Hello Colleagues,

We are looking for digital repositories that are OAI-PMH compliant for harvesting into the Michigan eLibrary.  We designated for harvesting the projects that were grant funded and added to MeL Michigana (http://mel.org/michigana), but not all of them are OAI-PMH compliant so they are not harvestable per our current contract.  This is why we now have additional capacity to continue with other OAI-PMH compliant content.

We have posted a collection development strategy online at http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeL--AboutMeL that you can review to get an idea of what content we seek for MeL.  If you have a repository that you think is a good statewide resource and it is OAI-PMH compliant, please complete the attached spreadsheet and return it to me off list.  I can receive your information at any time you are ready to offer up your resource for MeL, however I am looking for up to ten to add to our current harvesting contract, so the sooner you get me information, the more likely it can be included in the initial wave.

Sheryl L. Mase

Assistant Director

Statewide Library Services

Library of Michigan

702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007

Lansing, MI 48909-7507

Ph: 517-373-4331; Fax: 517-373-5700

Toll free:  877-479-0021

Email:  mases@michigan.gov

URL:  http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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