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Yesterday I received a message from one of our members that started out: “I just found out today that OCLC will be terminating the agreement with MLC on June 30, 2009. There seems to be some “buzz” going around about this.” I wasn’t too surprised to hear about the “buzz” as there has been quite a bit of talk about OCLC’s new service model. The reality is that there will be some changes, but other things will stay the same.
In September 2008, OCLC announced their intention to implement the new support and service model. That will happen on July 1, 2009. The big change is that the new model centralizes support at OCLC. In July, questions that you formerly sent to MLC about cataloging or ILL will go to OCLC directly.
MLC retains a key role in the new service model. We will continue to offer the same high-quality training on Connexion, ILL, MARC, and other OCLC-related topics. In addition, we will send you your monthly OCLC invoice.
We are in the process of working out a transition plan with OCLC, and you will hear more details as our discussions continue.
February 13th, 2009
An outside evaluation of MeL Delivery service was conducted from July – December 2008. The intent was to gather empirical data about how the system is functioning and where improvement can be made.
Highlights of the study:
* ProMed’s performance is substantially above industry standards of 95% for non-critical shipments.
* The most significant improvement would be to increase the number of locations on two day service to three day service.
For more information, and the full report, click here.
January 14th, 2009
The MeL Delivery label making procedures have changed in an effort to make the process simple, efficient, and accurate. Click here for more details about the changes to:
* Log In codes
* Searching the label maker site.
* Format of the printed labels.
January 14th, 2009
LearningExpress has added sections on career planning and preparation, job search skills, and resume writing and interviewing skills. These should be valuable to your patrons in this economic climate.
LearningExpress will also release a new interface sometime in January. Watch the meldatabases listserv for announcements.
Remember, training on all MeL databases is free to any Michigan library staff. Just contact MLC.
December 30th, 2008
Over the course of many months, the leadership of Michigan Library Consortium and INCOLSA have been discussing ways in which we can collaborate to improve service and reduce costs for our members. We are pleased to announce that starting in October INCOLSA members will have access to the sizable e-resources collection of MLC. The combined purchasing power of the two organizations will allow both to offer more value to their member libraries.
You can read the news release for additional details on the combined group purchasing service. For more information, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document on the MLC website.
August 15th, 2008
What is your library worth to you?
How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services?
Check out this Maine State Library site!
http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm
August 11th, 2008
The Michigan eLibrary and Gale are extremely pleased to announce that the partnership with Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. has been revised to continue to offer Consumer Reports titles in full-text – but now with no embargo. Through this newly revised license agreement, users will no longer have to wait 90 days to read current issues of Consumer Reports titles on MeL.
Consumer Reports titles can be found in the following MeL resources: General OneFile, Academic OneFile, Health Reference Center Academic, Business & Company Resource Center, General Reference Center Gold, among others. Full-text for current issues is available without embargo for current MeL users beginning now!
This is an exciting opportunity to introduce your patrons to a very popular resource and to show them all the great things that MeL has to offer!
August 7th, 2008
Our congratulations to Sandy Yee, Dean of Libraries at Wayne State University and MLC Board member, who has been elected to a six-year term on the OCLC Board of Trustees!
“I look forward to helping to smooth the governance transition by working closely with colleagues on the 2008-2009 Members Council,” said Ms. Yee, who will make the transition from Members Council President to Board member. “After reading the documents and listening closely to the discussions about this move, I am confident that OCLC is positioned to continue to grow and add value to the membership worldwide.”
For the complete news release from OCLC, see MLC’s Communique post.
May 29th, 2008
MeL is pleased to announce that Gale has entered into an agreement to offer 41 journals from Nature Publishing Group, including their flagship publication, Nature, through Academic OneFile. These journals, which will carry a 12 month embargo and have an extensive backfile, will be made available in full-text with images over the next few weeks. Click here for more information about Nature Publishing Group.
Here are the titles that will be added to the Gale databases by the end
of May:
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Cancer Gene Therapy
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Gene Therapy
Genes and Immunity
International Journal of Impotence Research
International Journal of Obesity
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Journal of Human Hypertension
Journal of Perinatology
Lab Animal
Leukemia
Molecular Psychiatry
Nature
Nature Biotechnology
Nature Cell Biology
Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
Nature Clinical Practice Neurology
Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
Nature Clinical Practice Urology
Nature Genetics
Nature Immunology
Nature Medicine
Nature Methods
Nature Neuroscience
Nature Protocols
Nature Reviews Cancer
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Nature Reviews Genetics
Nature Reviews Immunology
Nature Reviews Microbiology
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
Oncogene and Oncogene Reviews
Prostate Cancer
The Parmacogenomics Journal
May 8th, 2008
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