Over the summer of 2010, OmniFile Full Text Select replaced WilsonSelectPlus on MeL for Michigan residents.  Although the content is the same, MeL now has the WilsonWeb interface which includes some interesting and useful new ways to search. H.W. Wilson is offering two free online training sessions covering OmniFile Full Text Select and the WilsonWeb …Read more »

The MCLS Offices in Indianapolis and Lansing will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 25-28, 2010.  We will reopen on Monday, November 29, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern.

MCLS is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Selected Web-based Databases to license specific data content for member libraries in Michigan and Indiana.  MCLS will be the negotiating and contracting agency on behalf of the participating libraries and is the point of contact for this RFQ.  Database vendors should contact Diana Mitchell for a …Read more »

SkyRiver (one of the vendors whose products are available to MCLS members) issued the following press release this week regarding compatibility with RDA. Emeryville, CA—SkyRiver today announced the release of new client software that extends SkyRiver’s RDA involvement beyond access to RDA test data. The cataloging client update, available this week, includes a link to …Read more »

The MCLS statewide delivery service, RIDES, will be highlighted at our MLA conference exhibit next week in Traverse City.  Please stop by the MCLS booth (#47) to pick up a free RIDES magnet and to chat with Sue Alt, coordinator of the RIDES service. RIDES, formerly known as MeL Delivery, is a statewide library courier …Read more »

Learn more about the open-source shared system, Michigan Evergreen, at the Michigan Library Association (MLA) conference in Traverse City next week! Evette Atkin and Megan Dudek are presenting at an MLA program and are also doing demonstrations of Michigan Evergreen in the Exhibits Hall. Program: “Hop on the Open Source Bandwagon: Evergreen in Michigan,” Tower …Read more »

The November issue of MCLS News is now available online, with the latest information on staff updates, group offers for MCLS members, Evergreen news, training, MeL, RIDES, and more. To see back issues of MCLS News, visit our MCLS News web page.  Click here to subscribe or unsubscribe to MCLS News. For information on open …Read more »

MeL Databases training has moved online, and the first series of classes scheduled during the fall semester have already proven to be very popular. Many classes have filled and have waiting lists. Beginning in January, all of the MeL Databases classes will be online, giving those who model MeL use great opportunities to improve their …Read more »

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Colleen Gocken, who has worked on PALNI’s shared system since its inception in 1992, will retire at the end of November.  MCLS wishes Colleen well in her retirement, and we extend our thanks to her for the vital role she played in implementation and administration of the PALNI project. Colleen began her library career in …Read more »