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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Regardless of the type of library you are, a quick way to engage the local business community is by showing
them the MeL database <a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=BIG">
<span style="color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Business Insights: Global</span></a>. This expansive and inclusive database enables researchers to obtain hard-to-find data, review case studies, locate
global research on specific industries, and generate analyses and custom charts. Begin a simple search by company, country, or industry. Have an NAICS or SIC code of interest? Use it in an Advanced Search to fine tune results. Four tabs on the home page
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<b>Industries</b> with options for market share reports and essays; <b>Comparison Charts</b> with options for countries, companies and industries; and, over 1,800
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<span style="color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Business Insights: Global</span></a> and local libraries are there to assist.
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">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
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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-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Eunice C. Borrelli,
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#17365D">Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#17365D">Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">,
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#17365D">702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries and how they are making a difference in their
communities. To experience Michigan libraries in a new light, v</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">isit
<a href="http://brightside.cedam.info/"><span style="color:blue">http://brightside.cedam.info/</span></a> and watch the 21<sup>st</sup> Century Libraries episode.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#8064A2">Each April, Michigan celebrates the Month of the Young Child.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#8064A2">Go to
<a href="http://www.miaeyc.org"><span style="color:blue">www.miaeyc.org</span></a> to learn more.
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