Please submit a RIDES Assistance form if your library will be closed on a scheduled day of service. Short closures should be reported no more than two weeks prior to closing. Extended closures of more than 30 days should be submitted at least two weeks prior to closing. It is not necessary to report if …Read more »
Announcing the MCLS training calendar for January – June 2017. MCLS is offering over 60 training opportunities for library staff. For more information, go to our printer friendly version of the training calendar. For questions, contact the MCLS training department at training@mcls.org
Register today for the following workshops hosted by MCLS in August. Jul 27 Media boot camp: interviewing skills (at Wheatfield Public Library, Indiana) (3 General LEUs) (DEADLINE to register is Friday, July 22) Aug 2-4 Assigning Library of Congress call numbers: basic (online) (6 General LEUs) (DEADLINE to register is Friday, July 22) Aug 9 …Read more »
MCLS last issued an RFP for statewide delivery services in December 2003. In the interest of due diligence, MCLS has issued a new RFP for RIDES service to begin July 2016. The RFP is posted http://mcls.org/ridesrfp. Questions regarding the RFP may be addressed to ridesrfp@mcls.org.
The ISP for MCLS will be performing system maintenance Wednesday, September 3 from 12:01 AM to 5:00 AM. Please distribute this information to any libraries or staff potentially affected by this downtime. The following areas will be affected: mcls.org MCLS staff email MCLS phones MeL.org Main MeL.org website with lists of links to databases (The …Read more »
2013 MeLCat Users Day will be held on November 14th at the Best Western Plus in South Lansing. (MeLCat old-timers will remember it from its former incarnations as the Causeway Bay or Holiday Inn South.) We hope you’ll join us! We’ve worked hard to make this year’s MeLCat Users Day much more interactive. We read …Read more »
After months of planning MCLS will now be able to gather a more accurate record of the volume of materials being shipped with RIDES. Direct delivery sites all have barcodes specific to their site to be scanned by the courier every time service is provided, followed by the scanning of the tote bar codes for …Read more »
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.
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 »
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 »
