Thank you to all those who participated in one of the Michigan library “community conversations” this past spring. The insightful discussion revealed a very real desire in the community for more open-ended, collaborative and multi-type discourse about where the Michigan library community is and where it might go to better serve our state and communities. …Read more »

Following the keynote from former ALA President Maureen Sullivan, a panel of library leaders from both Indiana and Michigan will discuss how they are engaging and transforming their communities. The panel includes: Emily Bunyan – Director of the Knox County Public Library in Vincennes, Indiana Corey Seeman – Director of the Kresge Business Administration Library …Read more »

A partnership between Innovative (iii) and EBSCO Discovery Service facilitated the harvesting of metadata from MeL’s digital collections and integrated that information with full-text articles and eBooks. Read more about this project and the new services available through MeL in Innovative’s press release, “The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) Expands Visionary Service with Innovative and EBSCO Information …Read more »

On November 6, 2014, the Cooperative Directors Association, the Library of Michigan and the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) will provide a program instructing and preparing librarians on interacting with the media. It has never been more important for librarians to deliver a clear, consistent message to educate their constituents on the value of …Read more »

Register today for the following workshops offered by MCLS in July: July 14: Licensing Electronic Resources (in Lansing) (Deadline to register is Thursday, July 10) July 22: MeLCat Reports (online) July 23: What Does RDA Mean to You? (online) July 23-25: Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Basics (online) July 24: MeLCat Refresher Training for …Read more »

Please join your fellow MCLS members and friends for a wrap-up of the past year’s activities, a preview of the plans for the coming year, and thoughtful conversation from all on the future of libraries. When: October 3, 2014, 9:30am-3:30pm Where: McCamly Plaza Hotel in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan Our keynote speaker will be former …Read more »

After much hard work, MCLS is very pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. You’ll see many improvements! New features We are excited to offer many new and improved features on the new MCLS website: Redesigned homepage – the homepage has been redesigned to be more intuitive with streamlined navigation and a …Read more »

You might notice the absence of Melba Moose from our new MCLS website – Melba decided it was time for retirement, and now is spending her days basking in the sunshine at Potter Park Zoo, just a few miles down the street from the MCLS offices in Lansing.  (Her retirement name is ‘Willow’). Please wish …Read more »

Many thanks to all those who attended the inaugural Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. Over 140 public, academic, and special library staff  representing 90 institutions convened in Perrysburg Ohio on June 5-6 to listen, learn, share best practices and current projects, and discuss the future of resource sharing. Special thanks go out to our keynote …Read more »

At the 2014 Public Library Association Conference in Indianapolis, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation led a popular series of sessions to help librarians become change agents in their communities. The Indiana Library Federation (ILF) is pleased to build on the success of those presentations by offering an ILF pre-conference on November 17. Carlton Sears, …Read more »