Today’s cover story in the Lansing State Journal features various Michigan ventures in Second Life, including MLC’s presence in Second Life. The main focus of the story, Bev and David Lang of LTS Video, are old friends of Michigan libraries.  They produced the video, “Establishing a District Library,” for the Library of Michigan in 1990 …Read more »

Anne K. Beaubien, Director and Cooperative Access Services and Grants Officer, University Library, University of Michigan, is the 2007 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Librarian Award recipient.  The award recognizes and honors a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership and contributions to ILL and document delivery. For the complete story, see ALA Press Release. …Read more »

Tomorrow, March 1st, is World Book Day. To celebrate World Book Day, the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, is launching an online display revealing the origins of Kenneth Grahame’s masterpiece of children’s literature, The Wind in the Willows.  The online display is an expanded version of an exhibition mounted for one day only on March …Read more »

The American Library Association announced in a press release this week that they now have space in Linden Labs’ 3D Virtual Reality, Second Life. ALA will have one half of ALA/Arts Island, which will be utilized as a new method for disseminating ALA news and information. It will also be used for reaching out to …Read more »

State Librarian Nancy Robertson posted “MeL ReMix – It’s Here!” on her blog today. Nancy wrote, “Hi everyone. Tuesday was a big day for us here at the Library of Michigan, as we celebrated the debut of MeL ReMix. The Michigan eLibrary (http://www.mel.org/) is Michigan’s 24-hour anytime, anywhere library — with its newly integrated content …Read more »

Here are some photos from MLC’s MeL Remix “afterglow” party in Second Life. MLC dance floor designed by Evette. Dance moves were “supplied,” so everyone danced like a star! View of MLC’s flag. Our fearless leader wasn’t able to attend, but he was there in spirit! Food, hot tub, and dance floor on the rooftop. …Read more »

The Cat in the Hat is turning 50 in 2007, and you can send the Cat an online birthday card.  For every birthday card sent, Random House will donate a book to First Book. The fifty states, Canada, and Washington, D.C. are ranked by the number of cards sent.  Currently, Michigan is in 50th place.  …Read more »

The AccessMeL Periodical List-Full Text (AMPL-FT), brought to you by the Oakland Schools Information Center, has been updated to reflect the changes to the Michigan eLibrary databases. The AccessMeL Periodical List-Full Text (AMPL-FT) was created in order to provide a single alphabetical listing of periodicals and newspapers that contain full text articles from Michigan eLibrary …Read more »

Michigan librarian Anne Marie Casey, associate dean of libraries at Central Michigan University, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries Distance Learning Section Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award. This annual award honors an ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success …Read more »

You’re Invited to a Virtual Party in Second Life! When: Tuesday, February 20, 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. EST Where: The Michigan Library Consortium (MLC) virtual building, Cybrary City, Second Life (212,198,24) Why: On February 20, the Library of Michigan will launch a new and improved Michigan eLibrary gateway, “MeL ReMix.” To celebrate MeL’s new …Read more »