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About
The Research Help Now Michigan Virtual Reference Service was begun in February, 2004 as a project funded by a U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Grant for the Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative (MCCVLC). Formed by a group of Michigan Community College Libraries to offer Virtual Reference to their communities, it has grown to include two major libraries in the state of Michigan, the Library of Michigan and Michigan State University Libraries. Research Help Now Virtual Reference Service is made available free of charge to all patrons of the participating Michigan Community Colleges, the Library of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the MCCVLC.
The first year of Research Help Now was funded by the FIPSE Grant. Once the grant period expired in September, 2005, funding was taken over by the member libraries. 12 of the original 17 community colleges remain, and were joined by three new community colleges (2005), the Library of Michigan (2005), and Michigan State University Libraries (2006). Research Help Now is staffed by professional librarians from the participating insitutions.
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