[Michlib-l] MeL Minute: Learn More about Michigan

[Ann Kaskinen]

[cid:image002.png at 01DBB4E0.C2DCB600]In elementary grades students begin their formal study of the state of Michigan: political boundaries, major water bodies, natural resources, and state symbols (bird, flower tree, etc...). As young learners progress, however, more detailed information is sought. Fortunately, the Michigan eLibrary<https://mel.org/welcome> (MeL) has several eResources<https://mel.org/az.php> for those first learning about Michigan and those that desire deeper knowledge of the history, geography, literature, art, people and businesses.

Michigan History Magazine
Published by the Historical Society of Michigan<https://www.hsmichigan.org/>, Michigan History Magazine<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=mihistory> has content that both inspires and informs. Among the thousands of archived articles, readers can learn about Genevieve Gillette<https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A163049873/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=a64f706f>, a Michigan Agricultural School (MSU) graduate, and the first female landscape architect in Michigan, who championed the conservation of lands and development of many state parks<https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A616580090/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=8750b804>, including Hartwick Pines State Park<https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A521291018/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=03ca6243> and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.<https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A185166506/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=737aa04e> She worked alongside P.J. Hoffmaster, the first state parks superintendent, who set out to create one of the best systems in the country, “dedicated to providing access for all citizens to the outdoors.”

EBSCO
For those interested in business news around Michigan, Crain’s Detroit and Crain’s Grand Rapids from Regional Business News<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-bwh> delivers new content each month on topics such as the sale and future of Quail Ridge Golf Course<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2081bf39-68c7-3f8a-9446-55b99eea324a>, a $34 million Aerospace investment<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=765c78f0-1aba-312a-b27e-9650ef6a0dab> in Oakland County, or a $32.2 million expansion<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=5c62982b-d2f6-3ad4-b6f4-ceb11f1e3294> of an Oceana County fruit processing plant.
Michigan Blue, a quarterly publication from MasterFILE Complete<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h>, features articles on home, adventure, and travel in Michigan. For example, “Ten to Try<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2d4c0348-cb93-3bf1-b9e4-80957340f525>” highlights 10 northwest Michigan spots to explore, and “Getting to Know Arch Rock<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=375ef796-20f3-386f-9053-459450744f14>” focuses on the new Milliken Nature Center on Mackinac Island.

There are 5 different eBook collections in MeL, and each of them has content related to Michigan; however, the eBook Academic Collection<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e000xna> offers hundreds of titles on the Great Lake State, including Railroads for Michigan<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=7849f21b-bd56-35b7-8304-b659e2d46087>, Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=66a7a874-f15b-33e6-9757-acd43a3599c3>, Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=48179570-2554-372c-a68a-079c8c4c49cb>, and Superior Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Upper Michigan History<https://research.ebsco.com/plink/2c376b14-3a3d-3fa6-a6a8-38f468ec24c1>.

Britannica School
Finally, with 3 changeable reading levels and built-in accessibility support such as Open Dyslexic font and text to speech, Britannica School<http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=eb> offers a wide range of topics related to Michigan. After selecting Elementary, Middle, or High from Britannica’s landing page, type “Michigan<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Michigan/111259>” into the search field to return results not just on the state, but also hundreds of entries related to Michigan, such as Great Lakes<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Great-Lakes/110727>, John Davis Pierce<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/John-Davis-Pierce/59967>, Cheboygan<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Cheboygan/22728> and Isle Royale<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Isle-Royale/42926>.

If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp at mcls.org<mailto:melerhelp at mcls.org> for help.

Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team.

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MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.

The MeL project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.


Ann Kaskinen
MeL Engagement Specialist, K-12
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
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