Library Notes

On Tuesday afternoon, November 20th, a contingent of librarians from the Kansas State University Libraries, led by Dean of Libraries Lori Goetsch, will visit Duane G. Meyer Library at Missouri State University to see and learn about our space renovation and revitalization project, which includes an extensive deployment of furnishings manufactured by Steelcase. On May 22, 2018, KSU’s Hale Library received extensive damage during a fire. While the fire itself was confined to the roof of the building, smoke, soot, and water…

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For four years the MSU Libraries has had a dedicated YouTube channel, with new content being added all the time. Our channel contains a wide variety of musical recordings, films, television programs, tutorials, oral histories, and more. During the month of October 2018, viewers watched 1,114,362 minutes of content on our YouTube channel. That’s equal to 18,573 hours of viewing, or 774 days, or 111 weeks. There were 58,456 “views” of our content in October, for an average of 19…

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Sheila Grant Johnson, who has served as Dean of Libraries at Oklahoma State University since 2004, will visit the MSU Libraries next Tuesday, November 13th, as the external reviewer of the Library Administrative Services program. The schedule for her visit includes: 8:30 to 9:00: Tour of Duane G. Meyer Library with Dean Peters 9:00 to 10:00: Meet with Library Administrative Services Team (Melissa, Vicki, Nathan, Rachel, and Tom) in LIBR Conf. Room 10:00 to 11:00: Meet with Library Staff in…

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Provost Frank Einhellig recently approved funding in the amount of $23,000 to the MSU Libraries to purchase three pieces of major equipment: Whisper Room (Sound Isolation Enclosure): Whisper Rooms are sound isolation booths that can be used for a variety of purposes, including vocal booths for recording music, voice-overs, podcasts, interviews, and audiology testing. Duane G. Meyer Library installed a One Button Studio for recording presentations and instruction sessions and has yet to provide a space for students to practice and…

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The Office of Publications Collection, Record Group 16/13/0 in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives is a collection of documents that illustrates the evolution of the public face of Missouri State University. The Office of Publications represents just one of the units responsible for MSU’s public relations, and provides graphic design, editing, and writing services to the campus community, as well as providing guidance in usage of the university identity standard. Since 1985, Publications has produced MSU’s printed materials such as…

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On November 12, 2018 Paige Harp will begin serving in the MSU Libraries as a Library Associate III. Welcome, Paige! Her duties will include: Assisting the Cataloging and Metadata Unit (50%), Library Information Technologies Unit (25%), and the Library’s Graphic Designer (25%). Duties include cataloging and withdrawing library materials, video editing, maintenance of the Library’s online catalog, loading new database files from vendors, and other metadata services. Paige has a BA in English literature from MSU, and her MLIS is from the…

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