State Librarian Nancy Robertson posted “MeL ReMix – It’s Here!” on her blog today. Nancy wrote, “Hi everyone. Tuesday was a big day for us here at the Library of Michigan, as we celebrated the debut of MeL ReMix. The Michigan eLibrary (http://www.mel.org/) is Michigan’s 24-hour anytime, anywhere library — with its newly integrated content and services, smoother navigation and enhanced content. MeL Coordinator Sue Davidsen and I spent a fabulous but breathless hour fielding one-on-one online chat questions and comments from librarians, the public, and the media. The interest in the launch of the remixed resource and all that it has to offer for Michigan’s libraries and residents is exciting and gratifying.” Read the rest of Nancy’s post here.

Yesterday’s MeL ReMix launch was an exciting day for us here at MLC as well. In addition to our big MeL ReMix “afterglow” party in Second Life, MLC staff Kelly Bayee and Mark Szidik did behind-the-scenes troubleshooting to ensure that links worked and the DNS switch went smoothly. Thanks Mark and Kelly! And thanks, too, to Evette Atkin for hosting the Second Life party!

Now that Day 1 of the new MeL is behind us, MLC MeL staff are working on integrating the new look into our MeL Support and Training materials. MeL Database training is offered free of charge to Michigan libraries. Please contact Suzanne Robinson (robinson@mlcnet.org or 800-530-9019 x134) to schedule hands-on training at a location near you.