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This looks like a useful webinar series for anyone interested.  Registration is free:  https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/sahc .

Melissa Anez on islandora.ca recently posted some highlights regarding developments from the Islandora community list servs.  One we are likely going to take a look at is the Islandora Managed Access Module: “In a nutshell, it allows for you to…

  One of the hardest things about getting started in Digital Asset Management can be building support and buy-in to the right people.  This will often include presentations that may or may not include live demonstrations.  To help with these…

  PALS currently works with five Islandora partners across Minnesota.  The following is a summary of the projects we are working on with our partners.  Please contact us if you have any questions about these projects or would like to…

We are hosting another DAM Coffee Hour on October 31st (Happy Halloween!) from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Join us online at https://connect.shot.smsu.edu/coffeehour_oct31/ .  Click the link and enter the room as a guest, no need to login.  For audio,…

An UPDATE:  After further testing, it does appear that there is some change in the file size when you use Windows Photo Viewer to rotate the image.  We recommend using Adobe Photoshop instead, as there is no change in the…

PALS staff members Alex Kent and Linda Richter attended the MLA Conference in Duluth, MN this year.  The conference was located at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and worked really well as a venue.  The session rooms, Exhibit Hall, and…

PALS staff will be at Duluth for the Minnesota Library Association Conference, September 29th-30th.  The conference is at the Duluth Entertainment Center.  Come talk to us anytime during scheduled breaks and exhibit hours at our booth.  The conference schedule can…

Discovery Garden just recently completed a project that really shows what Islandora can do as a repository:  They built a digital repository for the Baseball Hall of Fame called Pastime.   As a baseball fan, I’m very excited to be able to…

For those just starting to look at Islandora, please take a look at our detailed Islandora introduction.  Feel free to download, use, and distribute as you like.  Thanks to Melissa Anez and the Islandora community for the analogy of Islandora…

As you move forward with getting started on developing a digital preservation/digital asset management initiative, one core document you will need is a preservation policy.   We have developed a draft template that you can use to get started on…

A visual history of training camp at Minnesota State University-Mankato Vikings training camp has started up at Minnesota State University-Mankato, and you can find over a hundred historical photographs of your Minnesota Vikings at camp in Mankato.  You can explore…

Location, Location, Location: Vancouver!  Recently PALS staff member Alex Kent attended the Islandora Camp at Vancouver, BC, July 18-20th.  This is the second Islandora Camp held at Vancouver, BC.  I think we know why the Islandora community likes holding conferences…

While working with our partners, we have encountered and overcome many challenges to building successful digital repositories.  The EBook “Meeting the Challenges of all this DAM Work” presents each major challenge and discusses strategies to meeting them.   Please click…

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