January 2018 - Michlib-l

Job Posting: Digital Services Librarian at Kalamazoo College
by Stacy Nowicki 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Kalamazoo College Library seeks a self-motivated and creative Digital Services Librarian to implement, maintain, support, and expand a wide range of library technologies. The Digital Services Librarian works closely with the Collection Services Librarian and with campus IT to support library enterprise systems, including Alma, Primo, ILLiad/Tipasa, and EZ Proxy. The Digital Services Librarian participates in appropriate faculty and professional activities including serving on college and departmental committees. This is a full time, twelve-month administrative staff/non-teaching faculty appointment. Although experience with a variety of technologies is desirable, early career librarians are encouraged to apply. Candidates with technological aptitude, excellent communication skills, and a collegial approach to problem solving will be given serious consideration. Please submit cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references through Kalamazoo College Human Resources at https://reason.kzoo.edu/hr/employ/staff/diglibrarian0118/. Application review will begin February 16, 2018 and will continue until filled. For more information about Kalamazoo College see http://www.kzoo.edu/. Successful candidates must be able to pass a background check. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Stacy Nowicki, Ph.D., J.D. Library Director Kalamazoo College Library 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 voice: 269.337.5750 email: Stacy.Nowicki(a)kzoo.edu "The biggest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." -- attributed to Daniel J. Boorstin

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Job Posting - Youth Teen Librarian
by B. Kristen Valyi-Hax 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

The Harper Woods Public Library is looking for an enthusiastic, patron-focused person to work as a Youth-Teen Librarian (part time). Evening and weekend hours will be required. The pay rate is $18 per hour for applicants with a Master’s Degree in Library Science or $15 per hour for currently enrolled MLS students. A full job description can be seen at http://www.harperwoodslibrary.org/about-us/employment.html. Applications can be obtained in the Harper Woods City Offices or online at http://www.harperwoodscity.org/f/jobapp.pdf. A completed application, cover letter, and resume should be emailed to hwl(a)libcoop.net or turned in to the Harper Woods City Clerk’s office at 19617 Harper Ave., Harper Woods, MI 48225. Applications received by February 2, 2018 will be given first priority. The City of Harper Woods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. -- B. Kristen Valyi-Hax Director Harper Woods Public Library 19601 Harper Ave. Harper Woods, MI 48225 313-343-2575 313-343-2127 (fax)

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Looking for the owner
by Margaret Bentley 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

A flannelgraph kit for *There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly* was recently returned in our bookdrop which not borrowed through MeL. The only identifying material is the barcode 30003000003911 under "RRC-Ingham". We would like to return it to its rightful owner. If anyone know who this would be, please contact me. We have called the Ingham County Intermediate School District, but they do not know either. Margaret Bentley Adult Services Librarian Shiawassee District Library--Owosso 502 W. Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 989-725-5134

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January Gale Webinars for MeL Resources
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

There’s still time to register! First one is tomorrow—Jan. 18th: Gale Directory Library Please share widely! Thank you, Deb D. R. Biggs, MA AMLS Library Consultant & Michigan eLibrary Coordinator Library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 Phone: 517-373-4466 http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> Like MeL on Facebook – http://facebook.com/mel.org [cid:image003.png@01D38F9E.AF846310]Visit the new Michigan Parent Dashboard for School Transparency Your Window to Important School Information and Facts Learn more at: http://www.MISchoolData.org/ParentDashboard<http://www.mischooldata.org/ParentDashboard> From: Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:56 PM To: meldatabases-list(a)mcls.org; mi-acad-dirs(a)lists.mcls.org; acad-ref(a)lists.mlcnet.org <acad-ref(a)mail2.mcls.org>; MHSLA Listserv (GMR-MHSLA(a)LIST.UIOWA.EDU) <GMR-MHSLA(a)LIST.UIOWA.EDU> Subject: MeL Minute: January Gale Webinars [https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2015/01/4171…] MeL Minute: January Gale Webinars [Deb Renee Biggs and Sonya Schryer Norris]Greetings, For your continuing education pleasure, please note the following Gale resources for January. The following webinars are all available at no cost to help further understanding and use of MeL’s Gale database content. Please register soon and share widely. Your small business owners/entrepreneurs are welcome to attend the Gale Directory Library and DemoNow webinars and homeschool families the education resource webinars. Gale Directory Library January 18, 2018 @ 1 pm EST Register: https://cengage.webex.com/cengage/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef408436efaf6d680e7f98… Search titles like Encyclopedia of Associations and Ward’s Business Directory online in the new Gale Directory Library provided by MeL. The new experience is fully mobile-responsive, and offers a user-friendly experience including the integration of G-Suite, Microsoft Office, and other popular features available in leading Gale products. In this session, we will cover the new features available as well as well as best practices when searching in Gale Directory Library. DemographicsNow: How to pull business or household information to create mailing lists! January 22, 2018 @ 10 am EST Register: https://cengage.webex.com/cengage/onstage/g.php?MTID=e65c818a19d2b276f08a4b… Companies, small businesses, and organizations of all sizes recognize the power of big data for growth and success. However, typical approaches to gathering and analyzing data can be time consuming, costly, and complicated. DemographicsNow, available to all residents in Michigan through MeL (Michigan eLibrary), is a single resource solution that offers up-to-date and easy access to demographic data, consumer spending data, and more! Join this session to learn more about how to create a list using the business and people directory in DemographicsNow. We will learn how you can use these lists to target mailings and gather more information about the people & businesses in a certain area. DemographicsNow: How to pull demographic data, consumer spending data, and more! January 25 @11 am EST Register: https://cengage.webex.com/cengage/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1ab8e42d33a2dde8bce25… Companies, small businesses, and organizations of all sizes recognize the power of big data for growth and success. However, typical approaches to gathering data can be time consuming, costly, and complicated. DemographicsNow, available to all residents in Michigan through MeL (Michigan eLibrary), is a single resource solution that offers up-to-date and easy access to demographic data, consumer spending data, and more! Join this session to learn more about the demographic data, psychographic data, and consumer spending data available in DemographicsNow. You will also learn how to pull this data for various geographies & how to customize reports to provide you with only the data you are looking for. Meeting the Needs of Middle School Students with Gale’s Research In Context January 31, 2018 @ 2pm EST Register: https://cengage.webex.com/cengage/onstage/g.php?MTID=e20bc098540255aef948a3… Research In Context, available through Michigan eLibrary, is created specifically for middle school level researchers. It brings together authoritative content in a variety of formats on one modern, student-friendly, and mobile-responsive interface. Join us in this webinar to learn more about how to use Research In Context as a classroom tool, as a homework helper, and for entry level research projects at the middle school level. Brought to you by Deb Renee Biggs and Sonya Schryer Norris, Library Consultants at the Library of Michigan MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? 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ALA News for January 16, 2018
by Steven Bowers 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

