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MeL Minute: We have new videos-please share them on social media!
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

Greetings Michigan Library Community, In an effort to demonstrate the importance of IMLS funding to MeL and the enormous impact it has on the lives of every day citizens, we commissioned a series of short videos. Beginning in January, we started featuring one a month on the MeL homepage. All the videos live on our YouTube channel in a playlist called Celebrating MeL<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfOuTBGCvvGP7NyeeE8>. We'd like to encourage you to share these videos on your own social media channels. We find that the shorter videos (those lasting about 30 seconds) have the highest rate of viewer completion and we have six of those. They're perfect snippets for embedding on Facebook, Twitter, or your other favorite social networking platform. Just go to the video, click on "Share" beside the thumbs up and thumbs down icons, and this functionality will be available to you. It gives your patrons a feel-good way to support the library by Liking your posts and also provides them with some information they may not know about services they use regularly. Our longer videos also have strong viewer completion rates and they give us time to tell a story from multiple angles. Don't miss them! * MeLCat Patrons<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8r3ND6xhn8&index=11&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_Af…> (2:35 minutes) - A very nice collage of MeLCat patrons from all over the state talking about their positive experiences with the service. * MeLCat Staff<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED7GDeIafrY&index=10&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_Af…> (3:15 minutes) - A behind-the-scenes look at MeLCat with a short tutorial for the new MeLCat user and an explanation of what it can do for them. * MeL Databases for Adults<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkOWB6PbOME&index=6&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfO…> (3:50 minutes) - An introduction to a variety of MeL's great subscription resources for adults. * MeL K-12 Databases<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZmXHMWlA-o&index=4&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfO…> (3:08 minutes) - Sings the praises of using MeL databases in the classroom and beyond for Michigan's K-12 learners who need research help. Hear the voices of teachers as well as high school students. * MeL Impact in the Classroom<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnX_OJQMgqQ&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfOuTBGCvvG…> (3:32 minutes) - Hear the voices of teachers and students about how MeL can help with school work as well as in their personal lives. Here are some links to reach the short videos. They're quick, impactful, and were created specifically for social media: * MeL for Small Libraries<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3E2xrDtQNs&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfOuTBGCvvG…> (37 seconds) - The value of MeLCat for small libraries, especially demonstrating how it assists in augmenting smaller collections. * MeL Helping Authors<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74QsR7Xs8Xg&index=1&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfO…> (39 seconds) - This video isn't just for authors but it does an impressive job of showing some very practical, real-world help that MeLCat can provide to residents. * MeL Movies, Music and More<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHGT7JBqiKA&index=2&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfO…> (33 seconds) - This video shows the breadth of materials available in MeLCat. * MeL Databases<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFc1DVAP_YM&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfOuTBGCvvG…> (35 seconds) - A moment with Academic OneFile and General OneFile with Calvin Battle of Jackson District Library * MeL in the Classroom<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZECN_UC_h7c&index=3&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfO…> (32 seconds) - This is the quick impact video showing how MeL can help teachers to help students succeed. * MeL Behind the Scenes<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlNqboIC1Ec&list=PLsiX4lmeyL4Cm_AfOuTBGCvvG…> (36 seconds) - A succinct summary of MeLCat from Sean Cwiek at MCLS talking about the moving parts behind the scenes. A great way to give a sneak peek to your patrons who may not have thought much about what goes into MeLCat. [Machine generated alternative text: MICHIGAN e LIBRARY mee] Brought to you by Sonya Schryer Norris of the MeL Team. MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> [cid:image001.png@01D169A3.73327F50]

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ALA News for March 20, 2018
by Steven Bowers 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

