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thanks and appreciation to those who have served, this month we would like to feature the many resources in the
</span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (MeL) available to those interested in military service—both past
and present. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preparing for the Military<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Many organizations that provide professional development to educators utilize the video clips from<i>
</i></span><a href="https://www.todaysmilitary.com/"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today’s Military</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to identify the enlistment requirements and the
many career paths available. These inform us that the military is about so much more than just combat. To supplement
<i>Today’s Military</i> video clips such as the one on </span><a href="https://youtu.be/l8e5WlZe62g"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">taking the ASVAB</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=lex"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LearningExpress Library</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from
MeL has the <i>6<sup>th</sup> Edition ASVAB</i> <i>(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)</i>
<i>Complete Test Preparation</i> eBook. This text, updated in 2022, offers complete test planning, including knowing the score you need for the job you want; Assembling Objects, Auto and Shop, Electronics, Math, Mechanical, Science and Word Knowledge Reviews;
and 4 separate practice tests. To access this eBook and many other ASVAB-related items, explore the
</span><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=PSHSce"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Career Exploration Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
from LearningExpress Library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e862xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook High School Collection</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
also offers many titles to help students better understand the unique operations and daily living experiences in the various branches of the military. A few of these include the
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=ST+life+in+the+military&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Life
in the Military</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> series and
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&AN=2548365&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_2"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Military
Drones</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. In the
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Public Library Collection</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
younger readers can find and appreciate </span><u><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2694131&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Parents
Here and There: A Kids Guide to Deployment</span></i></a></span></u><u><span style="color:#333333;background:white">.</span></u><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Veterans & Military History Enthusiasts</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Using the search terms <b>military</b> and <b>veteran</b>, the eBook Public Library Collection generates
over </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&bquery=military+AND+veteran&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">100
results</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> on titles that contain the 2021 publications of </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2968309&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">The
Veteran’s WORK Book: How to Transition Out of the Military and Get Hired!</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2944010&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Stories
Are What Save Us: A Survivor’s Guide to Writing About Trauma</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">. There are also biographies and memoirs available like </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2001299&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">War
Flower: My Life After Iraq</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">For those that stay current on all things military, </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">MasterFILE
Complete</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> serves up many options. While keyword searches in this eResource can take you to a wide range of subjects, patrons also have direct access
to many current publications such as </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=MYR&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Military
Review</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">, </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=1ZM&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Infantry</span></i></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;background:white">, </span></u><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=MHY&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Military
History</span></i></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;background:white">, </span></u><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=NAV&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Naval
Aviation News</span></i></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;background:white">, and </span></u><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=1Y1&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Sea
Power</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and explore </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=pebblego"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">PebbleGo</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">, </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ovic"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Gale
in Context: Opposing Viewpoints</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">, and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-hrc"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">History
Reference Center</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> for even more military-related items.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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