• MeLCat Video
We are delighted to introduce this short and sweet video on how to use MeLCat, the shared statewide catalog in the Michigan eLibrary (MeL). Produced by Jeff Zachwiega, Coordinator of Library Electronic Resources at Oakland Community College for MeL, our new MeLCat video takes the user step by step in making a MeLCat request.

MeLCat libraries are encourage to link to or embed the new video on their websites. There are now over 400 public, academic, K12 and special libraries participating in MeLCat from all over the State of Michigan. Check here to see if your library participates. Michigan libraries who have yet to join MeLCat can find information here and click on MeLCat Statewide Catalog and Participation.

• MeLCat Best Practices Tutorial
You'll need your MeL Help Password for this. This PowerPoint presentation is a tutorial on best cataloging practices for MeLCat records so libraries can improve their record quality, reduce duplicates and help users find and get what they want. Available to MeLCat participating libraries only.

• MeLCat Policies and Procedures
Policies, procedures, lending and borrowing rules, how to join MeLCat, MeLCat committee information and news about expanding MyMeL.

• MeLCat AV Policy Waiver Form

• Technical Support

• MeL Gateways
This is your entry point to all the MeL resources available on specific topics we have found to be of particular interest to Michigan residents. MeL Gateways suggest Best of the Web sites with a concentration on Michigan, focused databases for full-text articles form magazines, journals, newspapers and other publications, and suggested MeLCat searches for relevant books and non-print materials.

• MeL Databases: More than 40 Subscription Databases
MeL offers a core set of subscription databases for Michigan residents. The $2.3 million worth of electronic resources includes millions of full text articles.

• MeL Databases Video: How to Use the MeL Databases
View tutorials that will walk you through some of the basic as well as finer points of finding the information you need in the MeL Databases.

• Serials Solutions A-Z List
This is an alphabetical list of full-text periodicals and newspapers included in MeL databases.

• Technical Support

• MeL Michigana
Digital historical resources from around Michigan including photographs of people, places and objects; oral histories; diaries of Civil War soldiers; best Michigan history websites; unique local histories and much more.

• MeL Michigana Article for Michigan Genealogist 

• M.O.R.E. - Michigan Online Resources for Educators
Michigan teachers, parents and students can find quality online resources to use in and out of the classroom, but teachers in particular will be able to find materials such as lesson plans, interactive games, and other education Web sites aligned to and searchable by the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs) and HSCEs.