Minnesota Finder
Minnesota Finder lets you search for images in four of Minnesota's online collections from the MDL site.
Minnesota Finder, a beta search project of the Minnesota Digital Library, is now available for MDL users.
Minnesota Finder lets you search for images in four of Minnesota's online collections from the MDL site. Included in the project are:
- Minnesota Reflections, the signature database of the Minnesota Digital Library
- Hennepin County Library's collection of historic Minneapolis photos
- Pennington County Historical Society
- Vivarium, an online digital collection at the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
- Visual Resources Database at the Minnesota Historical Society
For example, if you search for "rabbit" using Minnesota Finder, you will retrieve 12 pages of search results with 20 results per page. The retrievals include pictures, photos, and maps (even a photo of a sculpture) from these four collections. Click on the image or images you want to explore, and you will be transferred into the contributing organization's database to see the full image.
Minnesota Finder, which is powered by a Google Mini search appliance, is still under development.
We encourage everyone to try it and provide us with feedback.
Creation and development of Minnesota Finder is supported by Library Service and Technology Act grant unding from State Library Services in the Minnesota Department of Education.