Library Notes

MSU Libraries’ digital archivist, Shannon Mawhiney, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Missouri Hub Steering Committee.  The Missouri Hub (or MOHub) consists of several partner institutions from around the state, including Missouri State University, and is currently sponsored by the MOBIUS consortium.  MOHub aggregates information about digital objects, such as letters and photographs digitized in Meyer Library’s Special Collections, and supplies these records to the Digital Public Library of American (DPLA)—which makes content discoverable through a single search interface.  This allows the items in Missouri State University’s Digital Collections to…

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The Tenth Anniversary of the Springfield African American Read-In (AARI), a community literacy initiative, begins on Friday, February 1, 2019 with an opening reception for the traveling exhibit Telling a People’s Story: African American Children’s Illustrated Literature.  This is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s books. The reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at The Library Center (4653 S. Campbell Avenue), with ample parking. …

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Hundreds of students took time out from studying for finals on Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2018 to interact with seven teams of dogs and owners from Pet Therapy of the Ozarks. Two of the teams were new to this event. The dogs, their owners, and the students congregated in the new Living Room on the First Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University. Everyone had a great time. Anne Baker, Head of Special Collections…

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The President’s Office Publications (RG 1/1/2) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives contains several different regular publications produced by Missouri State University’s President’s Office, including President’s Report (1963-1994), SMSU Focus (1993-2005), and Friday Focus (2005-2010). President’s Report summarized information about each school year, such as events, achievements, and financial information. Some issues also covered information about “long-range plans.”* Friday Focus was an occasional publication from the Office of the President.  First published as SMSU Focusin 1993, the brief (2-4 page) publication contained information from the university president for the campus…

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Meyer Library was voted best place to study on campus, but we are also a great place for stress relief during Finals Week! Besides extended hours for finals, the library will have a sensory table with stress balls, coloring pages, kinetic sand, and water beads. We are also providing a motivation wall, overnight coffee, crafting corner, puzzles, popup popcorn, and a snack night.  Our most popular stress relief activity, the pet therapy pups, will be here Tuesday, December 11, from 2:00-4:00 pm.

Laptops and tablet computers are available for three-day check-outs at the main Circulation desk on the First (main) Level of Duane G. Meyer Library. Available equipment includes: Dell Latitude 3340 Laptop with a 13-inch screen iPad Air 2 Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Samsung Galaxy Note Pro with a 12.2-inch screen Garnett Library also has computers and other equipment available for three-day check-outs. An online list of options is available.