During the recent shelter-at-home situation during the last half of the spring semester and into the summer months, several pesky leaks in the beautiful Skylight Area on the east side of the Second Level of Duane G. Meyer Library have been repaired. The new furniture has been replaced, and that space is now ready for use when the fall semester begins next Monday. The final pieces of furniture in the redesigned area on the west side of the Second Level…
On Monday evening, July 20, 2020, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi spoke online about how to be an antiracist, the title of his bestselling book. He is a professor of history and international relations, as well as the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center, at American University, a private research university in DC. The event was organized and sponsored by the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System in Maryland. Dr. Charlene Dukes, the President of Prince George’s Community…
Discover how EBSCO Discovery Service Makes Research Easy! The Missouri State University Libraries now provides the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). EDS offers a simple, single search box to explore your library’s collection and electronic resources. It provides easy access to books, journals, articles, and more! In addition, it provides access to open repositories of quality information resources from around the world. Join us for an online ZOOM workshop. No need to register. It will be offered on the…
Two staff positions in the MSU Libraries are in the process of being reclassified and redefined. The positions are being realigned from functional areas of declining need to a programmatic area of increasing need and workload. A Library Associate II position focusing on maps and government documents is being reorganized into an Administrative Specialist II position that will focus on supporting the MSU Testing Center, which has been managed by the MSU Libraries for several years now. A Library…
All current employees of the MSU Libraries are invited to attend an online Zoom meeting next Monday, August 10, 2020, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. CDT. The Provost of MSU, Dr. Frank Einhellig, plans to join us for the first half of our meeting. Potential topics of discussion include: Updates for enrollment for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 General budget updates Travel and professional development opportunities in FY21 The new Mask Policy that the MSU Board of Governors is expected…