Minnesota Digital Library
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New Primary Source Set just added to Minnesota Digital Library
A new addition has been made to the Minnesota Digital Library’s Primary Source Set collection —Natural Disasters in Minnesota. This primary source set includes documentation of devastating tornadoes in Sauk Rapids and Rochester in the late nineteenth century, the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940, the Cloquet and Moose Lake Fires of 1918, and major flooding on the Minnesota River.
MDL 2017 calendars available
2017 is fast approaching! And the Minnesota Digital Library has calendars available to get you through the new year. You can place a calendar order on the Minitex website and have them delivered. Get yours today!
2016 Digital Library Federation conference
I had the great good fortune to both attend and present at last week's 2016 Digital Library Federation Forum held in Milwaukee, WI. I was able to connect with like-minded professionals from across the country and attend sessions on a wide range of topics from digital scholarship and digital humanities to project management and practical digital workflows. As a presenter I shared the recent work on Minnesota Reflections Primary Source Sets.
Minnesota Digital Library's Primary Source Sets - An update
Staff at Minitex and the Minnesota Digital Library are pleased to announce the formal launch of a new resource for Minnesota Reflections users.
New contribution to Minnesota Reflections: Wyoming Historical Society
New Minnesota Reflections contributor Wyoming Historical Society have added a series of early school blueprints that document the planning and construction of an early school in the Wyoming, Minnesota area.
New contribution to Minnesota Reflections: Ely-Winton Historical Society
Historic postcards from the Ely-Winton Historical Society have been added to Minnesota Reflections. These postcards capture historic events and people in and around Ely and Winton in far northern St. Louis County. The addition of these materials from Minnesota's Arrowhead country helps fill a gap in Minnesota Reflections.
New contribution to Minnesota Reflections: Hmong Cultural Center
22 new Hmong language materials have recently been added to the Hmong Cultural Center's collection in Minnesota Reflections. These materials reflect the first of its kind in Minnesota Reflections, and we are excited to introduce a new language to Minnesota Reflections!
Minnesota Digital Library co-presents with Queens Public Library and Metropolitan New York Library Council at ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL
Molly Huber and Jolie Graybill from Minitex co-presented with Natalie Milbrodt, Queens Public Library and Caroline Catchpole, Metropolitan New York Library Council at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, “From Macro to Micro: How Small-Scale Digitization can Make a Big Difference”.
MDL 14th Annual Meeting a success
Thanks to everyone who attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the Digital Library on June 7th! The event was a success, with much enthusiasm around the keynote topic of copyright and rights statements. If you missed the conference, or would like to review what you saw that day, video from the morning sessions and the slides from the afternoon breakouts are available on the MDL website.
New contribution to Minnesota Reflections: Ernest F. Oberholtzer Foundation
A collection of historic maps from the Ernest C. Oberholtzer Foundation is one of the newest additions to Minnesota Reflections. The Oberholtzer Foundation maintains Ernest Oberholtzer's legacy, including his home and archives on Mallard Island in Rainy Lake. View the collection here.