[Michlib-l] Message 1
Sarah Rehborg
srehborgpwpl at gmail.com
Mon Jul 23 13:27:24 EDT 2018
We also use BookFlix often. I promote it with teachers and families, and we
use it during big storytimes when we project a book up onto a screen.
Loosing access to it will be tough, and will require instruction teachers
how to and usage of another resource, which is unfortunate. The loss of
Gale databases is also very unfortunate, that is such a great resource!
Sarah
~Sarah Rehborg~
Peter White Public Library
Youth Services Librarian
Prime Time Family Reading Time Coordinator
906-226-4319
srehborgpwpl at gmail.com
srehborg at uproc.lib.mi.us
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> 1. Re: 'Mamelist' Discussion: RE: MeL Changes (Cindi Place)
> 2. bargain on DVD Kwik Cases (Donna Winter)
> 3. Library Director job opening - West Branch, MI (Emily Boersen)
> 4. Community Engagement Summit registration is now open (David Votta)
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> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:27:12 -0400
> From: Cindi Place <cindiplace at gmail.com>
> To: "Lester, Kathy" <kathyl at mimame.org>
> Cc: michlib-l at mcls.org
> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] 'Mamelist' Discussion: RE: MeL Changes
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> We use BookFlix a lot as do our patrons. I agree with all of the concerns
> about it's non-renewal! What is the plan to replace this resource? Does MeL
> have another online resource like BookFlix available? I also believe the
> thought that with the overall elimination of school media specialists and
> librarians, there are many teachers playing the role of librarians who
> might not have had access to the MeL survey.
>
> Cindi L. Place
> Adult Services Librarian
> Boyne District Library
> (231)582-7861
> placec at boynelibrary.org
> cindiplace at gmail.com
> Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back
> the right one.
>
> *?Neil Gaiman*
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 6:59 AM, Lester, Kathy via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > We've been having a discussion on MAME's listserve about MeL changes.
> > Steven Bowers suggested that we have this conversation on the broader
> > MichLib-L with the thought that it would be useful to share concerns and
> > questions.
> >
> > So, I'm providing a summary below since I did not get everyone's
> > permission to share their specific posts. By the way, this discussion
> > started before Liz Breed announced the extension of the trial access to
> the
> > new MeL resources. Thank you, Liz, for sending out that information!
> That
> > will be helpful as we move forward.
> >
> > Summary of the posts is below.
> > I hope that I did a good job of accurately reflecting the range of
> > comments during the discussion.
> >
> > All my best,
> > --Kathy Lester
> >
> > There is generally expressed concern of loss of Gale Databases along with
> > Scholastic BookFlix. School librarians and teachers statewide have
> > lessons, pathfinders, presentations, scavenger hunts, Google Classroom
> > resources, assignment directions, etc. all developed around these
> > resources. For school librarians, they often have to market the
> resources
> > to get teachers to use them and feel like we will be going back to
> square 1
> > trying to convince teachers to use new resources instead of 'Google."
> Many
> > of us loved the seamless movement (look and feel) across Gale Databases.
> > For instance, Middle School students could use "Research in Context" and
> > then move to the more advanced "Opposing Viewpoints" with little
> > 're-teaching.' Since many schools are 'Google for Education'; our
> teachers
> > also loved the integration of Gale with Google Products. [Maybe EBSCO
> has
> > this same integration, we will need to investigate with the trial now
> > available.]
> >
> > Many of us were surprised that BookFlix was not renewed. Based on
> > information from the Library of Michigan, BookFlix is the most used
> > resource on MeL, in fact, in FY18, Quarter 2, the number of BookFlix
> > retrievals was 2,712,952 retrievals which is over a million more
> > retrievals than the next highest database (which is WorldBook Kids
> > at 1,449,830).[See information far below from an October 2017 MeL minute
> > about MeL use perception versus reality.]
> >
> > We wonder if because there are so few school librarians in our state
> right
> > now, if responses to the surveys did not include enough school responses.
> > We believe that school librarians, (and yes, teachers without school
> > librarians at their schools) use resources like BookFlix to introduce MeL
> > to elementary school students (staff & parents). Once they are there, it
> > is easy to show them the other great resources at MeL!
> >
> > Also, there was concern in our mamelist conversation that with the
> > emphasis on early literacy and the 3rd grade reading law in our state,
> that
> > there will now be inequity of access to a resource like BookFlix. School
> > districts that are *well funded* and who have librarians (or other staff)
> > "in the know" about this resource will be able to purchase it separately.
> > Others [most?] will not be able to do so.
> >
> >
> > Finally, the discussion also included some concern about
> > https://endsexualexploitation.org/ebsco/
> > https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/DD_2017
> > _EBSCO_Notification-Letter_02-21-2017.pdf
> >
> > Information was shared about this extremist group as follows:
> >
> > The https://endsexualexploitation.org group is purportedly a site that
> > defines sexual exploitation and pornography in a way that does not fit
> the
> > understood definitions of the words to the general population. That is,
> > they may see things such as soap ads in a magazine as pornography if they
> > show more than they want to see. This group has been hounding lots of
> > libraries and states that provide broad database access. Their work is
> > similar to groups or individuals that as libraries not to carry books on
> > viewpoints that they do not agree with.
