In response to the Library of Michigan’s announcement that EBSCO databases will no longer be part of MeL Databases, MCLS is working to put together a group subscription for NoveList.  If you are interested in joining the group subscription to NoveList, please contact MCLS at services@mcls.org.

All items sent through RIDES should have a standard label clearly attached.  For the most current labeling information, please use the RIDES label maker, found at http://mcls.org/rideslabels. Comments, questions, issues and concerns should be addressed using the RIDES Assistance Form. See  http://mcls.org/rides for further information.

The Library of Michigan has announced the following new line-up of MeL Databases. The new databases are slated to begin on October 1, 2011. [Updated July 7] Michigan State University‘s Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) will also continue to be offered through MeL Databases. [Updated September 21] Revised list of Gale databases to include all subsets. …Read more »

Refresh your knowledge or learn new things by taking a MeL Databases online course! We are offering six MeL Databases workshops in June: June 1 Young Adults Part 2 June 9 Career and Business Highlights June 14 Health Resources June 22 Kids June 28 Young Adults Part 1 June 30 Young Adults Part 2 Please …Read more »

Online registration is now available for the 2011 MeLCat Users Day, scheduled for Friday, November 4, at Causeway Bay in Lansing.  Participating MeLCat libraries are encouraged to send staff to keep abreast of the latest MeLCat developments; to share concerns, questions, and suggestions about MeLCat functionality, policies, and procedures; to network with other MeLCat staff; …Read more »

MeLCat is great … and about to become even better!  Last year, Michigan library patrons placed more than one million requests for book and AV loans through MeLCat. This year, Michigan residents will be happy to hear that MeLCat plans to add an article requesting service, ArticleReach, later this fall. ArticleReach will allow MeLCat library …Read more »

Interested in earning SB-CEUs during your summer break? Michigan school librarians and teachers can now obtain SB-CEUs for select MeL Databases online webinars.  All of our MeL Databases workshops are offered free-of-charge to Michigan librarians and teachers, and MCLS has scheduled several online sessions this summer to accommodate vacation schedules. The following classes qualify for …Read more »

Michigan school librarians and teachers can now rejoice! MCLS is thrilled to announce that three of the MeL Databases online classes have received approval for SB-CEUs for K12 staff!  This is important for classroom teachers and media specialists who want to share the great resources of MeL with their students. The three approved webinars, which …Read more »

Refresh your knowledge or learn new things by taking a MeL online course in May. We are offering three MeL Databases workshops in May: May 9 MeL New Job and Career Accelerator (in Lansing), May 10 Young Adults Part 1, and May 19 Kids. We are also offering two MeLCat cataloging training sessions in May …Read more »

March and April were busy months for the MCLS RIDES Advisory Committee. Between March 30 and April 18, RIDES Coordinator Sue Alt, select Advisory Committee members, and other library staff visited six ProMed delivery warehouse hubs to learn more about ProMed’s role in Michigan’s statewide delivery process.  They met with the warehouse managers at each …Read more »