On March 12, 2025, the Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) celebrated a major milestone with the official launch of the world’s first digital preservation network powered by LOCKSS 2.0 software. The occasion was marked by a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony livestreamed from MDPN’s five server locations across Michigan and attended by more than 60 participants from …Read more »

Calendar, room booking, and registration management are essential for libraries of all types. MCLS is your connection to options from Communico, LibraryMarket, Springshare, and WhoFi. On April 9 and 16, we will host vendor representatives who will demonstrate the functions and features of their library calendar and reservation solution. Please note that you will need …Read more »

If you are part of the academic library community in Michigan or Indiana and you’d like to learn more about a consortial approach to providing fiction and nonfiction eBook and audiobook titles to your patrons via OverDrive, we encourage you to attend the Consortium Connect webinar hosted by OverDrive on April 17 at 1 p.m. …Read more »

A new EBSCO product, Nursing and Allied Health Reference Source, will soon be available. On July 1, 2025, subscribers of Nursing Reference Center Plus, Rehabilitation Reference Center, Social Work Reference Center and Nutrition Reference Center will be transitioned to this new product, unless another product has been discussed with the EBSCO account team. This product …Read more »

MCLS will be sending out a membership renewal email reminder to key contacts (directors, billing contacts, and primary contacts) in early May to schools and early June to all other member libraries. This email offers an opportunity to respond with any changes to your membership and to provide updated contact information ahead of our July …Read more »

MCLS will continue our popular Virtual Dialogue series on Thursday, May 22, from 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central). Our 2025 Virtual Dialogues are designed to provide opportunities for those in the library industry to connect and engage around various topics related to the future of libraries. In May, we’ll discuss the future …Read more »

Last month, Alicea and Susan presented our first ConsortiaManager Coffee Hour joined by staff from 19 member libraries! Attendees received a complete review of CM functionality with time for questions.   Joining a CM Virtual Coffee Hour is a great way to troubleshoot or refresh your knowledge and understanding of the software we use to manage …Read more »

2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat)! Over the past 20 years, MeLCat grew from 12 participating libraries to more than 435 public, school, academic, and special libraries, amassing over 34 million items.  In honor of MeLCat’s 20th anniversary, we’re asking Michigan residents to share their MeLCat stories. To highlight their …Read more »

Join the Linked Data Users Group (LDUG) of MCLS from April 7-11 for a free, semi-synchronous, Wikidata Edit-a-thon focused on adding people. No prior experience is necessary! Project staff will provide you with everything you need to create and edit Wikidata entities including instructions, tools, data sources, and a Slack channel to chat with fellow …Read more »

This month, I’ll feature video of a recent conversation I had with Rima Zalghout, librarian at the Russell J. Abaid Library and Resource Center at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI. I encourage you to visit the Museum and its library and learn more about the Arab world and Arab Americans’ experiences. The …Read more »