Ecofemers, here is an example of what libraries in Michigan are doing! Granted, this is only one day, but it encourages use of the library and the kind of online help available there! > >The following is an updated electronic re-print of a memo recently sent to >all Michigan public library directors and Michigan Library Cooperative >Directors. Please note the correction to the Michigan Electronic Library >host address: > >During National Library Week, the American Library Association is >encouraging all libraries to offer free demonstrations of the Internet >as part of "Log On @ the Library Day" to be held Tuesday, April 16, >1996. The "Log On" theme is to be used to promote the role of >libraries and librarians in providing public access to the information >superhighway. It will also be the day ALA launches Kids Connect, an >online question and answer service to help students navigate the >information superhighway. > >In Michigan, "Log On" Day provides an excellent opportunity for public >libraries to generate visibility and show the amount and variety of >useful information available to the public online. Librarians >statewide can do this utilizing the Michigan Electronic Library (MEL). >Sponsored by MLink, Merit and the Library of Michigan, MEL is a >combination of Michigan electronic library collections, as well as >other carefully selected Internet sites of interest to librarians and >Michigan residents. > >The Internet address for MEL is http://mel.lib.mi.us/. Libraries >without electronic connections can ask computer stores, other >libraries, library cooperatives or community volunteers to help stage >the demonstrations. If your library isn't online, use this as an >opportunity to show what your community is missing and what type of >support the library needs to get connected. To become connected to the >Internet, you will need: > Telephone line > Microcomputer with modem, a 486 (minimum) processor and monitor, > preferably one with color and graphic capabilities > Appropriate telecommunications software > >To access the Michigan Electronic Library, you will need to dial into >MichNet and type the following host, login and password: > host: mel.lib.mi.us > Access Restricted > login: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > password: guest > >Please remember that the host machine is case sensitive and you must >type all entries in lowercase letters! For more information on the Michigan >Electronic Library, connecting to MichNet via a modem, or "Log On @ the >Library Day," contact Susan Parr or Anne Donohue at (517)373-1580. > > >Susan Parr [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Technology Trainer Phone: (517) 373-1580 >Library of Michigan FAX (517) 373-5700 >717 West Allegan Street >Lansing, MI 48909 > Sally Swart "When the axe came into the forest, the tree said 'The handle is one of us'." --A. Walker
