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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#323E4F">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#323E4F">Those of us that work with <a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=Home">
MeL</a> on a regular basis and are knowledgeable about its features and history might forget that not everyone is as familiar with the details as we are. What is MeL, how did it start, what is the mission, how much usage does it get, how is it evaluated?
All important questions that patrons, community partners, future users, staff, and elected officials might have as they are introduced to this great suite of resources. The
<a href="http://mel.org/About">About</a> tab on the MeL homepage (top right and at the bottom right) contains links and information that answers these questions and more. Curious about the 2014 surveys of the general public and library patrons and staff regarding
MeL? You can find a link to that report and previous reports at the <a href="http://mel.org/About">
About</a> tab. The <i>Mission Statement, Collection Development Strategy, MeL Usage Statistics, What We Do, Who We Are, Our History, MeL Study</i>, and
<i>Sponsorship</i> are sections of information you can find at <a href="http://mel.org/About">
About</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week’s MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at
<a href="mailto:contact@mel.org">contact@mel.org</a> or visit <a href="http://mel.org/">
mel.org</a>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your public service colleagues.<span style="color:#323E4F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#1F497D">Eunice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#44546A">Eunice C. Borrelli<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#323E4F">Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian, Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#323E4F">702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#323E4F">Phone: 517-241-4996 Toll Free: 877-479-0021 Fax: 517-373-5700<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#323E4F"><img border="0" width="295" height="106" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D051CD.55AAD930" alt="cid:image001.png@01D03017.3D0A2340">February is Career and Technical Education Month. Find out more:
<a href="http://michigan.gov/cte-bestpractices"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/cte-bestpractices</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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