kim Edwards, co-editors of "Telling the Technical Services Story." MacKenzie and Edwards will be our keynote speakers at the Minitex Technical Services Symposium in Saint Paul on October 30.

Call for proposals extended for Minitex Technical Services Symposium

We are extending the call for proposals for the 2023 Minitex Technical Services Symposium! The new deadline is Friday, September 1st, and we welcome your ideas. The Symposium will take place in person on Monday, October 30th at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Location Announced: Minitex Technical Services Symposium

We are pleased to announce the 2023 Minitex Technical Services Symposium will be held at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The planning committee is working to build a great program, but we need your help! There is still time to submit proposals, and we welcome your ideas.

Call for proposals: Minitex Technical Services Symposium

Minitex and the planning committee are seeking proposals for the 2023 Minitex Technical Services Symposium, taking place on October 30th, 2023. The theme is Creating a Sustainable Future in Technical Services. We welcome proposals about invisible labor, storytelling, cooperation, communicating value, responding to emerging technologies and standards, and more! Submit by the September 1st deadline.

Wrapping up the 2021 Minitex Technical Services Symposium

The 2021 Minitex Technical Services Symposium was held virtually Tuesday, November 9th. The Symposium theme was Good Trouble: Activism and Ethics in Technical Services and featured two keynote speakers and six breakouts sessions. Read on to view statistics and comments from the event.

Last chance to register for Minitex Technical Services Symposium

Registration will close at noon on Monday, November 8th for the Minitex Technical Services Symposium. This year’s theme is Good Trouble: Activism and Ethics in Technical Services. The program will feature keynote speaker Beth Shoemaker, Emory University, who will discuss how we navigate ethical principles and turn those into daily practice. The second keynote will be Kenda Zellner-Smith, founder of Save the Boards Minneapolis, which seeks to preserve the art created after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Six breakout sessions will follow the keynote presentations. Visit the website for the full program and to register for this event. The fee to attend is $25.00.  

Registration ends soon for Minitex Technical Services Symposium

It's not too late to join us for the Minitex Technical Services Symposium, taking place on November 9th. Registration closes on Monday, November 8th. This year’s theme is Good Trouble: Activism and Ethics in Technical Services. The program will feature keynote speaker Beth Shoemaker, Rare Book Librarian at Emory University and co-chair of the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee, which released the Cataloging Code of Ethics in January 2021. The second keynote will be Kenda Zellner-Smith, founder of Save the Boards Minneapolis, which seeks to preserve the art created after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. There will be six additional breakout sessions to choose from on wide-ranging technical services topics, from the impact of empathy to specific how-tos and plenty in between.

Program announced for Minitex Technical Services Symposium

We are happy to announce the breakout sessions for the 2021 Minitex Technical Services Symposium, Good Trouble: Activism and Ethics in Technical Services. Along with two keynote presentations, we have a full program of six additional sessions on wide-ranging technical services topics, from the impact of empathy to specific how-tos, and plenty in between. Read on below to learn more about these sessions, and then go to the event page to register now!