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Minitex News articles tagged with "MnLINK Gateway" (21):

MNLINK changes coming soon, episode 3

There are a couple of training sessions open for the new MNLINK Discovery service. These sessions will highlight many of the changes which will be available on Monday, September 19. The new MNLINK service is intuitive and similar to other library discovery services.

MNLINK changes coming soon, episode 2

When we go live with the new MNLINK Discovery for library patrons the URL used for accessing the program will change to https://mnlink.org. The MnLINK Gateway currently uses the URL www.mnlink.org to redirect to www.mnlinkgateway.org.

MNLINK discovery interface to go live September 19, 2016!

We are excited to share the news that we have a go-live date of Monday, September 19, 2016 for the new MNLINK patron interface.

MNLINK transition update - configuration

MNLINK continues to move forward in anticipation of the new public discovery. Branding for the program will change in that we’ll no longer refer to the Gateway, just calling the program MNLINK. 

New MNLINK interface marketing materials are ready to distribute to your users!

The MNLINK Marketing committee has prepared information for distribution to patrons and staff which you can download, print, and cut as needed.  

MNLINK news

The MNLINK Gateway Operations Committee met on Thursday, May 5 at the Hennepin County Brookdale Library. At the meeting, it was decided to discontinue use of the term “gateway” in connection with MNLINK.  The interface is now officially named “MNLINK.”

MNLINK Gateway transition - electronic resource availability

Read about how the new MNLINK Gateway will have improved access to electronic resources. All content licensed through Minitex collections should be available without requiring users in Minnesota to login.

MNLINK Marketing Materials Survey results

The MNLINK Marketing Committee received over fifty responses to a recent survey on marketing materials and formats that libraries find useful in reaching patrons. Based on the feedback, they will be developing a strategy for promotion of the new MNLINK Gateway.

New MnLINK Logo: the results of the survey are in

The MnLINK Marketing Committee conducted a survey to determine what the next MnLINK logo would be and the results are in!

MnLINK Gateway transition to WorldCat Discovery - searching

Work is moving forward on the MnLINK Gateway’s replacement with WorldCat Discovery for end user searching and requesting. WorldCat Discovery allows for more relevant search results returned for users.