The February issue of MCLS News is now available online.  See the February issue for information on upcoming special programs and workshops and updates on group purchasing, MeL, and more. For links to back issues of MCLS News and to subscribe or unsubscribe from MCLS News email list, see our MCLS News page.

The Ball State University Libraries is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 9th Annual Copyright Conference! ©opyright in ©asablanca: Round Up the Usual Suspects! will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Ball State University Alumni Center in Muncie, Indiana.  Both Academic and K-12 intellectual property concerns will be …Read more »

Have you or your staff encountered a library patron whose behavior is threatening? Are you confident in your ability to diffuse potentially dangerous situations in your library? If not, would you like practical guidance in how to handle these and other safety issues in your library? On May 3, 2012, MCLS is offering a special …Read more »

OCLC Partner Event – Seeking Synchronicity for Partner Communication Join MCLS and OCLC on January 31 for a webinar “viewing party” to learn about OCLC Research findings that will inform future development and inspire effectiveness for virtual reference services. In this webinar, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhD., Senior Research Scientist at OCLC, and Marie L. Radford, …Read more »

What happens when your Assistant Director, who never talked about slowing down, suddenly announces her early retirement, effective in two weeks? What about a key department manager who unexpectedly must move to Oregon to take care of his ailing mother? And don’t forget that 45% of professional library staff will be lost by 2025 according …Read more »

The January issue of MCLS News is now available online.  See the January issue for information on upcoming special programs and workshops and updates on group purchasing, MeL, and more. For links to back issues of MCLS News and to subscribe or unsubscribe from MCLS News email list, see our MCLS News page.

Please join host Chrystie Hill, Director of Community Services for WebJunction, for the second webinar in OCLC’s Building Bridges series, Community Outreach.  The one-hour online session will focus on the importance of building and maintaining strong community partnerships.  You’ll hear from both a small and a large public library on why they believe these partnerships …Read more »

The December issue of MCLS News is now available online.  See the December issue for information on upcoming special programs and workshops and updates on group purchasing, MeL, and more. For links to back issues of MCLS News and to subscribe or unsubscribe from MCLS News email list, see our MCLS News page.

MCLS presented the last of our series of two-hour online sessions of “What’s New with MeL Databases” yesterday.  We recorded the final session and have posted it online for Michigan school and library staff to view. The session runs two hours and covers: Nursing Resource Center Small Business Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints in Context eLibrary …Read more »

The November issue of MCLS News is now available online.  See the November issue for information on upcoming special programs and workshops and updates on group purchasing, OCLC, MeL, Michigan Evergreen, and more. For links to back issues of MCLS News and to subscribe or unsubscribe from MCLS News email list, see our MCLS News …Read more »