Library Notes

The new Racism and Inequality Subject Guide is a multipurpose guide with resources that can be used when seeking information about racism, inequality, and related topics. This guide can be used as a starting place for research or as an educational tool for teaching and learning and discussion.  The guide contains reading lists of books, ebooks, articles, websites, media, and videos. The guide contains a mix of library provided resources, freely available websites, and suggested media on popular streaming options…

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Early in June additional furnishings arrived, were assembled, and deployed for the new Ozarks Room on the Third Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University. Plans are underway to fully open the Ozarks Room this fall, beginning with a grand opening reception. The date, time, and other details about that opening event will be shared later. The Ozarks Room will become another physical manifestation of the good work of the Ozarks Studies Institute…

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  Jim Coombs, Associate Professor of Library Science and the Maps and GIS Librarian at the Missouri State University Libraries, retired on May 15th, after over four decades of praiseworthy service to the communities served by the MSU Libraries, and to the profession of maps librarianship. Congratulations, Jim!     On June 1st, after over 47 years of excellent service to the Missouri State University Libraries and its users, Ginger Allard retired. Congratulations, Ginger! Best wishes to you in your…

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