ALA News for March 20, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARIAN ASSOCIATION ALA Hails Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act as Possible 'Turning Point' The following statement was issued by American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Neal upon the introduction of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) by the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committees, Chairmen Grassley and Corker and Ranking Members Feinstein and Menendez, along with Senators Harris, Hatch and Leahy. The Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act amends the U.S. Copyright Act to ensure compliance with the Marrakesh Treaty. Adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2013, the Marrakesh Treaty requires countries to enact copyright exceptions that allow the creation and distribution of accessible format copies such as braille, audiobooks or digital files. Neal stated, “The Marrakesh Treaty was a monumental accomplishment five years ago, and libraries were central to its architecture. The Treaty’s ratification by the U.S. Senate and adoption of the Treaty Implementation Act will be a turning point in global information access: it will allow U.S. libraries to create and share accessible format copies of books and other materials across borders to persons with print disabilities – something that 36 other countries are already able to do." http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/ala-hails-marrakesh-treaty-i… ALA names Hayden honorary member Carla D. Hayden was elected to honorary membership in the American Library Association (ALA) in action taken by the ALA Council on Sunday, February 11, during the Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Honorary membership, ALA’s highest honor, is conferred in recognition of outstanding contributions of lasting importance to libraries and librarianship. Hayden was nominated in recognition of her passionate dedication to equity of access and her historic appointment as the first woman and first African American to the post of Librarian of Congress. Prior to this historic appointment, Hayden served as director of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore for 23 years. There she transformed the deteriorating library system into a vital community service agency. She ensured that the city’s libraries offered a broad array of services to assist residents from all walks of life, providing them with access to the internet and digital collections. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/ala-names-honorary-member Intellectual freedom breakfast at ALA Annual Conference welcomes New Orleans journalist The ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) will host an Awards Recognition and Fundraising Breakfast from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. The breakfast will celebrate IFRT award winners and raise funds to support the awards, which recognize intellectual freedom heroes and contributions. Three awards will be presented: the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award, the John Philip Immroth Award and the Eli M. Oboler Award. The breakfast will also feature a presentation by John Pope, author of “Getting Off at Elysian Fields: Obituaries from the New Orleans Times-Picayune,” a collection of 123 mini-biographies that mark the deaths of Crescent City society scions, artists, authors, moguls, politicians, doctors, scoundrels and assorted characters. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/intellectual-freedom-breakfast-… Robert P. Doyle receives 2018 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award for banned books resource guide The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) has awarded the 2018 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award, which recognizes the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom. The 2018 award goes to Robert P. Doyle, for his work "Banned Books: Defending our Freedom to Read," published in 2017 by the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/robert-p-doyle-receives-2018-el… AMERICAN LIBRARIES LIVE 12 Keys to Successful Digital Content Promotion: An American Libraries Live webcast http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/12-keys-successful-digital-c… AWARDS AND GRANTS Dysert named 2018 ACRL ESS De Gruyter Grant winner http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/dysert-named-2018-acrl-ess-de-g… Deb Sondall Saetveit receives AASL Frances Henne Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/deb-sondall-saetveit-receive… Scotts Ridge Middle School project receives AASL Collaborative School Library Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/scotts-ridge-middle-school-p… Margaret Hung’s library history dissertation wins the 2017 Dain Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/margaret-hung-s-library-hist… Williams receives ACRL CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/williams-receives-acrl-cls-inno… Alabama School Library Association awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/alabama-school-library-assoc… Rapchak named 2018 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/rapchak-named-2018-routledge-di… AASL announces members of first Induction Program cohort http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/aasl-announces-members-first… Apply for the Friends of ALSC Institute Scholarship http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/apply-friends-alsc-institute-sc… Booklist and AASL announce winners of Schools in Need Giveaway http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/03/booklist-and-aasl-announce-w… ONLINE LEARNING Cataloging Video Resources with RDA workshop http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/new-session-cataloging-video-re… Developing Good Privacy Policies, a free LITA webinar http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/developing-good-privacy-policie… Rethinking Digital Literacy to Serve Library Staff and Users eCourse http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/03/new-iteration-rethinking-digita…

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Youth Services Librarian - Job Posting
by Kimberly Young 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Please see the posting for the current opening for a Youth Services Librarian at the Houghton Lake Public Library at the following link: http://hlpl.org/job-openings/ Position open until filled! Have a beautiful day! Kimberly Young Library Director Houghton Lake Public Library

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Job: Instruction and Reference Part-Time Librarian (Oakland University Libraries)
by Mariela Hristova 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Job Opening: *Instruction and Reference Part-Time Librarian* Oakland University Libraries seek a part-time librarian to provide information literacy instruction and reference services. Instruction-related duties include one-shot instruction sessions for WRT 1060, a freshman composition course. Reference-related duties include staffing the research help desk and providing one-on-one research consultations. Part-time librarians also assist with special projects as assigned. Hours: 15-20 hours per week, including evenings and/or weekends Salary: $22.50 per hour Start date: May 1, 2018 The job candidate must have an ALA-accredited MLS and strong orientation towards instruction and reference services. Experience in teaching and reference in an academic library is preferred. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; review of applications begins on April 10, 2018. Please send a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references by email or mail to: Mariela Hristova, Associate Dean Kresge Library, Room 300D 100 Library Drive Rochester, MI 48309-4479 hristova(a)oakland.edu :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Please excuse the cross-posting, if you have already seen this announcement elsewhere. Kindly, Mariela :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:

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Atlas Stand For Sale
by John Martin 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Wouldn't you just LOVE to own a lightly used, still in great shape, Atlas Stand just like this one? I thought so!! Taking any and all offers. You haul it away but we'll help load it up! JM John Martin, Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave. Grand Haven, MI 49417 Phone: 616.842.5560 x212 Fax: 616.847.0570 jmartin(a)loutitlibrary.org www.loutitlibrary.org

