Library Notes

Andrea Miller, with fellow Missouri Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee members Tiffany Mautino, Kara Bell, and Kris Dyer, presented the Introduction to Intellectual Freedom Workshop, or How To Be an Intellectual Freedom Fighter to the Springfield-Greene County Library District at the Library Center on July 17, 2019. The 3-hour workshop was held for branch managers and other SGCLD librarians and staff. The workshop provided an overview of the importance of intellectual freedom to the mission of libraries. Break-out sessions in small…

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Diner-style booths in Duane G. Meyer Library have proven to be very popular with library users. This summer another set of booths were installed in the west end of the Second Level, near the current Music and Media area and the offices supporting the Public Affairs events of Missouri State University. In preparing for the new booths, a strip of electrical outlets was added, so that users will be able to plug in and recharge their laptops, smartphones, and other…

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Over two and a half years into the Ozark Jubilee Digitization Project, a collaborative project with the UCLA Film and Television Archive, demand for these digitized kinescopes of the popular Fifties live ABC-TV national broadcasts, which originated from Springfield, remains strong.  The April 16, 1955 episode has been viewed 7,140 times. The July 30, 1955 episode has been viewed 5,003 times since it went online on June 28, 2017.  To date, 13 dates have been uploaded, and more are being…

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You can now check out books and other items from Meyer Library using your own iPhone, iPad, or Android mobile device, without ever visiting the checkout desk.

Meyer Library is pleased to announce that beginning July 1, 2019 we are no longer charging overdue fines many items.

Late last month Tracie Gieselman, Archivist at the Missouri State University Libraries, received a $2,500 grant award from the Society of American Archivists. The project will be a cooperative endeavor with archives and cultural heritage institutions and the emergency response community in the region. The period of performance for this grant-funded project will be fiscal year 2020. Disaster Response and Recovery Team members will draft and implement an emergency response plan for each institution, undergo fire extinguisher and basic emergency response…

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In July Tyler Drenon began working for the Missouri State University Libraries as a non-student, part-time employee.  Tyler will be assisting with the relocation, relaunch, and re-envisioning of our ASPIRE program. ASPIRE supports interdisciplinary scholarship within a technologically enhanced library space. It provides opportunities for students and faculty from multiple disciplines to apply classroom learning to real-life issues and actual requirements on the job. ASPIRE is just one of many efforts by MSU to support regional workforce development.  Tyler also…

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July will be Nancy Holmer’s last month will University Libraries. We hope you can join us to thank Nancy for her dedicated service and wish her the very best in her retirement.    Please save the date for a reception and refreshments:   Tuesday, July 30, 2019 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Meyer Library, Lower Level 007 

In July Jir Shin Boey will be leaving the MSU Libraries after four years of service as the Head of Music and Media.  She has accepted a position at Victory Mission, where she will be managing the Help & Hope Pantry, helping with case management processes, working with volunteers to serve locals experiencing homelessness, and exploring ways to provide literacies in the Mission’s programs.  Jir Shin is also hoping to deepen her volunteer commitment at Seasons Hospice and devote time to…

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Scott Fisher, a Library Associate I in the MSU Libraries, has been selected to be a member of the USA Program (University Staff Ambassadors) cohort for Academic Year 2020. Several current and former employees of the MSU Libraries are alumni of the USA program, too.  The purpose of the USA program is to help the members of each cohort to better understand the depth, breadth, richness, and dynamism of the University. As their website tells prospective Ambassadors, “We think that…

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