February 2018 - Michlib-l

Making in Michigan Libraries Virtual Conference:Registration Now Open + Schedule for Wednesday, February 21, 2pm-6pm
by Ben Rearick 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

Hi, All: *Schedule and Registration are up at* *http://imlsmaking.sites.uofmhosting.net/conference/* <http://imlsmaking.sites.uofmhosting.net/conference/> 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 Please email Ben Rearick at brearick(a)umich.edu with any questions!

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this month's MCLS workshop offerings!
by Jan Davidson 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

Check out these wonderful workshops coming up this month from MCLS! Original Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/original-cataloging-of-videos-dvds-using-r…>, Feb 6-8, online Copy Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/copy-cataloging-of-monographs-using-rda-14…>, Feb 13-15, online MeLCat Help! Finding the Answers to Your MeLCat Questions<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/melcat-help-finding-the-answers-to-your-me…>, Feb 13, online MeLCat & Linked Data<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/melcat-linked-data-173.html>, Feb 14, online MeLCat Refresher Training for DCB Libraries<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/melcat-refresher-training-for-dcb-librarie…>, Feb 15, Lansing MCLS office MeLCat Cataloging<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/melcat-cataloging-142.html>, Feb 20-22, online Assigning Library of Congress Subject Headings<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/assigning-library-of-congress-subject-head…>, Feb 20-22, online Missing in Action: RIDES Lost and Damaged Procedures<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/missing-in-action-rides-lost-and-damaged-p…>, Feb 23, online MeLCat Reports<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/melcat-reports-171.html>, Feb 28, online Dewey Decimal Classification<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/dewey-decimal-classification-145.html>, Feb 28-Mar 2, online MeL Databases: Test Prep for Students<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/mel-databases-test-prep-for-students.html>, Feb 28, online Read more<https://store.mcls.org/> or register<https://store.mcls.org/> today! https://store.mcls.org/ ********************** Jan Davidson Administrative Assistant, Member Engagement Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Phone: 517-492-3811 / toll-free 800-530-9019 x111 davidsonj(a)mcls.org<mailto:davidsonj@mcls.org> Check out the MCLS Training Calendar at: https://store.mcls.org/ [facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [twitter] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [square-logo-1 (002)] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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Ready to Read MI is being shipped!
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

Your public library locations should be receiving the new Ready to Read Michigan kit very soon! Please go to www.mi.gov/readytoread<http://www.mi.gov/readytoread> for the programming guide (which includes storytime outlines and read-a-likes), details on what is in the kit and more. A link to the webinar recording with Jenifer Strauss with tips on storytime programming will be available soon! [Ready To Read pic] Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/>

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Free MeL webinar - Test Prep for Students - Feb 28, 3:30pm Eastern
by David Votta 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

Standardized tests are a reality for Michigan students from elementary through High School. MeL databases provides resources which can bolster achievement. Please join us on February 28, at 3:30pm for a 30-minute webinar focused on MeL resources which prepare students for these important examinations. Registration is free and open to all Michigan library staff, educators, and other interested users. Read more and register for this webinar<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/mel-databases-test-prep-for-students.html>. https://store.mcls.org/index.php/mel-databases-test-prep-for-students.html This webinar will be recorded, and made available on demand anytime. http://mcls.org/mel/mel-training-events/ MeL training is funded in part by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. Additional service support comes from the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) via the Institute of Museum and Library Services<http://www.imls.gov/> (IMLS). [IMLS logo.png] Please share. David David Votta Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Lansing, MI Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122 Phone: (517) 492-3822 Fax: (517) 492-3886 vottad(a)mcls.org<mailto:vottad@mcls.org> "For every complex problem there is an answer which is clear, simple, and wrong." -H.L. Mencken

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Podcasting at Your Library
by Pam Seabolt 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

MCLS Third Thursday Twitter Chat Podcasting at Your Library Join us Thursday, February 15, at 2pm Eastern (1pm Central) for our Third Thursday Twitter Chat. We will be discussing Podcasting. Our featured guest will be Programming Manager Kip Odell with the Kent District Library, MI. Kip produces and hosts KDLcast with the Kent District Library and will chat with us about the ins and outs of creating, producing, and hosting a podcast for the library. Use the hashtag #MCLSchat. New to Twitter? Here are instructions<https://mcls.org/training-events/twitter-chat-instructions/>.  https://mcls.org/training-events/twitter-chat-instructions/ Hope you can join us! Did you miss our January chat on The Human Library? We archived<https://storify.com/mclsorg/third-thursday-twitter-chat-january-2018> it for you. Pamela Seabolt Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen St, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48910 (800) 530-9019 ext 123 seaboltp(a)mcls.org<mailto:seaboltp@mcls.org> [id:image001.png@01D32BD1.F967B940]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [id:image002.png@01D32BD1.F967B940] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [id:image003.png@01D32BD1.F967B940] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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Re: [Michlib-l] Blu-Rays up for grabs-- ALL claimed
by Mary Beauchamp 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

