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<p class="MsoNormal">MeL Michigana, <a href="http://mel.org/michigana">http://mel.org/michigana</a> is the history steeped part of the Michigan eLibrary. On it you can find excellent digital collections that speak to Michigan history or more importantly, Michigan’s
place in American history. These primary resources can assist students and adult researchers who are needing access to photographs, diaries, oral histories, maps and more for class assignments, projects or personal research. The digital collections in MeL
Michigana are also searchable from the search box you will see on the page. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Included in MeL Michigana are 2 subscription resources: <b>
<a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-proq.php?database=HERITAGE">HeritageQuest Online</a></b> and
<b><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=SMIH">Michigana: Sources in U.S. History Online</a></b>. Of course as with all MeL databases, these are available at no cost to all Michigan residents. Did you know that you
can search City Directories in <b>HeritageQuest</b>? In <b>Michigana: Sources in U.S. History Online</b>, you can find actual published documents written by people who either lived that history or who knew/interviewed someone who did! For example, you will
find a “Narrative of The Battle of Brownstown” fought on August 9, 1812 under the command of Brigadier General Hull.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MeL Michigana also has a selection of excellent web sites that have been selected by Library of Michigan reference librarians to further enhance the digital content in this portal.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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">
http://mel.org</a>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Deb Renee Biggs, MA AMLS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Library Consultant/Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Lansing, MI 48909<br>
Phone: 517-373-4466<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Visit MeL at:
<a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="color:#7030A0">http://mel.org</span></a> and on Facebook at:
<a href="http://facebook.com/mel.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://facebook.com/mel.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;background:white">Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and
</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">intriguing snapshots of our varied collections<span style="background:white"> at
<a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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