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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A major component of
</span><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">MeL.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> resources that may be easy to overlook are the
<b>Subject Gateways</b> found in the center of the </span><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">MeL.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
homepage. You know that MeL consists of subscription Databases, resources for teachers in M.O.R.E, MeLCat, and Michigana. The other major components are the
<b>Subject Gateways</b> – </span><a href="http://kids.mel.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Kids</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,
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</span><a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=984"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Government</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,
</span><a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=842"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Health</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,
</span><a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=952"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Legal</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">, and
</span><a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=841"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Books & Literacy</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> which contain
carefully selected websites and other tools specific to the named subject. The </span>
<a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=952"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Legal Gateway</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">, for example,
contains 13 classifications of topical information. Looking for answers to Common Michigan Legal Questions or Finding Legal Assistance or Starting Legal Research?
</span><a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=952"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Legal Gateway</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> classifications
list resources for finding these and more. The next time you and your patrons are looking for subject focused content, connect to the MeL
<b>Subject Gateways </b>to begin your search.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Michigan residents or Michigan library access only may apply to some resources.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">MeL Minutes</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> are brought to you by the Library
of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week’s <i>MeL Minute
</i>available on many Michigan library listservs</span><span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">email us at
</span><a href="mailto:contact@mel.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">contact@mel.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> or visit
</span><a href="http://www.Michigan.gov/mel" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Michigan.gov/mel</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">. We encourage
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D">Eunice C. Borrelli,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian
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</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228;background:white">The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries & how they are making a difference in their communities. To
experience Michigan libraries in a new light, v</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228">isit
</span></i><a href="http://brightside.cedam.info/"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228">http://brightside.cedam.info/</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228"> & watch the
21<sup>st</sup> Century Libraries episode.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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