<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
panose-1:3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
panose-1:2 4 6 4 5 5 5 2 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1027" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A few weeks ago <a href="http://mel.org/">MeL.org</a> database provider
<a href="http://www.gale.com/">Gale Cengage Learning</a> announced enhancements to
<i><a href="http://kids.mel.org/HomeworkHelpers">Kids InfoBits</a></i>, (found in the MeL Kids Gateway under Homework Helpers) with the addition of educational videos. Now, they’ve announced similar enhancements to MeL eResource
<b><i><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=MSIC">Research in Context</a></i></b> (found in the Kids Gateway under Homework Helpers and Teens Gateway under Homework Help). “Approximately 750 videos, including videos
on topics frequently studied in middle school <b>earth science</b> and <b>physical science</b> courses, have been added to
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Research In Context</span></em>. Examples include: biomes, electromagnetism, motion, tectonic plates, photosynthesis, and several others.” Available videos will be listed as a format type after selecting a
subject or on the results page from a specific search. Videos are generally just a few minutes long and include content providers such as NOVA, AP (Associated Press), and Visual Learning Systems, Inc. Remember, while
<i>Research in Context</i> includes content for literature, social studies, science, and history, these videos are geared to middle school earth science and physical science topics.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Want to let your patrons/followers know about this great resource? Feel free to use this message: “Michiganders - Research in Context has 750 earth & physical science videos in Kids & Teens
Homework Help @meldotorg <a href="http://kids.mel.org/HomeworkHelpers">http://kids.mel.org/HomeworkHelpers</a></span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">”<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p><em><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
</span></em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:contact@mel.org"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">contact@mel.org</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or
visit </span></em><a href="http://mel.org/"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">http://mel.org</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks.</span></em></span><em><o:p></o:p></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#C00000">Eunice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#022F78">Eunice C. Borrelli<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#022F78">Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#022F78">Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#022F78">517-241-4996
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://twitter.com/meldotorg"><span style="color:#323E4F;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" style="width:.3125in;height:.3125in" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image009.png@01D25165.A6113CE0" alt="Follow MeL on Twitter"></span></a><span style="color:#323E4F"> </span><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="color:#323E4F;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="52" height="27" style="width:.5416in;height:.2812in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image010.png@01D25165.A6113CE0" alt="MeL - Michigan eLibrary Logo"></span></a><span style="color:#323E4F"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mel.org"><span style="color:#323E4F;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" style="width:.3125in;height:.3125in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image011.png@01D25165.A6113CE0" alt="Like MeL on Facebook"></span></a><span style="color:#323E4F"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1dqA8_ZOCfZcHP9OaBGew"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" style="width:.3125in;height:.3125in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image007.png@01D25142.8C39DF20" alt="Check out MeL on Youtube"></span></a><span style="color:#323E4F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter" />
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0" />
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" />
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t" />
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.1pt;width:91.8pt;height:48.9pt;z-index:251659264;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image008.png@01D25142.8C39DF20" o:title="image002.png@01D20444" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="122" height="65" style="width:1.2708in;height:.677in" src="cid:image013.png@01D25165.A6113CE0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]><span style="color:red">Help
us acknowledge and celebrate the great work of</span><span style="color:#323E4F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Michigan educators! Go to: </span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator</span></a><span style="color:#323E4F">
</span><span style="color:red">today.</span><span style="color:#323E4F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>