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Opendora interest continuing strong
Statistics are showing a continued strong interest in Opendora. From March 1st to June 14th, there have been 2,654 visits. Top 3 most popular resources are: Out from the Shadows of Minneapolis You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition Building…
The impact of ARCH digital collections on Sesquicentennial Celebrations
Minnesota State University, Mankato recently celebrated its Sesquicentennial and saw the impact of its digital collections in ARCH. In particular, the staff was able to take advantage of the search capabilities in research related to the festivities. The article on…
Library Technology Conference Report
The Library Technology conference did not disappoint this year. Evocative and thoughtful keynote speakers began each day and sessions were useful, and each contained valuable insight. The snow was also melting on the Macalester College campus which was a bonus.…
The first month for Opendora
Statistics show a strong interest in Opendora for the first month, March 2019. There were: Nearly 1500 visitors Nine resources loaded One course module Two journal articles Five textbooks The most accessed resource was “Out from the Shadows of Minneapolis:…
Textbook Affordability Fair conversations
Opendora: The all-in-one solution for the storage of open educational resources for Minnesota State On Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, PALS attended the Textbook Affordability Fair held at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Even with a spring snowstorm in full force PALS…
Selecting copyright statements in Opendora
All material in Opendora must have a Creative Commons copyright statement. For more information on selecting a license, see this document. To learn more about each license visit the Creative Commons site.
Implementing Opendora
PALS began working with the Minnesota State on Opendora in January 2018. Our goal was to provide a central repository for open educational resources (OER) to reduce the cost of textbooks and other course materials for students. Opendora is a…
Opendora now available Opendora: the all-in-one solution for the storage of open education resources for Minnesota State
Opendora is a central digital repository developed by PALS that empowers you as Minnesota State faculty and staff to preserve, load, share and manage open education resources (OER). Textbooks, syllabi, lecture notes, reading lists, and videos are just some examples. It is possible to add any format including Word documents, PDFs, MP4s and…
Alma/Primo Training Update February 25, 2019
The PALS Staff is continuing a series of webinars and Q&A sessions to assist you in making the most effective use of Alma and Primo. We will post the links to the recordings as they become available. Recording links can…
Alma/Primo Update February 22, 2019
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. We are almost through February and are nearing a month of being in production on Alma and Primo. The PALS Staff continues to work our…
Alma/Primo Training Update February 4, 2019
This week the PALS Staff will begin a series of webinars and Q&A sessions to assist you in making the most effective use of Alma and Primo. Many of the sessions being held during the first two weeks of February are Q&A…
Alma/Primo Update February 1, 2019
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. Congratulations! Congratulations to all of our consortium libraries on being live on Alma and Primo! Johnna, Gretchen, and I have enjoyed speaking to staff from many of…