March and April were busy months for the MCLS RIDES Advisory Committee. Between March 30 and April 18, RIDES Coordinator Sue Alt, select Advisory Committee members, and other library staff visited six ProMed delivery warehouse hubs to learn more about ProMed’s role in Michigan’s statewide delivery process.  They met with the warehouse managers at each …Read more »

The 2010 MCLS Annual Report is now online in two formats, PDF and interactive swf.  See: http://mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/about/

Attention Michigan libraries!  The Library of Michigan and LearningExpress have announced a week full of workshops for library and workforce development staff using Job & Career Accelerator (JCA), a new database added to MeL earlier this year for Michigan residents. See below for dates, times, and registration information for each JCA Workshop location.  The Library …Read more »

The annual MCLS/OCLC Estimated Usage Invoices for Cataloging Members, and ILL Renewal Notices for ILL-only Members, were mailed to the Estimated Usage Contacts on Thursday April 21, 2011. In the event that the Estimated Usage Contact at your library did not receive the Estimated Usage Invoice or ILL Renewal Notice from MCLS, please request a …Read more »

Congratulations to Nicolette! Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, business librarian at Portage (Mich.) District Library, has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship — an annual honor administered by the Business Reference & Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) and sponsored by Gale …Read more »

Could your library collections benefit from a little TLC? MCLS will be hosting three hands-on workshops which focus on assisting you in maintaining your library’s collection.  All three will be held at our MCLS Indianapolis office, 6202 Morenci Trail, Indianapolis, IN 46268. April 15  – Book Repair: An Introduction will teach you how to perform …Read more »

What if you could offer your patrons access to 7 million books with the click of a mouse? Imagine an easy patron-initiated resource-sharing service with visible shelf status. Other states have done it, and Indiana can too! MCLS Executive Director Randy Dykhuis and other MCLS staff are scheduled to present at four of the Indiana …Read more »

The April 2011 issue of MCLS News is now available online.  See this issue for updated information on MCLS training, staff, group purchasing, 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.

Larry Baerveldt, who has worked in MCLS’s PALNI department for 14 years, is leaving MCLS this month to take a new position as System Engineer with ByWater Solutions. Larry has been a tremendous asset to MCLS, and we are sad to see him go.  Larry’s dedication to PALNI’s shared Aleph system, as well as his …Read more »

MCLS membership renewals for July 2011-June 2012 are in the mail to member libraries this week. For information on membership fees and renewals, please see our MCLS Membership Fees web page. MCLS membership is open to any Indiana or Michigan library. If your library would like to join MCLS , please complete the MCLS Membership Application …Read more »