All the Blu-Rays have been claimed. Thank you! Mary Beauchamp Adult Services Petoskey District Library 231.758.3114 From: Jennifer Santoviz [mailto:jen@vassarlibrary.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11:11 AM To: Mary Beauchamp <mbeauchamp(a)petoskeylibrary.org> Subject: [Retrieved]RE: [Michlib-l] Blu-Rays up for grabs Have the dvd's been claimed? Would love to have them From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Mary Beauchamp via Michlib-l Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 2:22 PM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Blu-Rays up for grabs Greetings! I have a few awesome Blu-rays up for grabs. Both may need repackaging in order to put into your collection. Strangers Things, Season 1. (the set came with 2 DVDs and 2 Blu-Rays. We don't carry Blu-Rays, so you'll get the original packaging but it will be missing the 2 DVDs.) Boyhood. (again, it came with both DVD and Blu-Ray in its package. I only had to replace the DVD, so it's a package of 2, missing the 1 DVD). Please include your Rides code if interested. Mary Beauchamp Adult Services Petoskey District Library 231.758.3114

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New Documents, January 2018
by Bruce Sarjeant 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

Good Morning. A new list of government documents has been posted to the GODORT of Michigan wiki. Of note for Michigan this month: 2018 Taxpayer's Guide. 2017 Direct Observation Survey of Motorcycle Helmet Use in Michigan. Parent Dashboard for School Transparency. Public University Summary Data, Fiscal Years 2012-13 to 2016-17. Annual Solid Waste Report: 2017. Michigan State of the Great Lakes: 2017. Animation of Historical Great Lakes Ice Cover. http://godortmi.pbworks.com/w/page/123457146/January%202018%20New%20Documen… -- Bruce Sarjeant Reference, Documents & Maps Librarian Lydia Olson Library Northern Michigan University 1401 Presque Isle Ave Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 227-1580 bsarjean(a)nmu.edu

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Home school support groups?
by North Adams Library 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

Has anyone started a home school support group sponsored by their library? I want to do this in our library and would love to hear from people who have done it. I am picturing a place for them to get together once a month where they can do a group activity, listen to a presenter, or just chat with one another. Naturally, they would get to see all the new books. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you! Phyllis ------ Phyllis Rickard Director North Adams Community Memorial Library (zv245) 110 E. Main St., PO Box 248 North Adams, MI 49262 517-287-4426 northadamslibrary(a)gmail.com http://www.northadamscml.michlibrary.org/

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Virtual attendance at board meetings?
by Linda Lyshol 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

Hi, recently a trustee asked if it is legal to have board members attend virtually instead of physically. Obviously, this would not excuse physical presence at board meetings all the time, but simply for the times that the board member might be ill but not ill enough to have read the packet and be able to vote; it would be nice for them to leave their germs at home. There would, of course, be other reasons they might not be able to attend physically but, if possible, to attend virtually. Does anyone have an legal opinion on this or have a policy that I can look at? Thanks! Linda Lyshol, MLIS, MPA Library Director, Branch District Library 10 E. Chicago St.,Coldwater MI 49036 http://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org 517-278-2341, ext. 116 | 517-278-2342 (fax) To fear change is to fear being challenged. To fear being challenged is to fear growth and new possibilities.~Ty Howard

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Library Discovery Service or Catalog Browser Overlay Recommendations
by Kelli Perkins 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

We are currently using EDS Ebsco Discovery Service as a discovery platform for our public library catalog, but we're looking for recommendations from other public libraries. Is there a browser, overlay or discovery platform you are using and like? We are a III/Sierra (Innovative Interfaces) system. We'd like to look at some other products and are interested in what other Michigan libraries are using. Thank you so much for your time! Kelli Perkins Kelli Perkins Collection & Digital Resources Manager Herrick District Library 300 S River Ave, Holland MI 49423 616.355.3718 kperkins(a)herrickdl.org

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