http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php The MeL Gateways are a collection of Web sites evaluated and organized by librarians in the State of Michigan. This RSS feed includes our newest additions. http://mel.org/includenewmel/melcolor.jpg http://mel.org 105 200 MeL Logo en-us norriss2@michigan.gov norriss2@michigan.gov Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:24:07 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:24:07 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3583 The Biz Info Library (BIL) is a collaboration between the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Edward Lowe Foundation, and the James J. Hill Reference Library to create an online library offering the world’s best information on starting and growing a business. BIL provides users instant access to relevant, credible, and objective information authored and vetted by the world’s top business information experts. Free registration allows users to access the BIL and browse or search by category, or use advanced searching or keyword techniques. 2009-01-05 12:37:21 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3582 The Economic Development Foundation is a non-profit organization that has been helping small businesses throughout Michigan obtain financing since 1981. Promoting SBA 504 business loans, the Foundation provides bountiful information for both borrowers and lenders on the benefit of the loans, how the program works, and rates. 2009-01-05 12:28:47 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3581 The James J. Hill Reference Library is a private non-profit business reference library located in St. Paul, MN housing a world-class collection of practical business information resources since 1921 and is considered one of the most comprehensive business libraries in the country. Specializing in serving the information needs of entrepreneurs and small business, the Library offers simple ways to search and sort out business information essential to businesses of every size. 2009-01-05 12:19:12 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3580 The E Loft is a business center in Marquette, Michigan, newly created in 2009 for entrepreneurs as a creative place to do business, share ideas and learn from other successful entrepreneurs. Services now include business coaching, virtual offices with 24/7 access. Early in 2009 other services will be available such as office and meeting space, workshops, web and graphic design services, and more. 2009-01-05 11:49:39 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3579 WWJ Newsradio 950 is Detroit's only all-news radio station. GreatStuff is their free e-mail newsletter about what to do in Southeast Michigan and can be sent every Thursday to your e-mail in-box. 2008-12-30 15:48:55 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3578 WWJ Newsradio 950 is Detroit's only all-news radio station. GreatStuff is their free e-mail newsletter about what to do in Southeast Michigan and can be sent every Thursday to your e-mail in-box. 2008-12-30 15:45:51 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3577 Manta.com is a tool for finding 45 million free profiles covering large to small companies worldwide and their related industries and products. Their database of easy-to-use customer relationship management tools enables users to access company data content from sources that include Dun & Bradstreet, Hoover's, Snapdata, Datamonitor, Moody's and ICON. 2008-12-30 15:31:50 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3576 FedBizOpps.gov is the U.S. government's virtual marketplace. No registration is required to post, search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire federal contracting community. 2008-12-30 15:22:27 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3575 Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is the primary registrant database for the U.S. Federal Government. CCR collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions, including Federal agency contract and assistance awards including grants, cooperative agreements and other forms of federal assistance. Both current and potential federal government registrants are required to register in CCR in order to be awarded contracts by the federal government. 2008-12-30 15:15:58 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3574 The Business Partner Network is the single source for vendor data for the Federal Government with a search mechanism that provides unprecedented views into several key data bases across Federal Agencies. 2008-12-30 15:11:34 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3573 The Michigan Archival Association was founded in 1958 and has evolved into the primary organization devoted to the archival community in Michigan. It is the nation's oldest state archival association and one of the largest regional organizations of its kind. The primary goals of the MAA are to provide education and cooperation to promote the preservation and use of the state's historical records through training workshops, publications, annual meetings, and its newsletter, Open Entry. 2008-12-30 13:54:00 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3572 The Michigan Oral History Association (MOHA) provides effective cooperation and communication among persons, programs and institutions concerned with the techniques, uses and promotion of oral history in Michigan. Their Michigan Oral History database is a free resource to both institutions and those interested in oral history. Users log in, create an account, and begin to contribute oral history records giving researchers worldwide the ability to access and browse descriptions of interviews. 2008-12-30 13:47:15 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3571 The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum are in two different locations but these are a single institution sharing one director. The Ford Library in ann Arbor, Michigan, collects, preserves, and makes accessible a rich variety of archival materials on U.S. domestic issues, foreign relations, and political affairs during the Cold War era. The Library offers exhibits, special events, education partnerships, and reference services. The Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has permanent exhibits that allow visitors to actually participate in history while reviewing the lives of President and Mrs. Ford. Visitors can also see President Ford's Burial Site. 2008-12-30 13:41:37 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3570 The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs is the largest labor archive in North America holding more than 2,000 collections related to such topics as union history and working class organizations, African Americans and women in the labor movement, as well as radical, social and political reform movements. Collections also focus on the history of twentieth century Detroit, including such topics as social welfare, health care, politics, civil rights, women’s rights and metropolitan Detroit social communities. The Reuther also houses the archives of Wayne State University. 2008-12-30 13:33:21 http://mel.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=3569 Access to forms for filing Michigan income taxes for individuals and businesses. Topics also include how to e-file, finding the status of your return and more. 2008-12-18 14:41:45