Greetings Michigan Library Community, The new semester of MCLS MeL Databases classes is now open for enrollment. These classes are held monthly August through November and all are half-hour webinars. Michigan libraries across the state work very hard every day to make meaningful, positive impacts in their communities. MeL databases are there to assist you with the best information available for your patron's business, educational, health, financial, consumer needs, and more. The Library of Michigan and MCLS work together to bring relevant, timely, and accessible MeL databases training to all Michigan library staff and teachers. The focus is to meet the needs in real time, and through MeL provide libraries with the tools and acumen to better serve and educate their communities; thereby strengthening our libraries and state. The webinars are topical and range from school resources, to history, business, and more. They are taught by subject specialist Michigan library staff. The semester kicks-off August 29 at 3:30pm with Back to School with MeL. That class is followed up on September 26 with MeL Small Business Resources. All classes in this series are free and open to all Michigan library staff, educators, and other interested users. These webinars are recorded and made available on-demand anytime on the MCLS website. Additionally, provided are slides from the webinars and hyperlinked documents which connect you directly with the featured resources/databases. https://www.mcls.org/mel/mel-training-events/ The on-demand archive goes back over two years with the newest webinars available at the top of the page. Current on-demand videos include: * Readers' Advisory for Youth: MeL as your RA Partner <http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/pm8pyosl73n7/> (May 2018) * MeL MARC Records<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/pgyqhk4rmevx/> (Apr 2018) * MeL Stats for Patron's Research <http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p3bvgp41x1xw/> (Mar 2018) * Test prep for students<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/pbph69rq1jky/> (Feb 2018) * MeL statistics for libraries<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p3rrve75dw1v/> (Jan 2018) * MeL school projects resources<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p5dqf1ek3o0s/> (Dec 2017) * Market research and community data for entrepreneurs <http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/puecdnre6pxb/> (Nov 2017) * Michigan history with MeL<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/pvtm27im8h8b/> (Oct 2017) * Teacher portal updates<https://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/_a1103330398/pqt32eya7b9a/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal> (Sep 2017) * Getting the most out of MeL eBooks<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p0fqoa86pm99/> (May 2017) * MeL apps<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p4dtahfq8wj/> (Apr 2017) * MeL early readers<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p27h3s2jtsc/> (Mar 2017) * MeL legal resources<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p2u5sbdjt83/> (Feb 2017) * Tools in MeL databases<http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p6akuuwe3yq/> (Jan 2017) Take a look and sign up now<https://store.mcls.org/> for the upcoming webinars! https://store.mcls.org/ 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). [cid:image004.png@01D3F8C8.E55FBA00]Brought to you by David Votta 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@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. #IMLSGrant Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> Our collective efforts can help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years! Here are the goals and strategies: http://mi.gov/top10in10/ [cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0]
