Library Notes

Current and former MSU Libraries employees have published an article entitled Research Content as an Expression of the Scholarly Information Seeking Habits and Behavior of University Faculty in the Journal of Library Administration. A second companion article, Research Services and Spaces as Expressions of the Scholarly Information Seeking Habits and Behavior of University Faculty, will also be published later this summer in the same journal. Both articles are based upon our study Scholarly Information Seeking Habits and Behaviors of Missouri State University (MSU) Faculty found…

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Route 66 researchers now have additional resources available through the Missouri State University Libraries. The Live Music Venues and Experiences on Route 66 oral history project, made possible in part by the National Park Service, Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, can be found on the MSU Libraries’ YouTube channel and in Special Collections and Archives. This investigation of musical venues located in Springfield, Missouri, and around Lebanon, Missouri, offers a broad look of the community memory fostered by Route 66….

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Yesterday the Smithsonian officially released the schedule of activities, presentations, and performances at the Ozarks Program at the upcoming Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC.  Missouri State University (MSU) is the lead partner with the Smithsonian Institution, collaborating to plan, promote, and present an exciting array of events at the Ozarks program at the ten-day Smithsonian Folklife Festival, from Thursday, June 29 through Sunday, July 9, 2023. Festival activities will occur daily from 11:00 to 5:30,…

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