> >
> >
> > It is good to know the above site exists, so that if anyone asks about it
> > you can prepare a reply. But many (most?) of the materials that the
> group
> > objects to are found in any general library database that has general
> > magazines in it. The state (and libraries in general) provides access to
> > many materials that not everyone likes. Especially for those of us that
> > provide services to children, we have to be aware of what we have access
> to
> > and ready to provide a thoughtful answer to those who may question the
> > access we provide.
> >
> > I checked an article listed in their letter earlier and the same articles
> > are in the Gale products. Articles about sex exist in general databases,
> > perhaps with links to porn sites. Some academic articles in academic
> > research journals or even in grocery-check-out-line magazines are useful
> or
> > entertaining to adults but not recommended for children. Hopefully the
> > kid-specific databases from EBSCO are more "safe."
> >
> >
> > Here is a little info on how some have dealt with this group:
> >
> > https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=11496
> >
> >
> > They are not just against EBSCO, but ALA, and others, that promote access
> > to material they find objectionable.
> >
> >
> > EBSCO even made it into their Wikipedia article:
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_on_Sexual_Expl
> > oitation#EBSCO_controversy
> >
> > *MeL Minute EMAIL FROM DEB BIGGS 10/2018 to mamelist*
> >
> > As you may be aware, we recently conducted a large-scale survey of the
> > Michigan library community about MeL database usage. We received 426
> > responses. One question we asked was: What are the top 3 most used
> > databases by your library/patrons? Here's what library staff had to say:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Chilton?s (117 times it appeared somewhere in the top 3)
> >
> > 2. Learning Express (117)
> >
> > 3. Opposing Viewpoints in Context (94)
> >
> > 4. Academic OneFile (87)
> >
> > 5. Britannica school (68)
> >
> >
> >
> > We decided to cross-reference this in two ways. First, we looked at the
> > total number of full-text retrievals from the MeL databases.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. BookFlix
> >
> > 2. WorldBook Kids
> >
> > 3. Academic OneFile
> >
> > 4. Britannica Suite
> >
> > 5. Opposing Viewpoints in Context
> >
> > All 5 of these received over 1 million full-text retrievals for the 2017
> > fiscal year!
> >
> > As you can see, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Britannica and Academic
> > OneFile made both of these lists.
> >
> >
> >
> > Let's look at one other metric and that's the rate at which items were
> > clicked on from MeL.org in the month of September of this year. This is
> the
> > percentage of outbound traffic from MeL.org.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. BookFlix (40%)
> >
> > 2. Academic OneFile (6%)
> >
> > 3. Learning Express (4%)
> >
> > 4. Opposing Viewpoints in Context (3%)
> >
> > 5. Chilton?s (3%)
> >
> >
> >
> > Looking at this list, we can see that Chilton's and Learning Express, two
> > resources rated highly in the survey, come back to the fore. However, by
> > far and away the resource with the highest traffic at MeL.org is
> BookFlix,
> > an early literacy resource.
> >
> >
> >
> > Many thanks to Kathy Kosinski, our data analyst, for pulling these
> > numbers together and allowing us to compare and confirm our ideas about
> > database usage with actual usage.
> >
> >
> >
> > *Brought to you by Deb Renee Biggs and Sonya Schryer Norris, Library
> > Consultants at the Library of Michigan*
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
> > *Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014*
> > Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)
> > *Region 3 Director*
> > American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
> > *SIGLIB Communications Director*
> > Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL)
> > *School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach*
> > *SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018*
> > *SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century
> > 2016-2019*
> > East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools
> > *ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner*
> > *2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year*
> > *2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner*
> > kathyL at mimame.org
> > twitter: @LibraryL <https://twitter.com/LibraryL>
> > 810.333.5873
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:37:50 -0600
> From: Donna Winter <dwinter at livoniapubliclibrary.org>
> To: Michlib-l <Michlib-l at mcls.org>
> Subject: [Michlib-l] bargain on DVD Kwik Cases
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> We have decided to remove the bulk of our DVD collection from security
> cases, so have a plethora of DVD cases from Gressco item number 89011 see
> attached image. $1.00 each.
> Note: these are the fully enclosed cases with the black bottom.
>
> If you want some, contact me and we'll make arrangements.
>
> Donna Winter, Automation Services Librarian
> Livonia Public Library
> 32777 Five Mile Road
> Livonia, MI 48154
> ph: 734-466-2675
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> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 10:37:35 -0400
> From: Emily Boersen <emily at westbranchlibrary.org>
> To: <Michlib-l at mcls.org>
> Subject: [Michlib-l] Library Director job opening - West Branch, MI
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> Deadline for first consideration of this great opportunity is less than two
> weeks away!
