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Managing Digital Content Over Time: An Introduction to Digital Preservation

Mar 9, 2016

by Sara Ring

This online training series--based on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Program curriculum--introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules delivered in three sessions.

Save the date: Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference, August 9-11, 2016

Feb 16, 2016

by Sara Ring

The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (UMDCC) will take place August 9-11th at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities). The UMDCC provides opportunities for digital collections creators and curators in the region and beyond to network, share best practices, participate in hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders in digital cultural heritage.

Free webinar from American Libraries Live: Introducing RDA

Jan 28, 2016

by Sara Ring

Thursday, February 11, 2016 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Central)

DigiPres Commons: A helpful portal for staff who manage, protect, and preserve digital content

Dec 18, 2015

by Sara Ring

Are you aware of DigiPres Commons, a community owned web portal of digital preservation resources? I recently visited and found all sorts of excellent resources. Here's a brief recap of what you will find on the site.

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Cataloging and metadata sessions at ALA Midwinter

Dec 16, 2015

by Lizzy Baus

We are just around the corner from ALA Midwinter, held this year in sunny Boston, and you may be trying to decide what sessions to attend. I've pulled out a few of the ones that are most interesting from a cataloging/metadata point of view.

Discovery Layers vs. The Traditional Catalog: A December e-Forum

Nov 20, 2015

by Sara Ring

The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Asssociation, announced their next e-Forum topic, Discovery Layers vs. the Traditional Catalog. e-Forums are free and open to everyone. Learn more about how to register on the website.

Towards preservation: Timely report on managing electronic records

Nov 16, 2015

by Sara Ring

For any institution that needs to preserve and provide access to electronic records for the long-term, the following report may be helpful as you develop local workflows and documentation for managing this type of content.

Conference Recap: Convening Great Lakes Culture Keepers

Nov 12, 2015

by Lizzy Baus

In late October, Minitex DIME unit employees Jolie Graybill and Lizzy Baus traveled to the geographic center of the mitten of Michigan to attend and present at Convening Great Lakes Culture Keepers, a multi-day institute for tribal librarians, archivists, and museum curators from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.

Minitex Dublin Core for Beginners virtual course scheduled for December 2015

Oct 23, 2015

by Sara Ring

Registration ends soon for the December Dublin Core for Beginners virtual course, taking place in 2 parts on Dec. 1st and Dec. 15th, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

OCLC Research webinar: Making the transition from MARC to Linked Data easier

Oct 23, 2015

by Sara Ring

OCLC Research TAI CHI Webinar: How You Can Make the Transition from MARC to Linked Data Easier Attend this webinar on November 5th, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Central) and learn more about what metadata specialists can do now to make it easier to transform text strings in MARC data into the entity-“things” we later expose as linked data that others can consume.

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