Check out the Library of Congress blog: Great story about  the launch of a brand-new pilot project with Flickr, the enormously popular photo-sharing site. More than 3,000 photos from two of the most popular collections are being made available on a new Flickr page, to include only images for which no copyright restrictions are known …Read more »

Tight Budget? Need to offer your staff quality professional development? Is MeL being used to its fullest potential to serve your patrons? If you want your staff to be able to better utilize the tremendous resources found in the MeL Databases, we have FREE training available for you. You need eight library staff members. You …Read more »

The Missouri Library Network Corporation (MLNC) is offering MLC members discounted registration to the Computers in Libraries conference and Internet@Schools East conference. See below for message from MLNC: The Computers in Libraries 2008 conference will be held April 7–9, 2008, in Arlington, VA. The Missouri Library Network Corporation (MLNC) is pleased to be able once …Read more »

New York Times The Well-Wired Use Libraries More By ALEX MINDLIN Published: January 7, 2008 Library use is far more prevalent among people who have a broadband Internet connection at home or at work, according to a new study. The finding counters a decade-old assumption that libraries serve as a “bridge” for people who want …Read more »

The Library of Michigan has announced the 2008 Michigan Notable Books, 20 books highlighting Michigan people, places and events. Click here for the complete article.

Photos from Louise’s retirement party have been posted to MLC’s Flickr account. Click here to see the new set.

This will affect CINAHL through MeL: In late December, EBSCO plans to release an exciting new design of the Visual Search option in the EBSCOhost and several other user interfaces EBSCO offers, such as the Student Research Center, the Business Searching Interface, the Literary Reference Center, the International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center, Kids Search, …Read more »

Time magazine Best Inventions of the Year The Espresso Book Machine—meaning “fast,” not coffee—can churn out a 300-page paperback on demand, complete with color cover, in just 3 min. The $50,000 machine could transform libraries into minibookstores, making hard-to-find titles as accessible as cappuccinos. At $3 a book they might be cheaper too.

Future Reading by Anthony Grafton New Yorker magazine 11/05/07 http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/05/071105fa_fact_grafton

Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web New York Times report on research libraries and digital collections.