>
>
>
> The Board of Trustees of the West Branch (MI) District Library is inviting
> applications for the position of Director. This gem of a library is
> located
> in a recently expanded and renovated 10,000 square foot building in the
> heart of the downtown area. The West Branch District Library serves a
> population of just under 10,000 with a budget of about $300,000 and a staff
> of three (3) full-time and three (3) part-time employees. As a district
> library, the Library is an autonomous governmental unit that has a
> dedicated
> millage. A member of the Valley Library Consortium, the Library
> participates in a shared automation system using SirsiDynix - Horizon
> 7.5.4.1. The Library enjoys excellent community support and prides itself
> on a strong Friends of the Library organization, an active Board of
> Trustees, and a professional, friendly staff.
>
> West Branch is located in beautiful Ogemaw County in northeast Michigan,
> which abounds in lakes, streams, hiking trails, and countless recreational
> activities. Just off I-75, West Branch is easily accessible.
>
>
>
> For additional information about the Library, visit
> <http://www.westbranchlibrary.org/> www.westbranchlibrary.org. To learn
> more about the community, visit <http://www.westbranch.com/>
> www.westbranch.com and <http://www.wbacc.com/> www.wbacc.com.
>
>
>
> The position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
> university; a Master's degree in library science or library and information
> science from a program accredited by the American Library Association is
> preferred. In addition, the position requires a minimum of three (3) years
> of increasingly responsible experience in a professional library position,
> of which at least two (2) years have been in a position of administration
> and supervision in a public library. The successful candidate will be a
> community - oriented individual who values the opportunity to interact with
> the public as a hands-on director; is flexible and energetic; has strong
> communication skills and is comfortable with public speaking; has a
> comprehensive understanding of library finances and budgeting; and has an
> overall understanding of current public library operations and services.
> Successful experience in working with Friends of the Library and in
> fund-raising and/or grant writing is desirable. A complete position
> description is available at:
> <https://westbranchlibrary.org/Director%20position.pdf>
> https://westbranchlibrary.org/Director%20position.pdf
>
>
>
> Salary: $40,000 - $48,000 dependent on experience and educational
> qualifications; excellent benefit package
>
>
>
> Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but those
> received by 5 o'clock pm (EDT) on August 5th, 2018, will receive first
> consideration. Electronic submissions required. Interested individuals
> should forward a cover letter that specifically addresses the position
> requirements, a resume, two references with contact information, as well as
> two letters of recommendation to the library director at
> emily at westbranchlibrary.org <mailto:emily at westbranchlibrary.org> .
>
>
>
>
>
> Emily Boersen
>
> Director
>
> West Branch District Library
>
> 119 N. Fourth Street
>
> West Branch, MI 48661
>
> p | 989.345.2235 f | 989.345.8735
>
> <mailto:emily at westbranchlibrary.org> emily at westbranchlibrary.org
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> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:52:07 +0000
> From: David Votta <vottad at mcls.org>
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> Subject: [Michlib-l] Community Engagement Summit registration is now
> open
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> MCLS, in partnership with the Library of Michigan, is pleased to announce
> a Community Engagement Summit to be held in September 2018. Richard C.
> Harwood, President and Founder of The Harwood Institute for Public
> Innovation<https://theharwoodinstitute.org/>, will be the keynote
> presenter. The day will include other national leaders in community
> engagement, as well as a panel of Michigan libraries who are making great
> strides in engaging their own communities.
>
> Registration is now open to anyone interested in community engagement.
>
> Details
>
> Date: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018
>
> Time: 8:30am - 4pm Eastern
>
> Location: East Lansing Marriott at University Place<
> http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lanea-east-lansing-marriott-at-
> university-place/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2>, 300 M.A.C.
> Ave, East Lansing, MI
> Map of venue<https://www.google.com/maps/place/East+Lansing+
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> 7356149!4d-84.4798877>
> Cost:
>
> * $100 per person
>
> * $50 subsidized fee for Michigan library staff who have NOT
> participated in a Cohort or Lab
>
> * Free for MI library staff individuals who have been participants in
> the Spring 2016, Fall 2016, or Fall 2017 MCLS/Library of Michigan Harwood
> Public Innovators Cohorts or for Michigan library staff who have attended a
> Harwood Institute Public Innovators Lab
> All registrations includes continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon
> snack break.
> This event is highly subsidized by the Library of Michigan, and is valued
> at over $150/person.
> Tentative Agenda
>
> (subject to change)
>
> 8:30 - 9:30 Registration & continental breakfast
> 9:30 Welcome & introduction
> 9:45 Libraries & Engagement: Rich Harwood, The Harwood
> Institute for Public Innovation
> 11:00 Break
> 11:15 National community engagement Q&A with Mary Davis
> Fournier of ALA and Courtney Breese of NCDD
> 12:15 Lunch (provided)
> 1:15 Community Mapping: Cindy Fesemyer, Director,
> Columbus (WI) Public Library
> 2:15 Break
> 2:30 Panel discussion, MI libraries engaging their
> communities
> 3:45 Reflection & wrap-up
> 4:00 Adjournment
>
> Registration
>
> Registration<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/special-
> programs/community-engagement-summit.html> is open.
>
> More Information & Details
>
> More information can be found on the event page:
> https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/ce-summit.
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> This project is supported, in part, by the Library of Michigan with
> federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
>
> Thank you,
>
> David
> David Votta
> Community Engagement Librarian
> Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)
> Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122
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