ALA News for January 16, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Sally Yates announced as opening session speaker at PLA 2018 Conference Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates will join the lineup of speakers at the PLA 2018 Conference, the Public Library Association announced today. She will headline the conference's Opening Session, taking place on Wednesday, March 21. Yates served as deputy attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Barack Obama from January 2015 through January 2017, and then briefly as acting attorney general. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/sally-yates-announced-openin… Abron to serve as new Teen HQ member manager The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Dawn Abron, creative space/teen services coordinator at the Zion-Benton Public Library in Zion, Illinois, as the new member manager for its teen programming database, Teen Programming HQ. Abron will serve a one-year term now through January 2019. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/abron-serve-new-teen-hq-member-… YALSA names 2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults The 2018 Amazing Audiobooks list, comprised of fiction and nonfiction titles, features recordings that cover a wide range of interests for young adults from historical fiction, to fantasy, to realistic fiction. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/yalsa-names-2018-amazing-audiob… Join ASCLA for literary and history tour of Ireland The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) is hosting a tour of Ireland on May 10-17. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/grand-literary-history-tour-ire… PLA 2018 Conference Member discount for PLA 2018 Conference expires Jan. 19 http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/member-discount-pla-2018-confer… PLA & NNLM award stipends for public library workers to attend March workshop http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/pla-nnlm-award-stipends-public-… AWARDS AND GRANTS YALSA’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/recipients-yalsa-s-2018-volunte… Nominations open for the Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/nominations-open-elizabeth-f… ALA recognizes public library administrators with Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/ala-recognizes-public-librar… ALA PUBLISHING Homelessness and the library: an empathy-drive approach http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/homelessness-and-library-empath… ECOURSES Online Privacy & Security: Best Practices for Librarians http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/new-ecourse-online-privacy-secu… Introduction to Critical Information Literacy: Promoting Social Justice through Librarianship http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/new-iteration-introduction-crit… Basic Reference Skills for Non-Reference Librarians http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/new-iteration-basic-reference-s… Adult Programming: Planning for Success http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/new-iteration-adult-programming…

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book search
by arrasm＠charlottelibrary.org 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Hello All We have a patron looking for an old book and doesn't remember the title or author (of course ;D). The book is a songbook and each song describes a specific bird and includes a picture of the bird. It was written for children to identify birds by how they look and their behaviour. Searches keep getting me bird song books to identify birds by their sound, which isn't what the patron is looking for. Any ideas? Please reply to me directly. Thank you, Marlena Arras Charlotte Community Library arrasm(a)charlottelibrary.org

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UPDATED LINK Save the Date: February 21, Virtual Conference on Making & Makerspaces in Michigan Libraries!
by Ben Rearick 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

On February 21st from 2pm-6pm, the University of Michigan School of Information will hold an online Virtual Conference of live webinars presented by practicing public librarians from around the state on the topics of planning, budgeting, implementing, and programming around makerspaces in Michigan libraries. Please plan to attend online! This event was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services RE-05-15-0021-15 For the latest information please go to https://bit.ly/MMLvirtualconf and for any questions please email Ben Rearick brearick(a)umich.edu. Hope to see you there!

