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MeL  - Michigan eLibrary
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MeL logo Components of the Michigan eLibrary.

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MeLCat

• MeLCat Best Practices Tutorial
You'll need your MeL Help Password for this. This PowerPoint presentation is a tutorial on best cataloging practices for MeLCat records so libraries can improve their record quality, reduce duplicates and help users find and get what they want. Available to MeLCat participating libraries only.

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• MeLCat Policies and Procedures
Policies, procedures, lending and borrowing rules, how to join MeLCat, MeLCat committee information and news about expanding MyMeL.

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• MeLCat AV Policy Waiver Form

• Technical Support

MeL Gateways

• MeL Gateways
This is your entry point to all the MeL resources availabel on specific topics we have found to be of particular interest to Michigan residents. MeL Gateways suggest Best of the Web sites with a concentration on Michigan, focused databases for full-text articles form magazines, journals, newspapers and other publications, and suggested MeLCat searches for relevant books and non-print materials.

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MeL Databases

• MeL Databases: More than 40 Subscription Databases
MeL offers a core set of over 40 subscription databases for Michigan residents. The $4.3 million worth of electonic resources includes millions of articles from over 45,000 indexed magazines and newspapers, close to 9,000 of which are full text. The ebook collection includes 15,000 full-text non-fiction titles.

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• Serials Solutions A-Z List
This is an alphabetical list of full-text periodicals and newspapers included in MeL databases.

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• Technical Support

MeL Michigana

• MeL Michigana
Digital historical resources from around Michigan including photographs of people, places and objects; oral histories; diaries of Civil War soldiers; unique local histories and much more.

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• Digitization for Preservation and Access (DPA) Grant Information
Press Releases, FAQ, Grant Application

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• Digitization Resources from the Michigan Library Consortium
OCLC Digital and Preservation Resources, Creating Metadata for Digitized Objects, Copyright and Digitization

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• MeL Michigana Article for Michigan Genealogist PDF icon

Michigan Online Resources for Educators

• MORE - Michigan Online Resources for Educators
Michigan teachers, parents and students can find quality online resources to use in and out of the classroom, but teachers in particular will be able to find materials such as lesson plans, interactive games, and other education Web sites aligned to and searchable by the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs).

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