At the 2014 Public Library Association Conference in Indianapolis, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation led a popular series of sessions to help librarians become change agents in their communities. The Indiana Library Federation (ILF) is pleased to build on the success of those presentations by offering an ILF pre-conference on November 17. Carlton Sears, …Read more »
The July – December 2014 Training Calendar is now available online! Check out the latest offerings from the MCLS training department including the following two new workshops “Finding Classical Music: A Reference Primer” & “Government Documents: Michigan & Federal.” For more information and to register for any of these classes, go to: mcls.org/workshops
The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is looking for an energetic, creative individual to be our new Community Engagement Librarian. This new position will coordinate MCLS’s outreach in Indiana, including training, marketing, and special projects. This individual will have exceptional communication skills and a willingness and ability to interact with Indiana librarians from all …Read more »
The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is looking for an energetic, creative individual to be our new Community Engagement Librarian. This new position will coordinate MCLS’s outreach in Indiana, including training, marketing, and special projects. This individual will have exceptional communication skills and a willingness and ability to interact with Indiana librarians from all …Read more »
Nominations open for MCLS Board of Directors The MCLS Nominating & Leadership Development Committee seeks nominations from the membership for the following openings on the MCLS Board of Directors: Academic Library Representative (Indiana) Special Library Representative (Indiana) School Library Representative (Michigan) Research Library Representative (Michigan) At-Large Library Representative (Michigan) Each seat has a three-year term, …Read more »
Register today for the following workshops offered by MCLS soon! June 10 MeLCat Refresher Training for DCB Libraries (in Lansing) June 10-12 Copy Cataloging of Digital Resources Using RDA (online) June 12 MeLCat Reports (online) June 17 MeL Databases for Kids (online) June 17-19 Original Cataloging of Archives Using RDA (online) June 24 MeL Databases …Read more »
Recordings from last month’s Securing Your Library in Troubling Times program are now posted on the MCLS YouTube channel. Check them out here. Thanks again to this program’s partners: MCLS, Library of Michigan, Cooperative Directors Association & Michigan State Police!
Register today for the following upcoming training opportunities with MCLS! May 6 MeL Databases Job & Career Highlights (online) (Deadline to Register is today!!) May 13 Everything You Need to Be Doing as a DCB MeLCat Library (online) May 13-15 Original Cataloging of Digital Resources Using RDA (online) May 15 MeL Databases Demographic Resources (online) …Read more »
Get Involved with OCLC and Outside the Box! Developed and funded by Redbox, Outside the Box is an innovative program that brings people together for free, fun entertainment events in their local community. When people connect, communities benefit—and as trusted community anchors, public libraries are central to Outside the Box efforts. This year, up to …Read more »
With the escalation of online GIS mapping applications (demographic and business databases for example), it is becoming increasingly important for librarians to understand and be proficient with these tools; to best serve our patrons and conduct research. Learn several different ways of making maps and utilizing these resources using both free websites and databases. Participants …Read more »
