Library Notes

Professor Tracy Stout provided four informational presentations on Open Educational Resources last week. Tracy’s presentations included an overview of, finding, and evaluating OER. These presentations were in collaboration with FCTL (The MSU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning) in anticipation of the upcoming special curriculum innovation grant to support MSU faculty in the creation of a “Zero Textbook” course. These stipends were announced on Monday with the expectations that those receiving the stipend will attend another OER workshop facilitated by…

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On Wednesday, October 9, authors Roland and Marie Smith visited with Greenwood students in grades K-5. Marie Smith is best known for her alphabet books and Roland Smith has written over 40 books, including Zach’s Lie, a previous winner of the Missouri Mark Twain Award. Over 150 students attended the event, which was sponsored by the Greenwood PTA and coordinated by Haseltine Librarian, Dea Borneman.  

As of September 30, the MSU Testing Center is a certified testing center for the National Center for Competency Testing. The NCCT is an independent credentialing organization for healthcare professionals and instructors throughout the United States, including: Medical Assistant (NCMA) Medical Office Assistant (NCMOA) ECG Technician (NCET) Phlebotomy Technician (NCPT) Tech in Surgery – Certified (NCCT) Insurance and Coding Specialist (NCICS) Patient Care Technician (NCPCT) Certified Postsecondary Instructor (CPI) In addition, the MSU Testing Center added the National Testing Network…

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Tucked away on the shelves of Missouri State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives are three historical gems relating to the early history of the Ozarks. These books, written by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, allow us to step back in time 200 years to the early exploration of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas. In 1819 the beautiful Ozark Mountains and surrounding area were largely unexplored wilderness, acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Today, 2019, we celebrate the bicentennial of Henry…

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Archives Specialist Jeffrey Lawson has found his niche in organizing the archives of Springfield Little Theatre (SLT).

On Friday, October 4, 2019, the Board of the Johnson Library & Museum (JLM), located in Osceola, Missouri, held its annual meeting in Springfield. MSU Dean of Library Services Tom Peters is a member of the JLM Board.  The Board discussed several matters of interest, including the Thomas M. Johnson Symposium that will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 7 and 8, 2019. The Thursday sessions will be held in Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of…

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In January of 1957 Crossroads TV Productions of Springfield, Missouri, the same company that already had been producing the weekly live television broadcast of the Ozark Jubilee over ABC-TV, created a pilot program for a proposed country-themed game show. They called it “Pig in a Poke.” Contestants answered questions to earn various cuts of pork, including slabs of bacon and bone-in hams. If any contestant won the whole hog, they won the grand prize.  Smiley Burnett was the host, George…

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Three members of the Missouri State University Library Science faculty — Jessica Bennett, Grace Jackson-Brown, and Tracy Stout — presented at the second annual Celebrating First-Generation Students Conference. Their presentation, titled “The Library and the First Generation Student: Convocation to Graduation and Beyond!”, was well received. The one-day conference was held on Friday, September 27, 2019 in Plaster Student Center on MSUs Springfield campus.  Attendees learned the foundations of information literacy, best practices, high impact learning strategies, and motivational needs…

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