Library Notes

With the aim of renewing our emphasis on content management, resulting in the development of a robust, user-centered, relevant collection that aligns with contemporary library standards and practices, as well as with users needs and expectations, the Missouri State University Libraries is commissioning a formal Content Management Committee. This decision-making committee has the authority to make content management decisions, as well as to plan, amend, and implement collection management policies. Overseeing all types of content management for the library, the…

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At the end of this semester, Infant Through Grade 12 Resources on the Second Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University will change its name to Educator Resources. The new name more clearly reflects the purpose of this collection, which is to provide resources to future educators, youth service providers, and faculty members working within the field of education. It will take some time to fully implement this change, so we appreciate everyone’s…

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Andrea Miller, Associate Professor of Library Science at the Missouri State University Libraries, has published a book chapter entitled “Managing Time in Personal Project Management” in the new book Project Management in Technical Services: Practical Tips and Case Studies. A recent press release states that, “Project management, as both a skill set and a discipline, offers structure and a path forward for continual improvement and change management within libraries. Most importantly for technical services, project management creates processes that can…

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Planning continues for the big Ozarks Program at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in DC from June 28th through July 9th of 2023. Here are some updates: The open call for online expressions of interest has resulted in over 180 proposals from individuals and groups. Various groups involved in planning the Ozarks program at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival are busy reviewing and ranking all of the proposals.  Several sponsorships recently have come in. Stay tuned for upcoming…

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The Missouri State University Libraries marketing and communications team members Laura French and Ethan Danner will share the Libraries’ Instagram Reels strategy with a national audience at the 2022 Access Services Conference. The hybrid event will be held at 1:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 17 in Atlanta, Georgia. Since beginning its Instagram Reels journey last fall, the team has also shared its strategy and tactics with departments across Missouri State including Strategic Communications and Religious Studies.   More about the Libraries’ Instagram…

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Most of the time, information work relies on thorough, thoughtful planning and quiet, consistent, persistent effort. Sometimes, however, information professionals need to respond very quickly and effectively to emergency situations, in order to save important information. Planning and preparedness remain vital, but rapid response is crucial.  On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, John Thomas (“T”) Woodruff III died after being ill for several years. He was the son of Catherine (“Cass”) and David Brand Woodruff, an exemplary juvenile justice officer in…

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Ernie Bedell will give an author talk on Thursday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Ozarks Room on the Third Level of the Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University.  His book, Generation B Music & Melodies, recently published, tells the story in the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, of the many generations of the Bedell family who contributed mightily to the contributions of Blacks to the local, regional, and national music…

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Dr. Grace Jackson-Brown is pleased to announce that her new book, Promoting African American Writers: Library Partnerships for Outreach, Programming, and Literacy, is now in print. The product of years of writing and publishing delays that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, the book was released in October 2022 by Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC—CLIO. Promoting African American Writers: Library Partnerships for Outreach, Programming, and Literacy is a guidebook for all librarians interested in library outreach programming, as well as…

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When Mohammed AlHamad, our E-Resources Librarian and Interim Head of Library Information Technology (LIT), leaves at the end of November to take a new position at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, we will need to have an Acting Head of LIT in place to continue the good work that unit does for the Missouri State University Libraries and the communities and populations we serve.  Nathan Neuschwander has agreed to serve as Acting Head of LIT until the vacant position can…

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Special Collections and Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, presents a new exhibit on the third floor of Plaster Student Union focused on campus life during the upcoming centennial of 1923. With an estimated enrollment of a whopping 3,000 students, life at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College (now Missouri State University) was very different in 1923 compared to today. This exhibit shares photos and information from yearbooks, student and local newspapers, and other university publications to offer a glimpse into…

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