Minnesota Digital Library News & Events
Rachel Frick Will Provide the Keynote for the 10th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Digital Library
A leader in the Digital Public Library of America initiative will be the keynote speaker at the Minnesota Digital Library 10th Annual Meeting on June 18, 2012. Rachel Frick, co-chair of the content and scope workstream of the DPLA, and director of the Digital Library Federation Program at the Council on Library and Information Resources, will discuss the concepts, issues, and collaborations that are forming the vision of the DPLA. Frick is also interested in getting to know the people and groups that have come together to form the Minnesota Digital Library.
Minnesota Reflections has a new look!!
Minnesota Reflections is now running on CONTENTdm version 6.1 software and is easier to use and contains many new features:
- The homepage for Minnesota Reflections now features a window that allows people to scroll through all of the contributing organization collections in this database.
- Clicking on the collection name or on the thumbnail picture by the name will take users into the collection page. From there you may browse the individual collection. Patrons may also search either the entire collection from the homepage or search individual collections from their pages.
- Zooming in on objects is now controlled by a slider above pictures, maps, and document pages. Moving around an image takes only a click and a drag of the object. New features include built-in commenting and tagging tools and easier to find information about each object.
- Visitors to Minnesota Reflections may now easily browse a pre-selected set of 18 topics. On the right side of the new homepage, below the welcome message, is a list of frequently used topics. Click on a link to go to a results page on agriculture, crime and punishment, and more.
We have created tutorials for using the new Minnesota Reflections. Follow the links on the right side of the homepage to learn about "Browsing & Searching," "Viewing an object," "Special features" and "Advice on newspapers."
In addition, we will be offering a live virtual overview (webinar) on the new features of Minnesota Reflections. Watch for announcements about this webinar, or check our training page.