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This month, I’ll offer thoughts on two recent reports on libraries and collaboration: from OCLC Research in August and from an International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) task force in September. The OCLC report focuses solely on academic libraries and refers liberally to former OCLC Vice President Lorcan Dempsey’s recent work and other library and non-library literature. The ICOLC Strategies for Open Collaboration in Library Consortia Task Force report speaks to both library consortia and multiple library types, and refers to sources from Marshall Breeding, library consortia, Creative Commons, and elsewhere. Both authors solicited input from multiple perspectives. The reports cite work by David Lewis, recognize the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s BIG Collection initiative, and highlight the powerful role library consortia play in helping libraries do their work as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Building sale vote passedMCLS is thrilled to announce that the membership vote to move forward on selling the building at 1407 Rensen St. in Lansing has PASSED with 197 YES votes to 4 NO votes. Thank you for your support!
With this first step complete, we would next like your input on what MCLS should do with proceeds once the building is sold. Please join us at our virtual Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 10am Eastern (9am Central) when in addition to other important points of order, we will host a dialogue session to collect your thoughts on allocating sale funds. Registration information will appear in the November newsletter, on email distribution lists, and on social media. If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to share your thoughts with Scott Garrison at scott@mcls.org.
Welcome to our newly elected Board members!By an overwhelming majority vote, our member representatives elected the proposed slate of Board members to serve from January 2023 to December 2025. The elected slate includes:
New Board members will join the current Board for their annual planning retreat on Oct. 24-25. Congratulations!
Join MCLS at fall conference boothsFall conference season is upon us! We look forward to engaging with you, our members and friends, in Indiana and Michigan.
MCLS will have booths at MLA Annual 2022: Bridging the Divide (Oct. 19-21) and ILF Annual 2022: Libraries are the Place to Be! (Nov. 14-16).
Whether or not your library is a current member of MCLS, we'd love to see you and tell you more about how we are growing to better support you as you support your community. Staff will be on hand to answer your questions about group purchasing, consulting services including staff development and strategic planning, training and workshops, MeLCat and RIDES, and more.
Stop by to meet some of our staff and pick a leaf from our prize tree to win a gift card, a free MCLS workshop, or fabulous swag. If your library is not currently an MCLS member, you can also enter your library to win a free one-year membership!
ConsortiaManager Corner: our latest updatesMCLS held its second live ConsortiaManager (CM) training on Sept. 28. The session was recorded and is available under the “Notifications” section of CM as well as here.
Another helpful resource is the ConsortiaManager User Guide. To access the guide, click on the question mark (?) icon on the top menu bar. MCLS Group Purchasing staff is also available to help you. Feel free to reach out with any questions at (517) 939-1382 or services@mcls.org.
Renewal season for MCLS eJournal group purchasesThe American Chemical Society, Elsevier, Institute of Physics (IOP), and Oxford eJournal subscriptions are up for multi-year renewals this year. MCLS is meeting with vendors to finalize these deals and discuss options for transformative agreements, when appropriate.
We have started sharing subscription prices, title lists, and agreement terms with participating libraries. As always, we seek to get information to members as soon as possible.
Please reach out to Group Purchasing at services@mcls.org or (517) 939-1382 if you have questions.
Virtual Dialogues are coming back in 2023!One of the bright spots during the early days of the pandemic was our Virtual Dialogue series. The series provided an opportunity to connect around topics that were important to library staff during a difficult and isolating time. Issues may have changed since 2020, but our need to connect has not, so MCLS is bringing them back!
Every other month beginning January 2023, the MCLS Engagement, Consulting, and Training team will host dialogues via Zoom to create a space for staff at all levels from all types of libraries to connect and engage.
We are looking for help from all of you on what you’d like to dialogue about! Keep an eye on email distribution lists and MCLS's Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn this fall for both an opportunity to provide input on the topics and for more information about the January 2023 dialogue. We look forward to seeing you!
For more information or to see all upcoming workshops, visit our workshop and event registration page. If you have any questions, please contact us at training@mcls.org.
Join a transformative agreement with Cambridge University PressOpen Access is changing the academic research landscape and Cambridge University Press (CUP) continues to be a leader among publishers with over 2,300 transformative agreements worldwide. CUP is offering MCLS members the opportunity to join the existing MCLS Read & Publish agreement.
Through a transformative agreement with Cambridge, your institution gains access to 400+ journals across a wide variety of disciplines. This includes perpetual access to all volumes published in 2023, plus shallow backfile access to journal archives throughout the year (archive access varies by publication). In addition, researchers will be able to publish Open Access in all hybrid and gold OA journals within the CUP Full Journals Package. APCs for Open Access articles are covered through the agreement with no additional or hidden costs.
As a non-profit publisher, Cambridge University Press works hard to keep prices low, and we encourage institutions of all sizes to reach out for more information and a personalized quote from MCLS Group Purchasing at services@mcls.org or (517) 939-1382.
ProQuest is offering special pricing for K12 schools and public libraries on multiple collections and news databasesThrough December 31, 2022, ProQuest is offering MCLS's public library members special pricing on Historical Newspapers (Michigan Collection), O’Reilly, and the Detroit News. For our K12 school members, special pricing is available for SIRS® Discoverer™, eLibrary® Curriculum Edition, Academic Video Online, and the PBS Video Collection: 4th Edition.
For a customized quote, please contact MCLS Group Purchasing at services@mcls.org or (517) 939-1382. Check the links below for details about each offer.
Find the most current video content to support nursing programs with Nursing: Current Concepts & Practices. Featuring videos from the past five years from trusted producers such as Elsevier, Medcom-Trainex, Cambridge Educational, and Medivision, this collection is tightly curated to help nursing students pass licensure exams and prepare for long-term job success in a complex health care system.
Housed on Films On Demand’s instruction-friendly platform, educators can create playlists, segments, and in-video assessments for classwork while students can enjoy unlimited, simultaneous access from the classroom, at home, or on the job. Infobase is offering MCLS members a substantial discount with subscription pricing under $3,000.
Contact MCLS Group Purchasing for a quote at services@mcls.org or (517) 939-1382 today!
The Asian American Experience: a new resource from ABC/CLIOHelp library users grow in their understanding and knowledge of the Asian American community through ABC/CLIO’s new resource, The Asian American Experience. Available starting Oct. 1, this research database includes primary sources, historical references, and provides curriculum-specific student activities. Audio clips, videos, and documents make this collection a comprehensive resource on the Asian American Experience.
Contact MCLS Group Purchasing at services@mcls.org or (517) 939-1382 for a quote and/or resource trial.
