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Webjunction Minnesota:

All New, All for You

Welcome to WebJunction Minnesota! It has a new look, a new feel, and many new features. WJMN aims to be a destination site for Minnesota Library staff looking for library news & information, resources to improve your library, continuing education for library staff, and more. The "more" can be whatever you want it to be because the new WJMN relies on its members to identify and add content to the site. This is a new way to connect, create, and learn in Minnesota libraries.

The new WJ platform is easy to use. When you sign in and complete your member profile (or create your free account, if you're a first-time visitor), you'll begin to discover the new ways you can use the site to connect, create, and learn. As you tour the features and tools, let us know what you think of our new digs.

WebJunction now offers ways to easily connect with other library staff in Minnesota and elsewhere. My WebJunction is the place you can connect with friends and see what your WJ friends are up to on the site. Click on the video window for a brief intro to the new social features of WJ and WJMN.

The content on WJMN today is just the beginning. We want the site to evolve to include a wide range of content important and useful to staff in all types of libraries. More than ever, your participation is the engine that powers WebJunction Minnesota, so jump in. We are counting on you to tell us what what you want from WJMN.

Once you become familiar with WJMN, start thinking how you can contribute to make the site more useful to you and other library staff. WJMN is looking for volunteers to identify content, manage various content pages, and more. Email us at mnwebjunction@gmail.com with your ideas--and help.

WJMN is brought to you through a partnership between State Library Services, Metronet, and Minitex. In addition, all seven multitype library systems and five regional public library systems (MELSA, Lake Agassiz, Traverse des Sioux, Great River, SELCO) have agreed to be regular contributors to WJMN to help grow the reach and content of the site to make it a one-stop source. Liaisons in these systems will help the WJMN Team get the word out, find content, and keep the site fresh and useful for you.

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WJMN Team

We are the people behind the scenes of WebJunction Minnesota. Friend us -- we want to get to know you!

Ann's Profile

Ann Walker Smalley
Ann is the Director of Metronet, the multicounty multitype library system in the Twin Cities region. As part of her duties, she is the Project Manger/Team Lead for WebJunction Minnesota.

Deanna Sylte
Deanna is the Operations Manager at Metronet--that means she keeps things going by managing the finances, technology, website, and daily office activities. She is the person to go to with questions about the WJMN content management system.

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Mary Ann's Profile

Mary Ann Van Cura
Mary Ann is the Continuing Education Coordinator at Minnesota State Library Services. She manages the WJMN Events calendar, BlogJunction Minnesota, and is working with the taxonomy for WebJunction.

Jennifer Hootman
Jennifer is Reference Coordinator at Minitex providing services such as reference referral, training, and support for the ELM databases. She manages the WJMN Learning Management System and is quite enthusiastic about her opportunities in working with librarians from all library types in Minnesota on resource instruction and professional development needs.

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BlogJunction Minnesota

Learning Opportunities: New Catalog, New Courses

The WJMN Learning Center features hundreds of new courses from SkillSoft, UNT LE@D, and WebJunction that registered WJMN members can take free of charge. You will find links to other continuing education opportunities, too. Stay tuned for more on WJMN.

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Thanks to WJMN State Partners

All Minnesota multicounty multitype library systems and five of the twelve regional public library systems (MELSA, Lake Agassiz, Traverse des Sioux, Great River, SELCO) have agreed to contribute time and effort to making WJMN a one-stop destination for library staff seeking news & information about Minnesota libraries, resources to improve library service, continuing education and more. Liaisons in these systems will help the WJMN Team get the word out, find content, and keep the site fresh and useful for you.