MeL (the Michigan eLibrary)

MeL, the Michigan eLibrary, is a statewide project administered by the Library of Michigan.  

MeL is the Michigan eLibrary, an anywhere, anytime library for Michigan residents. MeL contains magazine, newspaper and journal articles, books, ebooks, online courses and evaluated Web sites. MeL can be used by any citizen of the state at no charge 24 hours/day.

MeL has grown from the combination of several statewide projects. The original projects were the Michigan Electronic Library, a collection of Internet resources selected by librarians (1992), and AccessMichigan, a project to provide more than 60 licensed commercial databases to Michigan's libraries (1997) free of charge. MeLCat, a statewide resource sharing project, was begun in 2005, and AccessMichigan was renamed MeL Databases.

MeL is a project of the Library of Michigan, an agency of the state government. The Library of Michigan contracts with MCLS and partners with a number of Michigan organizations and institutions to provide MeL services.

This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.

MCLS staff  provide support and training for three components of MeL:  MeLCat, MeL Databases, and MeL Delivery.

General MeL information for Michigan library staff is available at the following links:
MeLCat
MeL Databases
MeL Databases discussion list
MeL Delivery
MeL Gateways
MeL Michigana
Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE)
MeL Promotional Materials
MeL Support
MeL Users Group
MeL Workshops  


MeLCat FAQ
MeL Databases FAQ
MeL Delivery FAQ

Blogs:
MCLS Blog
MCLS Communique Blog

MeL Discussion Lists:
MeLCat
MeL Databases
MeL Delivery

See also:
MCLS Announcements

Digitization and Copyright
Library of Michigan
Making of Modern Michigan
MeL Advanced Search
MeL Home Page
Michigan Library Association