A reproduction of a slide show and audio cassette created in the 1970's to educate library staff and to promote Minitex services. As part of the Minitex 50th Anniversary, the video was edited in 2021 by Carol Nelson with assistance from former Minitex staff Kathy Drozd, Dave Paulson, and Mark Eckes. Topics in the presentation include: Minitex resource sharing among libraries, the Minitex Union List of Serials, the technology used to communicate between libraries for resource sharing, the Minitex Reference and Information Network, Minitex workshops and training sessions, and how Minitex was initially funded.
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015), was an American actor best known for his role as Mr. Spock on Star Trek: The Original Series. He stands next to St. Cloud State employee Brenton Steele.
Opened in 1965 as a dormitory, Holes Hall was named after St. Cloud State resident director W.W. Holes. Named after a Minnesota county, Stearns Hall opened in 1966 as a dormitory.
