Resource Sharing
Minitex News articles tagged with "Resource Sharing" (137):
Interlibrary Loan Titles of the Week, July 22-28
I was a bit surprised to see this comical cover facing me when I entered our East Bank office the other day. Most of what we retrieve from the University of Minnesota's Math Library is rather dry, but every once in a while our science and math books show some humor.
Interlibrary Loan Titles of the Week, July 15-21
My first thought on seeing the cover of "Cinnamon and Gunpowder" was that it might be about the French Revolution because of the clothing styles, and one character being a chef. I was close on the date at least!
Changes for South Dakota resource sharing agreement begin July 1st
Beginning July 1, 2016, the resource sharing agreement between Minitex and South Dakota libraries will be changed. Minitex will retain a resource sharing relationship with the 12 academic institutions in South Dakota.
Spotlight on interlibrary loan in the Minitex Region: Walter Library, University of Minnesota
Walter Library was one of over twenty buildings designed by architect Clarence H. Johnston (1859-1936) for the University of Minnesota.
25th Annual Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference - slides available
The 25th Annual Minitex ILL Conference was held on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at the Saint Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota. There were around 180 attendees from the Minitex region. The keynote, "What's Next for Libraries" was delivered by Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science and Technology at Pew Research Center.
Collaboration ensures a successful process for off-site storage retrieval
The University Library Twin Cities has moved about 62,000 volumes from Wilson Library and the Health Sciences Library to off-site storage. These titles have been identified as "low use."
Working with University Library staff, Minitex now has an efficient way to retrieve these materials
Is your item overdue? Minitex wants to know about it!
Minitex serves as an intermediary between lenders and borrowers, so we rely on the lender to inform us their item is overdue. Information on notifications can be sent to mtx-over@umn.edu.
Resource Sharing welcomes new staff to Referral Processing
Jennifer Shaw, Kathryn Hearn, and Amber Baune recently began working in our Referral Processing area in Resource Sharing.
Innovation in Resource Sharing
In Minitex Resource Sharing, we have made several technological improvements which help us to speed processes, reduce errors, and improve turnaround time to the end user.
Great comments from patrons help us start 2016 right
At Minitex, we love the staff in the libraries in our region that make our service as good as it is. We want to share some of the comments we have received in the last couple of months that will help you see how much your patrons love you, too!