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Indiana librarians are invited to attend one of five Community Conversations to be held in the southern portion of the state in the month of March. The purpose of these conversations is to gather information about the needs of the Indiana library community and to explore your hopes, concerns, and aspirations. We will conduct another round of Community Conversations in the northern part of the state in August, and Community Conversations will also be coming to Michigan in April, with dates to be announced.
MCLS is pleased to announce our newest team member. Jen has experience working in libraries, and in the publishing industry. We are excited to have her skill, experience, and energy as part of our organization and working for you.
Nancy Kirkpatrick reflects on her first year with MCLS, changes you may have seen within Member Services, and her vision for the future of the department.
On behalf of the Conference Program Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal. The event will be held in Lansing, Michigan at the Lansing Community College West Campus on September 30, 2016.
This program is for librarians, educators, and others interested in understanding the ways that reading is changing, and is an opportunity to gather, debate, and learn.
We invite program proposals from February 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016.
The MCLS Cataloging Certification Program provides you with an opportunity to:
Under this Certification Program, you can work toward earning Certificates of Library Staff Development in Basic Cataloging and Advanced Cataloging. Each Certificate you achieve will demonstrate that you have attended MCLS workshops to expand your current skill set and develop a comprehensive knowledge of the subject. The MCLS Certificates of Library Staff Development are important credentials to assist you in promotions or job changes in the library field. Enhance your resume today with an MCLS Certificate of Library Staff Development.
For more information, visit our upcoming workshops and events page. If you have any questions, please contact training@mcls.org.
Credo Reference has partnered with us to offer discounts on their entire product line, as well as three free months of service with a new subscription, available until March 31, 2016. Credo Reference is offering these benefits to help introduce you to their two new products- InfoLit Modules and the Essentials Collection.
New from Docuseek2 is the Docuseek2 Sampler, a shortlist of outstanding documentaries to introduce your faculty and students to the Docuseek2 Collection, including some of the most popular titles available from our participating distributors, such as: Affluenza, Broken on All Sides, Girls on the Wall, The Great Flood, Gringo Trails, Hot Coffee, The Human Scale, If A Tree Falls, In the Light of Reverence, The Intolerable Burden, Making Babies, Wolves Unleashed, and Worlds Apart.
Special discounts are available on this collection for one and three-year purchases to make it easier for you to get started with Docuseek2 streaming.
Statista is a statistical, multidisciplinary, and holistic database that aggregates information on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources on a single professional platform. It provides the academic community direct access to qualitative and quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a variety of other areas of interest. All information is prepared and checked by Statista’s research team of more than 80 analysts. The database contains over 15,000 studies, industry reports, 2,500 dossiers and infographics. All statistics can be directly downloaded in PNG, Excel, and PowerPoint formats and is prepared according to academic citation standards.
In addition to offering approximately 20-25% off their database, Statista is giving you the opportunity to learn more about their product in two 30 minute, functionality focused webinars, during which the final ten minutes will be reserved for you to ask any questions.
Doody Enterprises is offering 15% off the collection development tool that will work for you. Doody’s Review Service is the most comprehensive collection development tool available. It includes:
For more information, watch a demonstration of Doody’s Review Service, visit Doody Enterprises’ page, or contact Member Services at 800-530-9019 ext 401 or services@mcls.org.
Thank you to all who responded to the call for service on the MeLCat Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to advise the State Librarian on policies for the statewide catalog and resource-sharing system. Specific areas of focus include database standards, MeLCat system evaluation, borrowing and lending policies, and best practices.
Members from across the state are appointed for two-year staggered terms and represent a variety of types of libraries and library automation systems. The committee brings together staff with a wide range of backgrounds to promote an integrated approach to policy design and problem solving.
See the 2016-2017 MeLCat Advisory Committee.
MeLCat questions should be sent to melcathelp@mcls.org.
The MeL project is funded by the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) via the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library of Michigan, part of the Michigan Department of Education. Additional funding is provided by the State of Michigan.
On December 4, 2015 MCLS posted a request for proposal (RFP) for statewide library courier sorting and delivery services for RIDES, and is now pleased to announce that ProMed Delivery, Inc. has been awarded the contract for service. We plan to continue to offer Michigan libraries of all sizes and types an efficient and cost-effective solution for transporting shared materials.
RIDES questions and comments should be sent to the RIDES Assistance Form.
