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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Whether you want to create online programming for your patrons (<a href="https://mel.org/ld.php?content_id=57031801">kids</a> or
<a href="https://mel.org/ld.php?content_id=57757015">adults</a>) using these ideas or simply spread the word that these eResources are available, MeL and EBSCO have the tools to support you. Here are a few EBSCO eResources from MeL’s
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">collection you can promote to your library users:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,geo&geocustid=s8410434&profile=autorepso" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Auto Repair Source</span></i></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">™</span></span></a><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Now is a good time for folks to prep their cars for the winter months. Find up-to-date service, repair and maintenance information on thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.</span></span><span class="scxo132560274"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><i>EBSCO eBooks</i>™</b></span><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Encourage patrons to save money by downloading e-books for free via the library. </span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MeL</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> provides
access to EBSCO’s </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e000xna" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">academic</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e020mna" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">business</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">public
library</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e860xna" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">K-8</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> and </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e862xna" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">high
school</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> e-book collections.</span></span><span class="scxo132560274"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br style="user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-hcrc" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center</span></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">™</span></b></span></a><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-kerning: none">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Help patrons nurture their hobbies or find new projects to pass the time with articles, how-to instructions and videos on sewing, knitting, jewelry making, scrapbooking, painting, photography, hiking,
biking, baking, board games and much more. (Promotion support from EBSCO's </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/sites/g/files/nabnos191/files/acquiadam-assets/Hobbies-and-Crafts-Reference-Center-Social-Media-Kit.zip" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">social
media kit</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.)</span></span><span class="scxo132560274"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br style="user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-hirc" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Home Improvement Reference Center</span></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">™</span></b></span></a><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-kerning: none">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Remind patrons tackling home improvement and remodeling projects that they have access to reference information from leading home improvement magazines and more than 100 how-to videos on popular home
repairs. (Promotion support from EBSCO's </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/sites/g/files/nabnos191/files/acquiadam-assets/Home-Improvement-Reference-Center-Social-Media-Kit.zip" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">social
media kit</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.)</span></span><span class="scxo132560274"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br style="user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-kerning: none">
<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=PSjca" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">EBSCO LearningExpress®<i> Job & Career Accelerator</i></span></b></span></a><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-kerning: none">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Invite those seeking work to research growth industries, take skills and interests assessments to find ideal career paths, explore more than 1,000 occupations, conduct real-time job searches, build
resumes and cover letters, and prepare for job interviews. (Promotion support from
<a href="https://mel.org/staff">MeL’s Promotions Toolkit</a>.)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-kerning: none">
<a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=myheritage" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">MyHeritage Library Edition</span></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">™</span></b></span></a><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-kerning: none">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Inspire members of your community to begin researching their family history. They’ll be fascinated to discover U.S. Census records dating back to 1790, military records, immigration records and passenger
lists, gravestone photos and much more.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Need a refresh on eResources? Library staff looking for
<b>professional development opportunities</b> have access to a couple of options.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/michiganlibrary-staff">MeL’s eResources Learning Academy</a>. This learning portal offers short microlearning courses using videos and text. Designed to help library
staff become more comfortable using different eResources, these self-paced courses make it easy to pop in and out depending on the time you have available and the skills you need to learn or refresh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo7;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The new </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://connect.ebsco.com/s/academy" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">EBSCO
Academy</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. This centralized learning portal offers short training videos, self-paced courses and instructor-led sessions designed to help librarians increase their knowledge
about EBSCO products and services. You can even earn a micro-credential for completing the <i>EBSCO eBooks</i> eLearning Path.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan eLibrary Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan | Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
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