MCLS will be sending out a membership renewal email reminder to key school library contacts (directors, billing contacts, and primary contacts) in early May. This email offers an opportunity to both respond with any changes to your membership and provide updated contact information ahead of our July 1 renewal date. Invoices will be generated and …Read more »

MCLS negotiates discounted subscription terms with our vendors as well as renewal rates and license terms. When you meet with a vendor, ask if they work with MCLS and request MCLS pricing. This will initiate the vendor to send your quote to MCLS. When we receive a quote from a vendor, we ask for both …Read more »

MCLS is pleased to announce James Orme as our Financial Controller/Business Manager! James will join MCLS on Tuesday, May 27 from his current position as HR and Business Manager at MSU’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies.    James brings a variety of progressively responsible accounting, HR, and library experience to his role at MCLS. …Read more »

Alicea and Susan hosted our first ConsortiaManager Coffee Hour for library staff in March. In addition to Q&A, attendees received a complete review of CM functionality. Our next session is scheduled for June 18, 2025, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern (noon-1 p.m. Central) on Zoom. We will cover key highlights from session 1 and answer any …Read more »

In uncertain times when much is unknown, libraries and library organizations must focus on what we can do. A prime example is promoting the massive positive impact of statewide library services including the Indiana State Library’s (ISL) INSPIRE and InfoExpress, and the Library of Michigan’s (LM) MeL eResources and MeLCat (which celebrates its 20th anniversary …Read more »

MCLS’s annual eResources Meeting will take place on April 24, 2025 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Eastern (8-11:30 a.m. Central) on Zoom. While all libraries are welcome to attend, the content in this meeting will be of most interest to the academic and medical library communities.   The following publishers and vendors will be represented:  Springer Nature …Read more »

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 »