Minnesota Digital Library News & Events
Apply for Phase 7 Minnesota Reflections Digitization Project
May 7, 2010The Minnesota Digital Library is pleased to open Phase 7 of digitization work for Minnesota Reflections.
We will once again have Library Services and Technology funds to provide digitization services at MDL digitization centers. As in earlier phases, the MDL will digitize photographic collections, documents and maps. This year, we are adding audio recordings (tape only) to our digitization project list. Projects for which the MDL provides digitization services are considered Type A.
The MDL also accepts for inclusion in Minnesota Reflections projects which organizations digitize themselves. While we cannot spend LSTA grant dollars on these projects, we do welcome applications for them. These are Type B contributions.
Contact MDL Outreach Coordinator Marian Rengel to discuss your ideas for projects. She will guide you through the process and help you make decisions.
8th Annual Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting Set for June 10, 2010
May 7, 2010
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
The Minnesota Digital Library's 8th Annual Meeting will be June 10, 2010, at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Registration will begin at 10:00 AM with the welcome session and keynote speaker beginning at 10:30. In addition to the presentation by the keynote speaker, who will be identified soon, meeting attendees will be able to participate in discussions in three themed tracks: "Digitizing for Minnesota Reflections," "Legal and Policy Issues," and "The MDL and Other Projects in Minnesota." Registration and more information is available at the MDL 8th Annual Meeting web page.
The Minnesota Digital Library, Minnesota Reflections, and Digitizing Your Collections
April 13, 2010Watch an informational session that will introduce you to contributing to Minnesota Reflections, an online collection of more than 40,000 photographs, maps, journals, and documents contributed by over 105 cultural heritage institutions. Learn how to get started, how to plan new projects to digitize photos, documents, sound, and more. You will also learn about the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition (MDLC) and the benefits of collaborating with the MDLC on your digital projects. You will learn about funding possibilities and options. This presentation will help you decide if the time is right for your institution to begin a digital project with the MDLC.
Viewing Requirements
If you have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer, click on the link above to view the tutorial.
Podcast on Sinclair Lewis Project
March 29, 2010Listen to St. Cloud State University Archivist Tom Steman and Minnesota Digital Library Outreach Coordinator Marian Rengel talk with the Saint Cloud State University Small Bytes crew about the Sinclair Lewis letters to Marcella Powers, which are now part of the Minnesota Reflections collection.
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Download the Sinclair Lewis Project podcast
(MP3; 21 minutes / 18.9 MB)
(Windows: right-click and choose "Save Link As"; Mac OS: <control>-click and choose "Download Linked File")
Request for Qualifications
February 8, 2010The Minnesota Digital Library issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for digitization vendors and organizations capable of providing digitization services to historical, cultural heritage, and library organizations in Minnesota. The RFQ was designed to provide information to organizations across the state that hold cultural heritage collections and that are seeking to digitize those collections.
Organizations seeking digitization services: Vendors and organizations have completed their responses to the RFQ. Their replies are now available at our main RFQ page. You will also find a quick guide to the responses. Included are links to three documents to advise organizations on how to work with a vendor to digitization projects. We strongly encourage organizations to read these guides.
Respondents: The Request for Qualifications remains open for responses. Vendors and organizations interested in submitting responses should read the RFQ carefully then submit information to the MDL according to the guidelines and requests in the document.
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Request for Qualifications
(PDF; 105 KB)
Updated November 30, 2009.
Organizations seeking digitization services and people completing the RFQ may consult directly with the MDL's Outreach Coordinator for more information.