If professional development is one of your New Year’s resolutions, MCLS is here to help! Our Essential Workplace Skills self-paced tutorials on Niche Academy are free for everybody at our member libraries. Members of our Engagement, Consulting, and Training Team will guide you through a range of topics that can help you succeed in your …Read more »
In October, attendees at the 51st annual Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL) Conference gathered in Bay City for an energized, 3-day event featuring phenomenal keynote speakers, author breakfasts, a packed vendor show, a wide range of sessions, and most notably the much-anticipated announcement of the 2024 MISelf in Books List. About 5 years ago, …Read more »
In his July 2024 book Mastering AI, Fortune AI Editor Jeremy Kahn makes the case that whether artificial intelligence (AI) offers more promise or problems depends greatly on how we create, implement, use, regulate, and control it. Kahn details AI’s history and those behind it, its current state (already out of date given how rapidly …Read more »
For a limited time, MCLS member libraries (academic and public) can sign up for two years of access to NewspaperArchive’s U.S. or Global Collections for the price of one. With this offer, members will only have to pay 50% of their subscription rate now, and the other 50% won’t be due until next year. NewspaperArchive …Read more »
MarketLine, a product of GlobalData, is well known for its business intelligence information. Along with its expertise in business intelligence, GlobalData also offers resources to support pharma and medical intelligence for both the academic and medical library market. The Healthcare Pharma and Medical Intelligence Centre offers nine modules, including Drugs Intelligence, Trails Intelligence, Therapeutic Analysis, …Read more »
MICHIGAN Michigan Adult, Community, and Alternative Education Association (MACAE) Annual Conference Nov. 13-15, Details TBA (Ann Kaskinen, MeL* Engagement Specialist, K12). Mid-Michigan Digital Practitioners fall meeting Thursday, Nov. 17 at 11:20 a.m. – An [Exciting] MDPN Update!, (Dr. Chelsea Denault, Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) Coordinator) *The MeL project was made possible in part by the Institute of …Read more »
I’m delighted to join MCLS as the new eLicensing and Collection Resources (eLCR) Manager, and to work closely with member libraries, vendor partners, and MCLS staff in connecting libraries with the resources their user communities need. It is truly a privilege to carry this work forward and I’d like to thank outgoing eLCR manager, Stephanie …Read more »
Join MCLS’s Linked Data Users Group for our virtual, fall All-Users Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 1 p.m. Eastern (12 p.m. Central) via Zoom. Our guest speaker is Ruth Kitchin Tillman, Cataloging Systems and Linked Data Strategist at the Penn State University Libraries. Ruth will present “Waiting for Production: Making Use of Long Liminality.” …Read more »
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a unique, growing index of about 21,000 diverse open access journals whose services and metadata are embedded in libraries across the world. On October 10, MCLS hosted a webinar with DOAJ Community Manager & Ambassador Ivonne Lujano with the purpose of sharing more about how DOAJ works …Read more »
We are pleased to announce that Jefferson County Public Library (IN) has chosen MCLS to facilitate their Strategic Planning project, to begin this winter. We are looking forward to partnering with another member library! Looking for library-specific consultants, presenters, or facilitators for strategic planning, staff development days, community engagement training, or more? MCLS can help! …Read more »
