Library Notes

Missouri State University Library is proud to announce that SCOPUS and SCOPUS AI have been acquired for the library’s digital collections. SCOPUS is an industry leading abstract and citation database that helps students and faculty researchers find relevant and authoritative resources. SCOPUS also has features that help library users to identify experts in their fields while also gaining access to reliable data, metrics, and analytical tools. SCOPUS AI is an intuitive and intelligent search tool informed by generative AI that…

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Tom Peters served as Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University from August 1, 2012 through December 31, 2024 (12 years and five months) Reflective Thoughts from Dean Peters as he prepares to retire next month: For the past twelve years it has been an honor and a privilege to serve Missouri State University (MSU) and its many diverse communities as Dean of Library Services. The overarching goal of the MSU Libraries has always been to strive to meet…

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A new exhibit, Appreciating the Art and Culture of the Indigenous Americas, will open in Special Collections and Archives on Thursday, November 7, 2024.  Please join us for an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Meyer Library Room 306. This educational exhibit is the culmination of the best student research from the 2023-2024 Citizenship and Service-Learning (CASL) integrated courses ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica and ART 487: Art of the Americas, taught by Dr. Billie Follensbee. Objects studied are on loan from historical…

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This fall Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University, has had several publications and media appearances come to fruition: The Ozark Jubilee Encyclopedia, compiled by Dean Peters, will be published next week by Pie Supper Press. The encyclopedia grew out of an ongoing effort by the MSU Libraries to collect, organize, and preserve recordings and supporting documentation about the Ozark Jubilee, a popular weekly nationally-broadcast live television show that originated from Springfield, Missouri, from 1955 to 1960. …

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Dr. Jonathan M. Newman, the Clif and Gail Smart Professor of English at Missouri State University, will deliver the fall address at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Johnson Library and Museum in Osceola, Missouri. The event is open to the general public. Ample free parking is available on the grounds. A buffer supper will precede the talk at 6:00 p.m. After the talk, tours of the complex will be available.  Dr. Newman’s talk will analyze Milton’s…

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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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Derek Moser, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Head of Content Management and Discovery at the Missouri State University Libraries, has been appointed to serve on the MSU Strategic Plan Committee.  Zora Mulligan, Executive Vice President, and Ken Brown, Chief Academic Strategy Officer, are serving as co-chairs. The committee brings together faculty, staff, student, alumni, and community voices and ideas on how to move the university forward over the next five years. Quoting from the MSU website: “The new plan…

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While death has always been part of life in the Ozarks, the way it is recognized has evolved with time. A new oral history series, jointly produced by the Missouri State University Libraries and Ozarks Alive, explores different traditions and recognitions, from customs to casket styles. The first interviews in this series are now available on the dedicated YouTube Channel of the MSU Libraries, and can be accessed here. Watch for additional interviews to be added in the coming weeks.

The Missouri State University Libraries, located on the main Springfield campus, is becoming the first library outside of Europe to join Harrassowitz’s APC Waiver Program.  As the demand for Article Processing Charges (APCs) increases among journals offering Open Access (OA) models, the MSU Libraries and Harrassowitz are looking for ways to assist researchers in waiving and/or paying of such fees. As a longtime customer of Harrassowitz, the MSU Libraries is expanding use of the journal aggregator’s resources by setting up…

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