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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The Cooperative Directors are currently
discussing how we could continue a program similar to Michicard.
Your Cooperative Director will be contacting you to find out what
libraries are interested.<br>
Tammy<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Tammy Turgeon
Director
Sterling Heights Public Library
40255 Dodge Park
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-446-2640
Director
Suburban Library Cooperative
44750 Delco Blvd
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-685-5750</pre>
On 8/19/2013 2:38 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jwkeyser@comcast.net">jwkeyser@comcast.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">I
am very disappointed to see the Michicard program end, with very
little notice or opportunity for discussion. It is my
understanding that the MelCat Visiting Patron Service is not
currently an option for us, as we are part of TLN's shared
system, which would have to decide as a group to participate in
the program. <br>
<br>
There was some discussion of the Suburban Library Cooperative
taking over the administration of the Michicard program. Is this
still a possibility?<br>
<br>
Respectfully,<br>
Jessica Keyser, Director<br>
Ferndale Public Library<br>
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<hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Nancy Robertson (MDE)"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:RobertsonN@michigan.gov"><RobertsonN@michigan.gov></a><br>
<b>To: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:michlib-l@mail.mcls.org">michlib-l@mail.mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:27:01 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] Michicard program ends October 1,
2013<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Dear Michigan library
directors and staff:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">The Michicard program will
end October 1, 2013. As anticipated for some time now,
Michicard has been eclipsed in terms of service and
convenience by the Michigan eLibrary Catalog and Resource
Sharing system <b>(<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://elibrary.mel.org/search" target="_blank"><span
style="color:blue">MeLCat</span></a>)</b>. We
encourage all libraries that participated in Michicard to
become participating libraries in MeLCat. <span
style="color:black">MeLCat is an online catalog and
delivery service that allows patrons </span>of hundreds
of participating Michigan libraries<span
style="color:black"> to borrow materials - books,
movies, CDs and more - from all over the state and have
them delivered to their home library. </span>The
Michicard system required the patron to travel to the
library owning the material to both check out and return
items. Libraries interested in offering the same
in-library access that Michicard once provided are invited
to join MeLCat and sign up as a library that offers <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/library_tools/melcat/melcat_resource_sharing_policies/#VP"
target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Visiting Patron
Service</span></a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Click <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/library_tools/melcat/melcat_participation/"
target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a>
to learn more about becoming a MeLCat participating
library.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">More details will come soon
about training opportunities or informational sessions
regarding the MeLCat Visiting Patron service and how a
library begins participating in it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Solutions for libraries
unable to join MeLCat but interested in providing similar
service to that offered by Michicard:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times
New Roman","serif"">Enter into reciprocal
borrowing agreements with other library systems.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times
New Roman","serif"">Build
Cooperative-wide library sharing services.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times
New Roman","serif"">Offer guest cards to
out of service area patrons.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times
New Roman","serif"">Charge a membership
fee to out of service area patrons.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times
New Roman","serif"">Remember, your
library determines its own circulation and borrowing
policies. The only requirement from the Library of
Michigan is that if you offer MeLCat services to a
designated patron group, you shall not charge patrons
for MeLCat services.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">I encourage you to look at
this change as an opportunity to review and update your
circulation and reciprocal borrowing practices and
policies to meet your patrons’ most up-to-date needs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">We have posted a
Michicard/MeLCat FAQ containing the most commonly asked
questions concerning Michicard and MeLCat on our Michicard
page at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.michigan.gov/michicard" target="_blank"><span
style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/michicard</span></a>.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Thank you in advance for
moving with the times on this and rolling with the change.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Nancy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Nancy R. Robertson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">State Librarian</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">702 West Kalamazoo,
P.O. Box 30007</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Lansing, MI
48909-7507</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ph: 517-373-9464</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email: </span><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:robertsonn@michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span
style="color:blue">robertsonn@michigan.gov</span></a></span></u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">URL: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"
target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Visit the Michigan
eLibrary at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mel.org/" target="_blank"><span
style="color:blue">http://mel.org</span></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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