The 2020 MLA Virtual Conference provided an opportunity for members and attendees to honor the following colleagues for their incredible work this past year.
The last day to register is Monday, November 2, 2020. The joint Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and the Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting will be held November 5-6, 2020. The conference will be held virtually via Zoom, and is free and open to all. So far we've had attendees register from 38 states and several countries. Help us reach all 50 states!
The University of Minnesota Libraries and DASH are offering a free four-part online workshop to introduce fundamentals of data and computing skills to people working in libraries.
I recently attended a Library Journal sponsored professional development webinar titled, Equity in Action: Building Diverse Collections. This 3-part webinar has offered information relating to everything from evaluating your collection to "offering windows into and mirrors of the vast array of perspectives and stories that make up our world." One section of this webinar included some basic information on performing a diversity audit of your collection.
As students start choosing topics and researching this year's National History Day theme, you can direct them to the Ebooks Minnesota, Communication in History curation.