Hi all, Following is the latest news from MeL database vendor Gale<http://www.gale.com/> regarding their In Context products. MeL database Opposing Viewpoints in Context<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=OVIC> is covered by these enhancements. Changes in Research In Context, also a MeL database will be implemented in the future. In Context family of products (Biography, Canada, Global Issues, Science, Student Resources, U.S. History, and World History) will now provide shorter citation and bookmark URL links. What you'll find is: * Shorter URLs that provide users with a direct link to a Gale document or portal page. * Users are taken directly into a single document or portal page without an authentication request. * Multiple citation formats are available in the product citation tool to make it easier for users to cite their research. * EZ Proxy information is now displayed in the citation URL when present in the school or libraries Gale Admin account. Additionally, new and updated content has been released into many of the Gale In Context products. Opposing Viewpoints In Context<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=OVIC> now has homepage spotlights that feature U.S. foreign relations, politics and the media, the new 115th Congress, STEM education, and flexible workplaces in addition to new portal pages on LGBT Rights and State Laws, Net Neutrality, and Sentencing and Prison Reform. Additionally, topics such as the presidential election process and ISIS have been updated and more than 140 new websites have been added related to such subjects as animal rights, bullying, and social media. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact@mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org> or visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Also, registration is now open for the next MCLS/MeL Free webinar - Tools in MeL Databases. MeL databases are much more than information retrieval. There are tools to help you cite, translate, save, email, even listen in Spanish. Please join us on January 25, at 3:30pm for a 30-minute webinar focused on the tools which can help your students, researchers, and community become more efficient and excel in their work. Registration is free and open to all Michigan library staff and other interested users. Read more and register for this webinar<http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cID=198&bID=0&dd_asId=7520>. Eunice Eunice C. Borrelli Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 517-241-4996 [Follow MeL on Twitter]<https://twitter.com/meldotorg> [MeL - Michigan eLibrary Logo] <http://mel.org/> [Like MeL on Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/mel.org> [Check out MeL on Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1dqA8_ZOCfZcHP9OaBGew> Your Voice Matters! [cid:image013.jpg@01D27265.B05639F0]Provide Feedback NOW on Michigan's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Draft Plan Recommendations at ESSA GET INVOLVED<http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-37818_76731_76735---,00.html>.
