Wednesday, March 11 | 11 a.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Central) | Virtual  The Social History Archive offers the most comprehensive online archive of British, Irish, and former Empire historical resources for academic research and teaching. The continually growing collection contains hundreds of millions of images of historical records and newspapers, supporting a broad range of scholarly interests. This …Read more »

Join us at 11 a.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Central) on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for a webinar presented by The Social History Archive.   The Social History Archive offers the most comprehensive online archive of British, Irish, and former Empire historical resources for academic research and teaching. The continually growing collection contains hundreds of millions of images of historical records and newspapers, supporting …Read more »

Step back in time and discover history as it unfolded with NewspaperArchive, the world’s largest online newspaper collection. With coverage dating back to the 1600s, the archive includes millions of pages from over 17,000 newspapers across the United States and beyond. Whether your patrons are researching genealogy, local history, or global events, NewspaperArchive offers a …Read more »

We welcome you and your colleagues to learn more about what’s new in a Web of Science webinar on Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Central) via Zoom. Deron Morgan will present these updates on behalf of Clarivate.   Over the past year, Web of Science has introduced a range of enhancements designed to …Read more »

Register today for the following upcoming training opportunities with MCLS! March 28 OCLC Print Management Symposium Viewing Party @ MCLS (free with lunch include) April 1 AACR2…Meet RDA (online) April 1-3 Classification Web (online) April 9-11 Original Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA (online) April 10 Securing Your Library in Troubling Times (Lansing, Online …Read more »

Register today for the following workshops hosted by MCLS in March: March 6 MeL Databases for Young Adults Part 1 (online) March 11 MeL Databases for Young Adults Part 2 (online) March 18 ArticleReach: An Introduction (online) (FULL – waiting list available) March 19-21 Copy Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA (online) March 20 …Read more »

MCLS presented the last of our series of two-hour online sessions of “What’s New with MeL Databases” yesterday.  We recorded the final session and have posted it online for Michigan school and library staff to view. The session runs two hours and covers: Nursing Resource Center Small Business Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints in Context eLibrary …Read more »

Electronic Resources Management Initiative (ERMI) Elements are 29 data elements mapped from electronic resources licenses for inclusion in a subscribing library’s ERM system. To assist Michigan libraries in updating their ERM systems, we have posted the ERMI license element worksheets for the new line-up of MeL Databases on our web page at: http://mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/databases__econtent/databases_/ (scroll down …Read more »

State Librarian Nancy Robertson sent out the following message today regarding changes to the MeL Databases: Dear Michigan libraries, After lengthy contract negotiations on issues unrelated to pricing, NewsBank and the State of Michigan could not reach agreement on the wording of the contract. Since the State of Michigan has boilerplate requirements that must be …Read more »

This is a reminder to Michigan libraries that the MeL Databases line-up will change on October 1, 2011. Update 10/11/2011: NewsBank Michigan Newspapers Database will expire and be removed from MeL Databases on November 1, 2011. For information, please see: http://mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/databases__econtent/mel_databases/ Due to changes in our MeL support contract, MeL Databases Librarian Kelly Bayee is …Read more »