Library Notes

The Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners Collection (M 16) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives is a collection of newsletters from the Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners organization. The not-for-profit group of runners in Springfield, Missouri was founded in 1978, primarily by Wayne McKinney and Floyd Johnson. The group’s mission is “to promote the health benefits of running as well as the pleasurable and competitive aspects of the sport while doing its part to improve the lives of others.” The collection currently contains the majority…

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Tyler Drenon, a local entrepreneur and expert on augmented and virtual reality, will speak on Thursday, April 18th at 3:00 p.m. in Room 101 of Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University. This event is free and open to all members of the university community, as well as the general public. Tyler is a Springfield native and MSU alum. He is the CEO of Tacit and the Director of Client Sciences at Self Interactive. He attended…

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This comprehensive database of over 60,000 maps includes over 5,000 high-resolution modern maps of the world, regions, countries, and states. There are outline maps, political maps, physical maps, population maps, environmental maps, climate change maps, and other thematic maps from NASA, USGS, USFS, NOAA and other scientific, technical, and conservation organizations.The database also includes 14 visual glossaries of geography, earth science, and cartography; 18 flag images for each country, U.S. State, and Canadian Province; and educational and teaching tools such…

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