Library Notes

Dr. Rajiv Thakur, Associate Professor of Geography at MSU’s West Plains campus, is acknowledging the hard work of Springfield and West Plains Library staff in his next publication entitled Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Governance: Indian and International Perspectives.  Neva Parrott, Sophia Skinner, and Shannon Conlon have been personally thanked for their support of Dr. Thakur throughout the research process for his upcoming book. Library faculty and staff support of research is critical to the advancement of MSU’s mission to…

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Meyer Library’s faculty, staff, and student employees are invited to a presentation about Missouri State University’s BearPOWER program next Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CDT in Room 120 of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus.   BearPOWER is a five-semester program geared specifically for Bears with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This presentation is an opportunity to learn more about how we can better serve our community and continue to build a welcoming and…

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The Missouri State University Libraries has a longstanding commitment to providing more and better access to streaming media that support the teaching, learning, research, and service activities of this university community.  With that goal in mind, the MSU Libraries recently arranged a trial access to the Academic Video Online (AVON) database. AVON is a comprehensive streaming video collection of more than 70,000 films, including documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. It covers a broadly multidisciplinary range of subject areas,…

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Missouri State University Libraries launched a demand-driven-acquisition (DDA) model this week as part of its ongoing efforts to develop the libraries’ information services and resources.