Hooking up midi keyboard to work in Logic

I am using Logic Pro and am on a MacBook Pro (OS X 10.8.3).
I'm in the process of buying an Evolution MK-149 midi keyboard. It will come with a midi cable and 9V transformer, but what will I need to link this up to my mac to get it working with Logic?
I know that there are midi to USB cables and I assumed this is what I would need, but have been trying to read around and am now not sure whether or not I will need to buy a midi interface too.
If anyone could shed some light on this for me it'd be greatly appreciated! Bearing in mind I'm a bit of a novice, layman's terms would be useful just to help me along!
Thanks

Great - thank you.
Would you think something like the link below is sufficient, even though it's a little basic?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_midi_usb_1x1.htm?sid=731f0edca52cf128c99e5ec571 aaa853

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