AMIGOS Library Services, in cooperation with Information Today, Inc., is offering MCLS members reduced rates for Internet Librarian 2012. If you register for Internet Librarian 2012 through AMIGOS, you will be eligible to receive $170 off the early-bird registration fee for the three-day event, Oct. 22-24 in Monterey, CA. For more information or to register, …Read more »

See the full August edition If you aren’t already on our email newsletter list, click here to sign up Products & Services LibraryAware – an awesome new tool for promoting your library. Sign up for a guided, online demo! Special offer from Wiley-Blackwell, just for community colleges Webinars to learn about ProQuest Statistical Abstract, the …Read more »

The July edition is out. Some highlights include: •  Lower minimum order quantities on 3M RFID tags •  Plunkett and MarketLine business databases •  Free MeL Database classes focused on kids’ information needs •  MeLCat Reports webinar, as well as MeLCat Do-It-Yourself Data Analysis •  July–December 2012 training calendar, featuring our 6-part eBooks and Libraries series •  New group rate for …Read more »

The June edition of our email newsletter is up. Check out the online version to read about our new six-part eBooks & Libraries training series. You’ll also find information about our latest new product—Doody’s Review Service—along with details on recent MCLS staff updates, upcoming MeL and MeLCat workshops, and more. If you aren’t already subscribing …Read more »

The MCLS Nominating & Leadership Development Committee seeks nominations from the membership for the following openings on the MCLS Board of Directors: Public Library Representative (Michigan) Research Library Representative (Indiana) School Library Representative (Indiana) At-Large Library Representative (Michigan) At-Large Library Representative (Indiana) Deadline for submission of names is 5:00 p.m. on July 13, 2012. For …Read more »

  Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST Click to register with Library Journal In the two and a half years since its introduction, use of SkyRiver has grown to some 70 installations serving several hundred libraries. SkyRiver’s bibliographic database, with its associated open data policy, has doubled in size since …Read more »

The OCLC Research report Seeking Synchronicity found that one of the biggest obstacles to a successful virtual reference service was getting users to simply know the service existed.  Virtual customer service has become increasingly familiar for commercial business however odds are that most users won’t even know what “Ask a Librarian” means. Many users of …Read more »

MCLS extends its best wishes to Anne Donohue as she departs to take on her next adventure. Anne joined then-MLC in 2001 as OCLC Network Support Librarian and went on to perform a number of sales and service roles. In her most recent position as MeL Catalog Librarian, Anne assisted with planning for new MeL …Read more »

The May edition of MCLS News is now available online. Take a look and see how classic March of Time newsreels are coming back to life as streaming video. See details on Project MUSE’s latest academic ebook collections. Also get an update on MeLCat’s NCIP progress, learn about new workshops, and more. For back issues …Read more »

Branch District Library in Coldwater, MI has announced its selection of MCLS’ Evette Atkin as its new Director. A graduate of Wayne State University’s Library and Information Science program, Evette joined MCLS in 2004 as Network Librarian and Training Consultant. Since then, Evette has taken on many educational and technical roles leading to her current …Read more »