This week, the Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Duane G. Meyer Library, published the latest edition of OzarksWatch Magazine. Themed “My Ozarks,” this issue is a meditation on place and what this region means to many of the people who call the Ozarks home. This will also be the last issue of OzarksWatch edited by Susan Croce Kelly. She is resigning from her position in December 2024. Susan has served in this role for 8 years and…
Missouri State University Library is proud to announce that SCOPUS and SCOPUS AI have been acquired for the library’s digital collections. SCOPUS is an industry leading abstract and citation database that helps students and faculty researchers find relevant and authoritative resources. SCOPUS also has features that help library users to identify experts in their fields while also gaining access to reliable data, metrics, and analytical tools. SCOPUS AI is an intuitive and intelligent search tool informed by generative AI that…
Tom Peters served as Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University from August 1, 2012 through December 31, 2024 (12 years and five months) Reflective Thoughts from Dean Peters as he prepares to retire next month: For the past twelve years it has been an honor and a privilege to serve Missouri State University (MSU) and its many diverse communities as Dean of Library Services. The overarching goal of the MSU Libraries has always been to strive to meet…
University Libraries is hosting the traveling exhibit, “The Rise of Missouri Women in the Federal Reserve” from Monday, November 11 to Friday, November 15 on the first level of Duane G. Meyer Library. The exhibit examines the experiences of women working at the Federal Reserve banks in Missouri and highlights past and present voices of trailblazers in the field. You can learn more about the exhibit by clicking the hyperlink above.
Students from Buffalo Prairie Middle School visited Meyer Library on Monday, October 23, 2024. The class was comprised of ten 7th and 8th grade students who are enrolled in the new Library Science class led by Media Specialist Julie Thomas. The students learned about the different functions and roles within an academic library through interactive presentations and a building tour. They finished their time at Meyer in the Innovation Lab where they made buttons, learned how to use a heat…
Earlier this month, Professor Tracy Stout attended the annual Open Education Conference, a key event focused on open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy. The conference, held under the theme “It’s About Time,” inspired attendees to challenge traditional boundaries and envision a future where education is open, inclusive, and transformative for all. With partial support from a travel grant provided by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), Professor Stout participated in sessions centered around expanding accessibility and affordability in education….
A new exhibit, Appreciating the Art and Culture of the Indigenous Americas, will open in Special Collections and Archives on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Please join us for an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Meyer Library Room 306. This educational exhibit is the culmination of the best student research from the 2023-2024 Citizenship and Service-Learning (CASL) integrated courses ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica and ART 487: Art of the Americas, taught by Dr. Billie Follensbee. Objects studied are on loan from historical…
Rachel Besara, Associate Dean of Libraries at Missouri State University, recently returned from WolfCON 2024, the World Open Library Federation Conference, which was held in London at the Senate House on the campus of the University of London. This event provided opportunities to dive into the latest in resource sharing platforms, OpenRS, and data reporting, Metadb. There were also important sessions about open science initiatives, showcasing how the STEM disciplines and libraries are working together to enhancing access to research…
This fall Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University, has had several publications and media appearances come to fruition: The Ozark Jubilee Encyclopedia, compiled by Dean Peters, will be published next week by Pie Supper Press. The encyclopedia grew out of an ongoing effort by the MSU Libraries to collect, organize, and preserve recordings and supporting documentation about the Ozark Jubilee, a popular weekly nationally-broadcast live television show that originated from Springfield, Missouri, from 1955 to 1960. …
Professor Joshua Lambert of the Duane G. Meyer Library recently attended the 2024 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) in Lawrence, KS. The 2024 MDLS Conference presentations included innovative research related to data repository use and better ways to engage minorities so that they will contribute to institutional repositories. The participants practiced using Application Programming Interfaces, which could better inform their institution about researcher publishing practices. Other sessions helped librarians think of complex concepts using metaphors so that they can better…