Library Notes

Library faculty, staff, and student workers, both current and former, were well-represented at the September 2024 Missouri Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference held at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, MO. The conference’s theme was “Innovate, Integrate and Inspire: Crafting the Future Library Experience.” Two research poster sessions were presented about projects pursued at the University Libraries. Andrea Miller, Professor/Metadata and Cataloging Librarian; Lynn Cline, Emeritus Professor; and Scott Fischer, Library Associate I presented a poster entitled Scholarly Information…

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Death, funeral and burial traditions — from services to superstitions to headstones and more — are an evolving part of Ozarks culture. These topics, shared by individuals who know them best, have been documented as part of an ongoing oral history series produced by Missouri State University Libraries and Ozarks Alive.   On Tuesday evening, Nov. 19, Kaitlyn McConnell of Ozarks Alive, who has been conducting these oral history interviews, will share some of what she’s learned through this research,…

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