Summertime and the Reading is Easy

Want a read for the beach, cabin, or backyard hammock?  Your OCC Libraries have lots of new titles to choose from!

Check out the OCC Libraries Browsing Collections for some great selections in popular fiction and non-fiction. Use your OCC Library Card Number to make an online request and have books sent to the campus library nearest you.

Newer titles in the OCC Browsing Collections include:

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm by Mardi Jo Link (2014 Michigan Notable Book)
• Cross My Heart by James Patterson
• The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid
• Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
• Missing You by Harlan Coben
• Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child
• The River Swimmer by Jim Harrison (2014 Michigan Notable Book)
• Who Asked You by Terry McMillan

Happy Summer Reading!

Submitted by Beth Garnsey
Faculty Librarian
Highland Lakes Campus Library

New & Improved Michigan eLibrary Website Debuts June 16

On June 16, the Library of Michigan is debuting the new and improved Michigan eLibrary (MeL), Besides a new look and feel for the website, they have also introduced a discovery service that allows you to see results from across all of the MeL resources, including quick links to request books through MeLCat.

The new search box on the MeL homepage will find results from MeLCat, selected MeL databases, curricular content/websites from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators (M.O.R.E.), MeL gateway websites, and selected digital Michigan history projects, all in one search.

To try it out now, visit the MeL home page at http://mel.org/ and click the new MeL link at the top of the page.

More than 1,500 new films added to the OCC Libraries VAST collection

1,545 new films have recently been added to the OCC Libraries VAST: Academic Video Online collection.  Here are a few highlights:

• Steve Jobs: His Story
• The Out List featuring interviews with the most influential names in the LGBT community
• Developing Cultural Humility: Understanding How to Engage In Difficult Dialogues

Check out the thousands of titles available in music and performing arts, health sciences, education, and more at the VAST: Academic Video Online collection, or watch the OCC Libraries tutorial video on getting started with VAST.