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Monthly Feature
John Novak
Digital Interview Collection

Interviews about immigration, migration, and the Civil Rights Movement.  View Online


Daisy Gary
Daisy Gary, interviewee

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Kristy's Corrections

Corrections made this month for
commonly misspelled words in
the union catalog:

comunication / communication (3)

recordin / recording (3 times)

spritual* / spiritual* (9 times)


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Just for Fun
Historypin
www.historypin.com

"Pin your history to the world: Explore the Map, Add Your Photos, Write A Story."

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DALNET Details Newsletter
  The e-newsletter of the Detroit Area Library Network    

  DECEMBER 2010 / January 2011



DALNET Board Approves Updated Mission

As recommended by the Strategic Planning Task Force (SPTF), the DALNET Board recently approved the following updated mission for the consortium:

"DALNET is a community of libraries working together to provide access to information for research, cultural enrichment, and lifelong learning opportunities."

To read the rest of the updated strategic planning documents online, visit:
www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/plan.html

Thank you to the SPTF members: Margaret E. Auer (University of Detroit Mercy), Gerald Bosler (Macomb Community College), Steven Bowers (DALNET), Laura Mancini (Oakland County Libraries), Caryn Noel (Adam Cardinal Maida Alumni Library), and Mary Ann Sheblé (Oakland Community College).



DALNET Annual Report

The 2010 Fiscal Year for DALNET ended on September 30th.  Download a copy of the DALNET 2009/2010 Annual Report online:

View Annual Report



DALNET Staff Present at MLA Annual Conference


DALNET MLA Presentation

On November 10th, Steven Bowers, Kristy Wells, and Cathy Wolford presented "Channel Yourself:  Using YouTube Playlists to Create Online Collections" to an enthusiastic crowd at the Michigan Library Association Annual Conference in Traverse City.  A handout of the presentation is available online.


Did you know?
DALNET has many listservs available that can be valuable resources for members looking for discussion, answers to questions, or to brainstorm on a topic.  Listservs available to all members include DALNETGOVD (to discuss government document issues), MELCAT (DALNET MeLCat discussion list), DALNETCAT (to discuss cataloging issues), as well as DHMT (the general DALNET discussion list).  If you would like to be included in any of these listservs, email kawells@wayne.edu or login to http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/dalnet/listservs.html.
Events Calendar
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
ALCTS Webinar: FRBR as a foundation for RDA
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Wayne State University
Purdy/Kresge Auditorium


Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Retirement Party for Anaclare Evans and Dee Callaway, Remarks at 3PM
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: Wayne State University
UGL Community Room


December 24 - January 2
Holiday Closure
Location: DALNET Office

Monday, January 17, 2011
MLK Holiday Closure
Location: DALNET Office


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NEW! Resources
  Access for Free Online!

Machine of death: a collection of stories about people who know how they will die.
View in Catalog


Taking our pulse: the OCLC Research survey of special collections and archives.
View in Catalog


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On the Web
Frankenmuth News
frankenmutharchives.org

From the Frankenmuth Wickson District Library, over 100 years of the Frankenmuth News online and searchable.



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