[bksvol-discuss] Re: Mel
- From: Jamie Yates <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:32:54 -0800 (PST)
MEL is the Michigan e-library and libraries which
participate in it make their catalogs available online
at:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search
My library participates in MEL which means any item
(book, cd, dvd) that says available when you search
the catalog, I can get. Not every Michigan library
participates but many do including many universities.
What is extra nice is that I can search the catalogs
at home and also request books at home. Before we had
to go through the inter library loan librarian at the
actual library to request a book or other item from
another library.
That is how I got the Good to be King book that needed
the copyright page scanned, and a few other books that
people requested.
The University of Michigan participates as well as
Central Michigan University and Hope College (an
expensive private college) so it really makes a lot of
books available to me. I love it.
The service is funded in part by the State of Michigan
through the Library of Michigan.
Additional project support comes from the Federal
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) via the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
I sure hope they continue to get funding for it.
I even once got a Braille book, just because I was
curious to see one. And the Burns Braille
transcription dictionary too which someday I think I
will purchase. It's nice to be able to see a book
before you buy it (we have no real book stores around
here).
Jamie in Michigan
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