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About SEMLOL

The Southeastern Michigan League of Libraries (SEMLOL) is a voluntary multitype library cooperative that:

Establishes channels of communication among member libraries
Creates programs to encourage cooperative use of resources
Undertakes projects to address common issues
Works to enhance the quality of service in member libraries.

SEMLOL operates through membership contribution of staff time and resources to its programs.

Announcements:

Many thanks to all who attended the Spring 2008 meeting at Oakland Community College on April 18, 2008, and a special thanks to all of the speakers for the afternoon sessions. Because attendees needed to choose two out of the four sessions offered, many people expressed the desire to see the PowerPoint presentations from the sessions they were not able to attend. SEMLOL Secretary Margaret Danowski also prepared comprehensive minutes from the meeting with detailed summaries of all of the sessions. Please follow the links below to access these documents.

Minutes/session summaries from SEMLOL Spring 2008 meeting (prepared by Margaret Danowski)

Virtual Reference: The Southeast Michigan Connection — Carrie Croatt-Moore (Librarian, Wayne State University), Jill Spreitzer (Associate Librarian, University of Detroit Mercy), Ann Walaskay (Librarian, Oakland Community College)
Carrie Croatt-Moore presentation (.ppt)
Ann Walaskay presentation (.ppt)

WorldCat Local and OCLC Social Networking — Jasmine de Gaia (OCLC, Global Product Manager for Social Networking Initiatives), Paul Getzen (OCLC, Library Services Consultant), Mindy Pozenel (OCLC, Global Product Manager for WorldCat Discovery Services)

Jasmine de Gais presentation (.ppt)

MelCat: Service Considerations — Rita Bullard (Access Services Librarian, Eastern Michigan University), Kathy Irwin (Head, Circulation Services, University of Michigan-Dearborn)
Rita Bullard/Kathy Irwin presentation (.pdf)

Web Gadgets, Widgets, and Tools for Library Services — Sara Memmott (Emerging Technologies Librarian, Eastern Michigan University), Mike Sensiba (Next Generation Librarian, Wayne State University), Jeff Zachwieja (Reference and Electronic Services Librarian, Marygrove College)
Sara Memmott presentation (.ppt)
Mike Sensiba presentation (.ppt)
Jeff Zachwieja presentation (.pps)

Acknowledgements

SEMLOL would like to thank the following for their sponsorship and support of the SEMLOL website:

Website domain donated by..........	Alibris
Website server space donated by..........	UM-Dearborn's Mardigian Library
SEMLOL web logo created by..........	Rob Burns, Oakland University

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This site last updated August 6, 2008.