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Crystal and Leland Payton have invested around 40 years, countless hours, and extensive expertise in developing a one-of-a-kind collection featuring more than 5,000 Ozarks cultural artifacts. That work will now benefit generations of Ozarkers to come through Missouri State University Libraries, which has acquired the Payton Ozarks Collection.    “I think we’re on the same wavelength. What is happening with MSU Libraries is exciting, and I’m thrilled our collection can be part of this movement for regional recognition,” says Crystal…

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Last week, members of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, Local 178, visited the Special Collections and Archives area in the Missouri State University Libraries. The group toured the Archives with department head Anne Baker and archivist Tracie Gieselman France before looking at the records of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, Local 178. Early documents from the Springfield Central Labor Council collection were also made available to the members of Local 178. This re-connection of…

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Jeffrey Lawson, a Library Associate I and Archives Specialist in the Digitization Lab in the Special Collections and Archives area of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University, is the “Featured Library Employee” in the January 2023 online issue of MO Info: The Newsletter of the Missouri Library Association.  In the full-page article on page 4, using the Q&A style, Jeffrey notes the wonderful Saturday morning’s he spent as a child at what is…

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The search for a new Coordinator of Library Information Technologies (LIT) at the Missouri State University Libraries on the main Springfield campus has begun. The date of first consideration is Monday, February 13, 2023, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.  The Coordinator of LIT leads and manages all of the information technology efforts of the MSU Libraries. They use advanced professional and technical expertise to provide leadership and guidance to the University Libraries concerning information…

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Ruth Martin, who along with her husband Don generously supported the Missouri State University Libraries, as well as many other organizations and causes, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born Ruth Doris Kallemeier in St. Louis on September 12, 1932. She attended Drury College, where she met her future husband, Don. Together they had four sons and were married 70 years.  Ruth loved God, her family and friends, playing music, traveling in…

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Dr. Michelle D. Olsen, Director of Institutional Research at Missouri State University, is publishing a book of photographs of frost flowers, a phenomenon unique to the Ozarks Mountain region of the country.     Also called Crystallofolia, frost flowers are sculptures of ice that extrude from the stem of the Verbesina virginica plant during the late fall, winter, and early spring seasons, when the temperatures are low enough for water in the plant’s stem to cool to a degree that is ripe…

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Laura French, marketing and communications specialist for the Missouri State University Libraries, will leave MSU for a social media strategist role with Amplify Education, a K-12 curriculum and assessment company based in Brooklyn, New York. Her last day at MSU is Tues. Jan. 24. In her new remote position, Laura will lead publishing efforts across Amplify’s social media channels to expand brand awareness by engaging with educators and thought leaders online, sharing creative media, and running growth campaigns. Laura has…

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The Missouri State University Staff Awards Luncheon was held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in the Hammons Student Center. Two staff members of the MSU Libraries were honored: Dwayne Swigert for 30 years of service to the university and the communities it serves. Christine Edwards for 35 years of service to the university and the communities it serves. Congratulations to all the staff in the Libraries and at the University on another great year. Thank you for all you do…

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Recently a new public address system was installed in Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University.  Some of the advances and features of the new PA system include: A little over 200 crackling and staticky old speakers throughout Meyer Library were replaced. No more snap, crackle, and pop.  The new Bogen paging system allows for Automatic scheduled paging Prerecorded paging Weather emergencies can automatically trigger a page We can play music through the system…

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