Go to the Health and Wellness Gateway to easily find information on the facts surrounding the current swine flu cases in Michigan and the United States, who is at risk, and how to prevent the spread of this virus.

MeL offers links on advocating for your library that will help you work with funding providers. Check out the section on Advocacy under Librarians and Librarianship to find ways to communicate and influence others on the value of your services.

MORE is a growing Web-based collection of thousands of high-quality, digitally available lesson plans, classroom activities and more, giving educators a significant edge in providing an enhanced educational experience for their students. The resources in MORE have been collected from well-known education resources like ThinkFinity (formerly Marco Polo) and the Michigan Teacher Network; selected by library and educational media specialists working in the content area of their teaching certifications; and aligned with State of Michigan grade-level and high school content expectations. Check out MORE in MeL and read the full press release

Check out MeL's Reference Desk or Business Gateway to find information on dealing with mortgage foreclosure, debt counseling and other services under Michigan Personal Finance Assistance.

Be sure to take a look at the Special Topic on the Lincoln Bicentennial to find information on President Abraham Lincoln.

Looking for a job? Looking for ways for growing or starting a business? MeL's Business and Jobs Gateway has many of the best resources for researching in the world of business and employment. Re-energize your job search and/or your business!

Michigan libraries can help to remind users about where to get in-depth research information by branding the databases available to them through MeL. Great examples of branding can be found at the Marshall District Library and Michigan State University Libraries . It’s easy to add the MeL logo to your web site. Just go to MeL Marketing Materials at Michigan.gov to find various sizes of logos to use in branding MeL on your web site and other MeL promotional materials.