Library Notes

On September 14, 2017 the MSU Libraries held its first LIVING STORIES event and had great responses from all who participated.  The idea of “books that talk back” was new for many; however, everyone quickly dove right into brief but meaningful conversations on different aspects of sustainability, ranging from everyday practices to sustainability in our criminal justice system.  Some readers who started with one book ended up renewing or checking out more books.  The living books themselves also enjoyed learning…

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On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, Tom Peters, the MSU Dean of Library Services, was interviewed at the OOIDA Headquarters in Grain Valley, Missouri, about the Trucking on Route 66 Oral History Project, a collaborative initiative between the Missouri State University Libraries and OzarksAlive.com, funded in part with generous support from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program of the National Park Service. OOIDA is the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The OOIDA radio program, LandLine Now, is broadcast on SiriusXM channel 146. This…

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During the week of September 11, 2017, Jessica Bennett, a Reference and e-Learning Librarian at the MSU Libraries, was featured on the Association of College & Research Libraries’ website as the ACRL Member of the Week. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. Regarding the value ACRL has for Jessica as a young professional, she noted, “It is refreshing to get out of my “bubble.” ACRL has also made the transition to the Framework for Information Literacy much less confusing…

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The Lower Level of Duane G. Meyer has several services and collections available to students, faculty, and staff. Assistance on that level was not always easy to find, but now, the Lower Level has a new Help Desk.  It is positioned to be easily seen and accessed from either the stairs or the elevators.  The alcove, formerly occupied with a collaboration station at the base of the stairs, has become the location for the Lower Level Help Desk.  This new…

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Tammy Stewart, Documents Librarian at the MSU Libraries, is the co-author, along with Rebecca Thompson, of an article that appeared earlier this year in volume 45, number 1 of Documents to the People, the official publication of the Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association. The title of their article is “Missouri Documents Reclassification: A Challenge.” Their abstract states, in part: “The Missouri State University (MSU) Library has been a government documents depository for several decades; the library…

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During the morning of Saturday, September 16, 2017, the MSU Libraries held a wide variety of events, opportunities, and refreshments in and near Meyer Library, in conjunction with Family Weekend. Family members of all ages, as well as current MSU students and alumni, enjoyed augmented reality and virtual reality hands-on session, button making, carillon tours, giant jenga, sidewalk chalk, popcorn, sweet tea, and ice water. We also raffled off a VIP study room during the morning, for which over 300…

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Biological Abstracts is a collection of bibliographic references for life science and biomedical research literature, covering peer-reviewed article abstracts from U.S. and international journals. Biological Abstracts serves as an index to articles in over 4,300 scientific serials from the biological science areas. The database contains nearly 7.7 million archival records from as far back as 1969. Topics covered include biology, biotechnology, experimental medicine, zoology, agriculture, veterinary medicine, botany, pharmacology, biochemistry, microbiology, and evolutionary ecology, genetics, and more. Biological Abstracts provides users with easy access to…

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Works in: Meyer Library’s Circulation Major: Wildlife Conservation and Management Favorite TV series: Planet Earth Something students should know about the libraries: Students should know there are limitless resources in the library. Besides the obvious, like books, journals, movies and computers, there’s also an entire staff that will help you find whatever you’re looking for; don’t be afraid to ask for help!

In August MSU held a half-day emergency preparedness workshop for the officers of the university and other key personnel from MSU, the City of Springfield, and Greene County. Dean Peters attended. The workshop was conducted by David Hall, MSU’s new Emergency Preparedness Manager. While MSU’s Emergency Operations Plan is highly structured and complex, David Hall suggested to Dean Peters that all members of the MSU university community can do little things to prepare for most emergencies. For instance, he suggested…

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The Sports Photos Collection (RG 23/01) of Meyer Library’s University Archives includes athletics photographs of university sports such as baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, swimming, track, and wrestling. They range from the early years of the university to 2003, with the majority falling between 1913 and 1950.  A large part of the collection once hung in the Forsyth Athletics Building before coming to Special Collections and Archives. The photos in this collection, along with selected sports images from the Ozarko Collection (RG 22/1),…

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