Company Profile
Minitex
Company Overview
Minitex is a state-funded library organization located at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Our mission is to strengthen libraries, cultural institutions, and the communities they serve. We connect libraries and individuals with information, ideas, and experiences to enrich lives and strengthen communities.
We believe in the growing importance of libraries, and we are dedicated to supporting the library community in Minnesota. We also support libraries in South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and beyond.
Company History
Minitex began in 1969 at the University of Minnesota Libraries as a pilot project called the "Minnesota Interlibrary Teletype Experiment," or "MINITEX," and became a full-fledged program in 1971 when it received funding from the Minnesota State Legislature.
Founded as a means for sharing University of Minnesota Libraries resources throughout the state, Minitex quickly grew from a collaboration between Minnesota academic libraries to enable participation and collaboration between libraries of all types in Minnesota and in the neighboring states of North Dakota and South Dakota.