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Ex Libris and ELUNA 2024 Events in Minneapolis in May (May 13-17, 2024)
ELUNA and Ex Libris are hosting multiple events May 13-17, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota this year! This is a great opportunity for you to attend this conference. Depending on which event(s) you register for, you can experience the following: If you are still interested in learning more, please attend the MnPALS Spring Gathering virtual session on Friday, April 5th from 12:00-12:45 pm. Title: ELUNA 2024 (Minneapolis) Event Week OverviewSession Description: Hear about the professional development opportunities available at the upcoming […]
Minnesota State Libraries implement Third Iron Libkey Complete
In April 2023, the PALS Office announced that Minnesota State would provide funding for all thirty-three (33) of their institutions to implement Third Iron’s LibKey suite of products at no cost to their local library. While eleven (11) of our libraries already had it implemented prior to April 2023, the other twenty-two (22) institutions took the opportunity to add the LibKey suite of products after this funding was announced. PALS worked with Third Iron and our libraries to implement the […]
Improved Accessibility for Broken Link Reporting
After receiving a report about incompatibilities between the Broken Link Reporting form and screen reading software, several people worked together to identify the issues, implement code, and test the form. The Broken Link Reporting form is now compatible with screen reader software and is being deployed to all MnPALS member Primo VE instances who use it. This collaboration is a prime example of MnPALS members working with PALS Office staff to ensure we are serving patrons appropriately. Special thanks to […]
PALS Newsletter, November 2023
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Minnesota State Implements LibKey Complete
In order to support affordability efforts in libraries, Senior Vice Chancellor Green-Stephen agreed to fund Third Iron’s LibKey Complete for all institutions in Minnesota State beginning in July of 2023. This is ongoing funding that acknowledges that improving infrastructure can reduce barriers to access to research resources. According to Third Iron’s website, “When the point of discovery is within the library, in services like databases and discovery layers, our services simplify and expedite how users get to full text. When […]
PALS Quarterly Newsletter, August 2023 Update
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Starting Fresh with Islandora
When last we provided an update about the transition from Islandora 7, we were working with information regarding the early phases of community-led development. If you know anything about the open source world, you know that it can change quite a bit, and now seems like a good time to update you on the project. Recent Progress: We’ve had some recent successes with new users: MN Department of Transportation and Minnesota State Law Library and we are currently working with […]
MnDOT Goes Live on Islandora 2
After a rigorous development and review process, the PALS Islandora team, consisting of Rod Bruce, Dani Kroon, and Simon Mai, is pleased to announce that the department’s first Islandora 2 site has gone live. Click here to view The team has worked diligently over the last few months to accommodate unexpected delays in community-led development due to the pandemic, changes to responsibilities, and other major PALS-related initiatives to successfully bring the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) project to fruition. Dani, […]
