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MeL Connects You to the Best Resources – And Gives You the World!

MeL Connects You to the Best Resources – And Gives You the World!. MAME, 2007 Sheryl Mase, Library of Michigan Suzanne Robinson, Michigan Library Consortium. Michigan eLibrary. mel.org. Contract & Funding Info. Sheryl Mase, Library of Michigan. MeL Coordination at LM. All things MeL!

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MeL Connects You to the Best Resources – And Gives You the World!

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  1. MeL Connects You to the Best Resources – And Gives You the World! MAME, 2007 Sheryl Mase, Library of Michigan Suzanne Robinson, Michigan Library Consortium

  2. Michigan eLibrary • mel.org

  3. Contract & Funding Info • Sheryl Mase, Library of Michigan

  4. MeL Coordination at LM All things MeL! • Public relations & marketing • Oversight of MLC support contracts • III and database contracts • User interface modifications • New development

  5. Michigan eLibrary • Evaluated Best Web Sites • Statewide Library Catalog • Research Databases • MeL Michigana

  6. MeL is funded via LSTA $$$ • The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) is administered by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) • The Library of Michigan uses LSTA funds for MeL and MeLCat as well as other statewide projects and subgrants

  7. More MeL by the Numbers • In 2006, MeL databases cost $3.9 million • In 2006, if every school, public library, college and university had purchased these databases separately it would have cost over $193 million

  8. Training and Support • Contract with Michigan Library Consortium • Support: • Kelly Bayee, Suzanne Robinson, Heather Thomas: • meldatabaseshelp@mlcnet.org • Training: robinson@mlcnet.org

  9. Database Updates and Info • Suzanne Robinson, Michigan Library Consortium • Talking very fast! • 

  10. Gale enhancements mid-August • Search Alerts with RSS export: Set up instant search alerts and journal alerts, with the added ability to create RSS feeds of InfoTrac content. • Did You Mean?/Also Try: When a search fails to bring desired results, users are given alternate spellings and preferred search terms to find appropriate results. • Search Within Results: Dynamically refine search results to pinpoint specific information by adding or excluding more terms to queries.

  11. More enhancements • Enhanced Limiting: After a search is completed, the left sidebar will provide users with the option of selecting subject terms, subdivisions, article types and publications to allow further limiting of results. • Enhanced Navigation: Based on feedback, changes have been made to improve the interface navigation, including the creation of document tools (print, email, cite, download, translate) that appear in a visible TOOL BOX on each document. • Enhanced Tabs: The number of results now will appear on each tab, and color variation will be added to the tabs to signify more content behind the other tabs.

  12. More… • Enhanced Bookmarks: Direct access to individual documents, searches and collections of documents will be made available through PowerSearch BOOKMARKS, which are clearly visible, easy to use, and always persistent. • Improved "How-to-Cite" Functionality: MLA and APA formats for citations will be provided, with accurate elements, correct spacing and formatting. • Publication Details: More information about each publication will be provided, including embargo periods, publisher address and contact information, and publication descriptions

  13. New Gale Common Menu • By the end of October • This is what you see if you do a “change databases” choice… • …or if you point to the Gale menu on your own page

  14. Cross Searchable Databases…

  15. Not cross-searchable Databases…

  16. Gale Cengage New Databases • Business and Company ASAP • Business and Company Resource Center • ChiltonLibrary.com • Educator’s Reference Complete • Informe! • Onefiles and Powerpacks

  17. Don’t forget to Refresh!

  18. Gale OneFiles • General OneFile • Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile • General interest news sources • Academic OneFile • Highly academic journal sources • Growing weekly

  19. Academic Journals General Magazines Overlapping of content Academic OneFile 10,500 titles 60% Unique General OneFile 11,472 titles 60% Unique Expanded Academic 4803 titles GRC Gold 4981 titles

  20. Powerpacks • Small, subject-focused • Cross-searchable on Gale PowerSearch • By November, will be “databases” • MeL Support staff can provide direct URL’s for those who want them • mel.org – deciding how to incorporate

  21. CAMIO -- different interface, new accounts Hand Press Book FS interface History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HSTM) FS interface SCIPIO Art and Rare Book Sales Catalog FS interface GONE: Classe Periodica, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst OCLC

  22. Ebsco – new MeL vendor! • CINAHL Basic • NoveList

  23. CINAHL Basic • Return of same database we had before but now from EBSCO • Limited full text • 70 nursing journals • Thousands of citations

  24. NoveList • New • For readers of ALL ages • For library staff and educators • WONDERFUL!

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