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Register today! Upcoming webinars from MCLS
by Jan Davidson 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Upcoming webinar offerings from MCLS! BIBFRAME: An Overview<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/bibframe-an-overview-151.html> Tuesday, April 3, 2 - 4pm Eastern (1 - 3pm Central) This course will provide an overview of the developing BIBFRAME project, intended to replace the MARC21 standard. Topics will include: * An Overview of the history of its development * An introduction to RDF and linked data concepts * An overview of BIBFRAME and how it implements various standards and models (RDF, vocabularies) * Examples of BIBFRAME records and current projects * Tools currently available to work with current MARC records to BIBFRAME conversion Child's Play: Cataloging Children's Materials<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/child-s-play-cataloging-children-s-materia…> Wednesday, April 4, 10am - 12pm Eastern (9 - 11am Central) In this course, we will: 1) Explore the possibilities of value-added cataloging, 2) be able to identify and deal with the anomalies found in cataloging children's materials, and 3) know how to use cataloging tools and resources available for this special focus. We'll start the course with some thinking about why we even want to catalog children's materials. We will discuss some of the irregularities that occur with cataloging children's books (board books, books with moving parts, books with no words, etc.), kits (for example books with accompanying stuff -- CDs, plush toys), and "realia" (puzzles, toys, games). We will talk about several ways to add value to the catalog record -- ways to tie in with curriculum, reading levels, reading programs, library programming and displays, and just generally providing some depth to the data available to the catalog user. RDA for Non-Catalogers: What Do I Need to Know?<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/rda-for-non-catalogers-what-do-i-need-to-k…> April 5, 2 - 4pm Eastern (1 - 3pm Central) Have you thought that your catalogers been talking a new language lately? Using terms like RDA and FRBR? RDA Resources, Description and Access is the new cataloging standard, implemented in 2013 to replace AACR2. FRBR is part of the infrastructure of this new code. What does this mean to the non-cataloger? What kind of changes should library staff and the end user expect to see as a result of RDA? What are some of the major changes between AACR2 and RDA? Register for these courses, and more, today at https://store.mcls.org/! Questions? Email Training(a)mcls.org<mailto:Training@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>

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Digital Library Cards
by Pam Seabolt 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

MCLS Third Thursday Twitter Chat Digital Library Cards Join us Thursday, April 19, at 2pm Eastern (1pm Central) for our Third Thursday Twitter Chat. We will be discussing issuing and the use of Digital Library Cards. Our featured guest will be Assistant Director of Library Services, Eric Mims, from Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library (IN). Eric will chat about how MPHPL uses digital library cards, the ins and outs of their program, and answer any questions you might have. 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 March chat on Creating Space for Engagement? We archived<https://storify.com/mclsorg/third-thurs-twitter-chat-march-2018-creating-sp…> 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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Freebies
by Denise Bearre 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

The Alcona County Library has two book sets and a set of sign holders for" stack ends" for free to the first takers. Pictures are attached. The Historian's History of the World is a 25 volume set The University of Literature is a 17 volume set Photo attached of the sign holders. Denise M Bearre, Library Director Alcona County Library 312 W Main St Harrisville, MI 48740 989-724-6796 ex 221

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SEMLOL Spring Workshop - April 13th - Accessibility for All - Registration Open
by SEMLOL Executive Board 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Registration <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accessibility-for-all-tickets-44234209712> for the Spring SEMLOL Workshop - Accessibility for All - is now open! Presenters are: *"A Digital Accessibility Team: Creating Advocates and Audits" * Bridget Burke, University of Michigan Library (1:00 pm) *"Are PDFs Ruining Your Accessibility Efforts?" * Bill Marino, Eastern Michigan University (2:55 pm) SEMLOL is hosting its first ever networking happy hour. Please join fellow members at the Corner Brewery <https://arborbrewing.com/location/cornerbrewery/https://arborbrewing.com/lo…> in Ypsilanti from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Hope to see you in April! :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: SEMLOL Executive Board Southeastern Michigan League of Libraries www.semlol.org

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Average Book Prices, 2018
by Jim Flury 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

You look forward to this every year! You have been waiting for this since March, 2017! Yeah, right :) Just like that pesky weed that pops up in your lawn, attached is a copy of TLN's perennial (on account it seems to return every year) "Average Book Prices" compilation. Information taken from School Library Journal, March 21, 2018. The 2018 figures are ytd. The 2017 figures have been updated from ytd to total. We will also post a copy of this to http://tln.lib.mi.us/dept/technical-services/acq/ Happy Spring! Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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