Good Afternoon, Please see below for a list of upcoming EBSCO webinars. The first offering in the series is coming up soon on Tuesday, April 28th. These will soon be added to the Library of Michigan Continuing Education Calendar, but you can also register using the links below. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there are specific trainings you would be interested in! MeL Training - Get to Know EBSCO: Join us for an introduction to your EBSCO resources. You will learn what key interfaces and databases you have access to, why they are important, and how to access them. We will discover articles, eBooks, journals, and primary source documents in popular EBSCO databases, perform basic and advanced searches, and review custom tools and functionality. When: April 28, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time Register in advance for this meeting: https://ebsco-training.zoom.us/meeting/register/H3VM0_c8SQGmhLhmAh5-4w MeL Training - EBSCO Resources for Homework Help & Homeschool Support: Let's celebrate the ways EBSCO resources support the classroom and our growing community of homeschoolers. We’ll review the abundance of EBSCO databases and interfaces that complement traditional classroom and homeschool curricula including EBSCOhost and the K12-focused Explora interface and EBSCO’s essential databases including Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, MAS Complete, and Academic Search Complete. We will cover basic and advanced search strategies and review custom tools and functionality like citation tools, Lexile limiters, text-to-speech, language translation, cloud integrations, and personal accounts to organize student research. When: April 30, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time Register in advance for this meeting: https://ebsco-training.zoom.us/meeting/register/LCVk_edpRdWmO7zVfLnPDA MeL Training - Empower K-12 Research with Explora: Join us for a tour of Explora, EBSCO’s engaging interface designed to support student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality. We will browse the mobile-friendly, accessible interface and conduct basic and advanced searches to discover articles, eBooks, and primary source documents available in EBSCO’s age-appropriate educational databases including Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, MAS Complete and Academic Search Complete. We will review important functionality like Lexile limiters, the citation tool, text-to-speech, language translation, cloud integrations, and COPPA-compliant accounts to organize student research. When: May 7, 2026 3:00 PM Eastern Time Register in advance for this meeting: https://ebsco-training.zoom.us/meeting/register/-EuDpxK8QeqSUa6l0kdLCw MeL Training - Get the Best Out of LearningExpress!: Join us for an in-depth review of LearningExpress; the interactive learning platform that provides the most comprehensive collection of resources for basic skills mastery, academic success, job preparation, and career advancement. We will review the user interface, highlight the new content we’ve added this year, and demonstrate our interactive practice tests, tutorials, microlessons, videos, eBooks, and flashcards designed to support learners of all ages. When: June 3, 2026 2:00 PM Eastern Time Register in advance for this meeting: https://ebsco-training.zoom.us/meeting/register/qTfuZCd_R96x5m6796ZlSw You can find a full listing of Continuing Education opportunities provided by the Library of Michigan, including trainings on other MeL resources here<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/intro/lm-continuing-education-opportunities>. Thanks! Sandra Teft Michigan eLibrary Coordinator | Library Development Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48915 TeftS@michigan.gov | 517-241-0104 https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan [Michigan Seal of Biliteracy] Acknowledge the incredible strength of students’ multilingual abilities. Seek the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/flexible-learning/michigan-seal-of-biliteracy> for graduating seniors. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.
