Minnesota Digital Library
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Minnesota Digital Library's Primary Source Sets
In the coming weeks the Minnesota Digital Library will be launching a new resource for Minnesota Reflections users. The Minnesota Digital Library's Primary Source Sets will serve as an online resource for teachers and students. Each Primary Source Set will focus on a historic topic and will showcase resources found in Minnesota Reflections that relate to that subject.
MDL staff member attends ARLIS/NA + VRA conference in Seattle
As the Minnesota Digital Library's Metadata Coordinator, I headed to Seattle on March 8 to attend the ARLIS/NA + VRA Joint Conference in Seattle, Washington.
New contribution to Minnesota Reflections: Military Historical Society of Minnesota
The newly digitized content from the Military Historical Society of Minnesota document Minnesota's involvement in World War I. The Historical Society selected five volumes of county narratives to help tell the story of Minnesota's contribution to the war effort. Each volume contains photographs of the men and women who fought and served during the war.
DIME staff member chair of Summer Educational Institute
In addition to my regular duties as Metadata Coordinator for the Minnesota Digital Library, I also currently serve as the Senior Co-chair for the Summer Educational Institute (SEI).
From the PLPP to community scanning and digital storytelling
2015 was a busy and fun year for me as I worked with lots of great people on the MDL/DPLA Public Library Partnership Project (PLPP).
The first year
As I look back on my first full year with the Minnesota Digital Library, I am struck yet again by the richness of resources held in collections all across our state.
New Minnesota Reflections content from the Duluth Public Library
The Duluth Public Library was one of the participants in the MDL/DPLA Public Library Partnerships Project grant. While the library has contributed to Minnesota Reflections
MDL staff member participates in national geospatial metadata effort
Since July of 2013, I have been a member of the Mountain West Digital Library's Geospatial Discovery Task Force. This Task Force was comprised of 39 librarians and curators from a wide variety of our nation's universities, museums and libraries.
Minnesota Digital Library 2015 assessment results are in!
In early 2015, the Minnesota Digital Library undertook a formal program assessment to determine the current status of digitization and future digital activities of Minnesota’s libraries and cultural heritage organizations.
MDL/DPLA Public Library Partnerships Project grant completed
For the last two years the Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) has been working with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) on the Public Library Partnerships Project (PLPP), a grant awarded to the DPLA by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. MDL was one of fiv