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Still time to take advantage of early-bird pricing for Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference
by HSM Main 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

There is still time to take advantage of early-bird pricing for the Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference. Sign up today! Early-bird registration pricing ends January 31, 2018. Attention educators! SCECHs are now available! Friday & Saturday, March 23 & 24, 2018 Sterling Heights, Michigan <http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Michigan-in-Perspectiv e-online.pdf> <http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Michigan-in-Perspectiv e-online.pdf> Click here to download the brochure for more information and session descriptions. <http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference/registration /> Go to online registration. Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference is held annually in the Wayne/Oakland/Macomb tri-county area and is open to anyone interested in state or regional history. The largest of our three conferences, this year's conference offers. . Four keynotes o From Isolationist to Internationalist: Senator Arthur Vandenberg With Hendrik Meijer of Meijer Inc. o Interviewing Michigan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Chuck Stokes of WXYZ/WMYD-TV 7/20 Detroit o From Mason to the Motor City: Malcolm X in Detroit With Ilyasah Shabazz of Ilyasah Shabazz Enterprises o A Conversation With Judge Avern Cohn With Columnist and Commentator Jack Lessenberry . Twenty-five breakout sessions that address local and statewide history. . Nearly 50 exhibitors/vendors for attendees to visit. . Friday Reception featuring the musical ensemble "Michigan Strings." . Saturday Gala: We Built This County: Voices of Macomb's Past. . Two days full of "meet and greets," refreshments, and optional meals. . New for 2018! Attention educators! SCECHs are now available! _____ _____ The Historical Society of Michigan is our state's oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming, and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan's rich history. _____ For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit <http://www.hsmichigan.org/> www.hsmichigan.org or e-mail us at <mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org> hsm(a)hsmichigan.org. _____ The Historical Society of Michigan 5815 Executive Dr. . Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 324-1828 . FAX: (517) 324-4370 <http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Michigan-in-Perspectiv e-online.pdf> Click here to download the brochure for more information and session descriptions. <http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference/registration /> Go to online registration. Sign up today to take advantage of early-bird pricing for registration! Come to hear these great sessions and more! Steaming Over the Waves: The Walk-in-the-Water's Bicentennial With Walter Lewis Detroit 1967: The Three Trials of the Algiers Motel With Dan Aldridge & Danielle McGuire The Odyssey of Waukazoo's Band: A Fight to Stay Home With Eric Hemenway >From POW to Punster: The Story of Sonny Eliot With Jane Nordberg Votes for Women: Untangling Michigan's Suffragist History With Jo Ellyn Clarey & Ruth Stevens It Happened Here Too: Slavery in Detroit With Bill McGraw The Murder of Vincent Chin: The Catalyst for Asian-American Civil Rights With Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Putting the World on Wheels: Michigan's Auto Labor Heritage With John Beck, Steve Bieda & Brian Yopp If These Waters Could Talk: Maritime Archaeology in the St. Clair Flats With Daniel Harrison This e-mail is sent to our members and friends to keep you updated on historical activities and opportunities to learn more about our state's history. To opt-out, please respond to this e-mail with "remove" in the subject line.

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Save the Date: February 21, Virtual Conference on Making & Makerspaces in Michigan Libraries!
by Ben Rearick 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

On February 21st from 2pm-6pm, the University of Michigan School of Information will hold an online Virtual Conference of live webinars presented by practicing public librarians from around the state on the topics of planning, budgeting, implementing, and programming around makerspaces in Michigan libraries. Please plan to attend online! This event was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services RE-05-15-0021-15 For the latest information please go to http://bit.lyMMLvirtualconf and for any questions please email Ben Rearick brearick(a)umich.edu. Hope to see you there!

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Positions Available: Youth and Teen Services Librarian
by Kathy Merucci 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

The Salem-South Lyon District Library is seeking a full-time and part-time librarian who has a passion for serving youth, tween and teen populations. We are searching for a person that is committed to extraordinary levels of service through patron engagement, diverse collections, innovative programming and outreach into our community. *Position Summary:* Responsible for professional library duties that support service to children, tweens, and teens under the direct supervision the Head of Youth Services. Duties include performing public service desk duties, conducting youth and programming, participating in community outreach programs, providing reference and reader’s advisory services, and assisting in the development and maintenance of the youth and teen collections. The full postings are attached. Interested applicants should send their resume, cover letter and three references to: Kathy Merucci, Head of Youth Services 9800 Pontiac Trail South Lyon, MI 48178 kmerucci(a)ssldl.info FAX: 248.437.6593 -- Regards, Kathy Merucci Head of Youth Services Salem-South Lyon Library 9800 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178 248.437.6431 www.ssldl.info

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