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year was very busy for MeL! With a slate of new <a href="https://mel.org/az.php">
eResources</a> and the continued high use of <a href="https://mel.org/welcome">MeLCat</a>, we have definitely been hopping.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">The top 10 most popular eResources in the past year reflect a range of needs from the library and education communities. World Book Kids was consistently the most heavily used eResource, except for when school was
out for the summer. AtoZDatabases, one of MeL's newer eResources, has become a favorite and is also heavily used. With the re-addition of NoveList Plus in the past year, NoveList, ever popular, has become even more so now that users have the ability to look
for reading recommendations for all ages.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Top 10 eResources Used in FY2019</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">World Book Kids</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(PreK-5<sup>th</sup> grade)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=atoz"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">AtoZ Databases</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">*</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(Business & Resident Directory information)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-novplus"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">NoveList Plus</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">*</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(Reading recommendations)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-novpk8"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">NoveList Plus K-8</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(Youth reading recommendations)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-a9h"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Academic Search Complete</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">*</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary scholarly research articles)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ovic"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(Different views on contemporary issues to help students develop critical thinking skills)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebelem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Britannica School Elementary</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(3<sup>rd</sup> – 4<sup>th</sup> grades)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebmid"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Britannica School Middle</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(5<sup>th</sup> – 7<sup>th</sup> grades)</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://worldbookonline.com/ewol/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">World Book Early Learning</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
<i>(PreK-3<sup>rd</sup> grade) </i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-nlebk"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">eBook Collection</span></a><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> (all ages)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">*</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">New eResource in 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">MeLCat</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">MeLCat continues to be tremendously popular with libraries and residents. Over 47.8 million items were available in the MeLCat catalog in FY2019. Overall, the number of items loaned
has steadily increased in the past 6 years. This year, over 1.1 million items were loaned out to residents all over the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Can you guess what the busiest month was for MeLCat in the past year? January! Historically, the largest number of loans placed during the year tend to fall in January and this past
year has been no exception. In 2018, 105,718 items were loaned and in January 2019, 106,622 items were loaned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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The success of MeL would not be possible without LSTA funding from the <a href="https://www.imls.gov/">
Institute for Museum and Library Services</a>, and all the countless library staff around the state who support MeL and make sure MeLCat continues to run so well. Thank you for all you do!<o:p></o:p></p>
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Brought to you by Liz Breed from the MeL Team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit </span><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="background:white">http://mel.org</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">,
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">#IMLSGrant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="color:#500050">Family Matters</span></i></b><b><span style="color:#500050"> is an outreach effort to equip families of children with disabilities by offering free information and resources<i>.</i></span></b><span style="color:#500050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Matters</span></a><span style="color:#500050">, </span><span style="color:black">call OSE Information Line at 888-320-8384 or Email:
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