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Take Your Daughter to Work Day April 24

MLC staff enjoyed “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” today. Here are some photos of the volunteer daughters who showed up at MLC to help out!

1 comment April 24th, 2008

Model T Conference scheduled for July

Posted on behalf of The Henry Ford:

The World of the Model T – International Conference
July 17-19, 2008
Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan

In 2008, the “Car of the Century” turns 100. Celebrate this landmark event by attending The World of the Model T – International Conference, July 17-19 in southeastern Michigan. Two full days of programming will satisfy auto historians and enthusiasts of all persuasions. Discuss, listen, and explore presentations on the impact and influence of the Model T Ford in the United States and the world. Spend a day with expert guides visiting historic sites associated with the Model T story. Enjoy a full day of presentations and programs at The Henry Ford, including a closing banquet in Greenfield Village.

Plan now to attend this once-in-a-lifetime celebration. Registration information can be found at http://www.thehenryford.org/events/modelT/conferences.asp

“The World of the Model T” Conference is sponsored by The Model T Automotive Heritage Complex (T-Plex), The Henry Ford, the Society of Automotive Historians, and Technology & Culture.

1 comment April 16th, 2008

Michigan Evergreen update

Our big news at MLC this week is that we signed a contract with Equinox to provide consulting and data conversion/migration services for the Michigan Evergreen project. Click here for Equinox’s press release.

This is an exciting step for us, because we’re now ready to start the real work of converting the pilot libraries’ data for migration to the Evergreen shared system (soon-to-be-installed on servers at Grand Rapids Public Library). Our MLC team has trips lined up in April and May to visit each pilot library to begin mapping out timelines. We hope to have the pilot libraries up on the system by mid-summer.

Add comment April 16th, 2008

Photos from Teaching Technology to Patrons

Photos from the special program have been uploaded to MLC’s Flickr account. Click here to view the new set.

1 comment April 10th, 2008

Copyright Report released

The Section 108 Study Group Report has been released and is now available online in PDF. Section 108 of the U.S. copyright law provides limited exceptions to allow copying from materials in libraries and archives.

The Study Group’s mission was:

“to conduct a reexamination of the exceptions and limitations applicable to libraries and archives under the Copyright Act, specifically in light of digital technologies. The group will study how section 108 of the Copyright Act may need to be amended to address the relevant issues and concerns of libraries and archives, as well as creators and other copyright holders. The group will provide findings and recommendations on how to revise the copyright law in order to ensure an appropriate balance among the interests of creators and other copyright holders, libraries and archives in a manner that best serves the national interest.”

This Report examines issues related to the current Section 108 and makes recommendations for revisions.

1 comment April 3rd, 2008

Porn, Policies and Public Relations

The Michigan Library Association (MLA) Intellectual Freedom Committee and the MLA Marketing and PR Roundtable are offering a Spring workshop, “Porn, Policies and Public Relations,” in two locations:

Friday, April 11, 2008, Farmington Community Library

Friday, April 18, 2008, University Center, Gaylord

Click on the links above for descriptions. To register, see MLA’s Registration web page.

The agenda includes:

8:00 – 8:50 a.m. Registration
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks & Introduction of Speakers
9:00 -11:30 a.m. “Patron Behavior, Library Policies and Internet Pornography: What You Need to Know”
-What are patrons’ constitutional rights?
-What policies and procedures do libraries need to have in place?
Anne M. Seurynck, Attorney, Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch accompanied by presentation from Jack Lessenberry, Professor of Journalism, Wayne State University
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. “Managing Your Message: Working with the Media to Turn a Potential Crisis into an Opportunity to Tell Your Story”
-Learn media relations and crisis communications techniques
-Practice talking to the media
Dave Waymire, Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications (Gaylord)
Mike Nowlin Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications (Farmington)
3:00 – 3:15 Afternoon Break
3:15 – 4:00 Panel presentation of Library Professionals to Answer Questions
Lothar Spang, Wayne State University
Susan Gilmore, Michigan Association for Media In Education
Metta Lansdale, Royal Oak Public Library
4:00 – 4:30 Questions, Answers, and Wrap-up

1 comment April 3rd, 2008