The MCLS Offices in Indianapolis and Lansing will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 25-28, 2010.  We will reopen on Monday, November 29, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern.

The November issue of MCLS News is now available online, with the latest information on staff updates, group offers for MCLS members, Evergreen news, training, MeL, RIDES, and more. To see back issues of MCLS News, visit our MCLS News web page.  Click here to subscribe or unsubscribe to MCLS News. For information on open …Read more »

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Colleen Gocken, who has worked on PALNI’s shared system since its inception in 1992, will retire at the end of November.  MCLS wishes Colleen well in her retirement, and we extend our thanks to her for the vital role she played in implementation and administration of the PALNI project. Colleen began her library career in …Read more »

The fall library conference season has begun!  MCLS staff attended the MHSLA Conference this week and had a wonderful time meeting with our members from Michigan’s health science libraries. Executive Director Randy Dykhuis gave a presentation on the progress of the MCLS merger. We congratulated Leslie Burke from EBSCO on her election as the new …Read more »

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The October issue of MCLS News is now available online.  See the October issue for updates on the annual membership meeting, the newly-elected MCLS Board, upcoming workshops, member services offerings, Michigan Evergreen, RIDES, and more. For back issues of MCLS News, see our MCLS News web page.

Beginning July 1, 2011, MCLS is implementing a new uniform dues structure that will cover member libraries in Indiana and Michigan. After the merger in February, 2010, Indiana libraries were assessed dues based on INCOLSA’s former dues structure and Michigan libraries were assessed on MLC’s former dues structure. These dues covered memberships running through June …Read more »

MCLS is pleased to announce the new name of Michigan’s statewide delivery service! MeL Delivery will now be known as RIDES – Regional Interlibrary DElivery Service.  This change provides a better identification of the services provided. Delivery service will continue to operate as before, and contacts will remain unchanged.  See the MCLS RIDES web page …Read more »

MCLS is pleased to announce that Debbi Schaubman has accepted the job as Manager of Shared Library Systems.  This position will encompass the Michigan Evergreen shared open-source integrated library system (ILS), PALNI’s shared Aleph ILS, and related activities. She will begin her new duties on November 1, 2010. Debbi brings experience in library management and …Read more »