Scan’N’Toss is a widget that creates a set of items to be used with the Item Withdraw job. The widget also makes a text file with OCLC numbers to be used with the Connextion Client to delete holdings from WorldCat. Simon Mai and Dani Kroon worked together to develop this API for your use. Please…
The Islandora community consists of implementers, developers, service companies, and users working as transparently and collaboratively as possible towards better documentation and an always open-source code base. The community operates under a Code of Conduct. Involvement is formalized through various levels of membership and helps provide financial support. The community remains engaged through several ways, including: Members…
Islandora is more than just software. There are a lot of dedicated people who contribute to Islandora’s success, brought together under the umbrella of the Islandora Foundation. The Islandora Foundation is a community driven non-profit that serves several key roles in the Islandora Community. These roles include: The Foundation is financially supported through membership fees. There are three membership tiers: Member, Collaborator, and Partner. The…
In Islandora 7, Drupal acts as a “front-end” for Fedora. Fedora is designed for the management and dissemination of digital content. Fedora IS NOT designed to handle the management, indexing, discovery, and delivery of digital content. That functionality gets added by Islandora. The Islandora 7 Drupal modules translate user actions into something that Fedora can…
Since the PALS Islandora team is learning so much about Islandora 8, we decided to share our new knowledge in this blog series. We’ll introduce you to Islandora 8 and cover everything from Drupal nodes and taxonomies to Fedora architecture. Our goal is to highlight key aspects and features of Islandora 8 and the differences…
The Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition is conducting a statewide crowd-sourced internet speed testing initiative. The goal of this project is to create an accurate statewide map of where internet service is available and what speeds people are currently receiving. Using the easy-to-follow instructions, anyone can complete the speed test at home using any computer or…
Topics in this Newsletter PALS Highlights In-Depth: NERS enhancement process Member Highlight: Simon Mai, PALS Office Book a consultation Click here to see the full newsletters.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Minitex announces a virtual screening of Change the Subject, followed by a discussion with Tina Gross, a librarian who is interviewed in the film. The documentary portion of the event will not be recorded, but the Q&A portion will be. While there is no charge, capacity…
The Minitex delivery network will be available for direct interlibrary loan requests starting Monday, July 20, 2020. The process will be the same as before, but items will take significantly longer to arrive. You can check out the entire article here and for more Minitex News head over to minitex.umn.edu/news.
From the Minitex Messenger Join directors from public and academic libraries for a discussion on leading through a pandemic. Our panelists will be Jake Grussing (Scott County), Karen Pundsack (Great River Regional), Jon Neilson (Concordia University, St. Paul), and Elissah Becknell (Minneapolis College). The discussion will be hosted by MnPALS and Minitex. Register today and…
