Library Notes

In anticipation of the MSU Theatre and Dance production of Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers of Eldritch (showing May 2nd – 5th), the Special Collections and Archives area of the MSU Libraries is displaying selections from the Lanford Wilson Collection in the Craig Hall foyer. Lanford Wilson (April 13, 1937 – March 24, 2011) was a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright born in Lebanon, Missouri. At a young age, after his parents divorced, he moved with his mother to Springfield, and then to Ozark. Wilson lived in Ozark until…

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On Tuesday afternoon, April 30th, Route 66 aficionados will gather in downtown Springfield, just south of the Woodruff Building, now called Sky Eleven, to celebrate the birth of Route 66. Ninety-three years ago a telegram was sent from the telegraph office in the Colonial Hotel, now an MSU parking lot, to Washington DC that is the first recorded use of the number 66 for the proposed national highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. The celebration is free and open to…

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The newest exhibit of material from the Morgan Military Insignia Collection features training materials and souvenirs from Camp Crowder. Pete Morgan credits time spent at Camp Crowder as a child, where his father worked during World War II, as the starting point for his life-long interest in military insignia. Located in Newton and McDonald counties in southwest Missouri, Camp Crowder was developed in 1941 as the United States was rapidly expanding its armed forces. Named for Major General Enoch Crowder,…

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Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Missouri State University Meyer Library, Auditorium 101

In light of fiscal and strategic considerations, the Missouri State University Libraries has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) from vendors for an Integrated Library System (ILS) or a Library Services Platform (LSP). Our current ILS/LSP solution is Innovative Interfaces, Inc.’s (III) Sierra, provided through our membership in the MOBIUS consortium. This system is integral to many behind-the-scenes operations and the public-facing catalog. The choice of ILS/LSP that best fits the needs of the Libraries affects many processes and relationships,…

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Sue McCrory, Director of the MSU Testing Center, in collaboration with Missouri State Outreach, has submitted a grant application for the U.S. Department of Education’s High School Equivalency Program. Her proposal’s objectives are to expand HiSET test preparation and test access to at least 8 MSU extension locations, such as Cassville, Camdenton, and Neosho, to help migrant, seasonal, transient, and other traditionally disadvantaged populations to obtain a high school equivalency diploma to gain employment, upgrade their current employment, enter into…

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The Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners Collection (M 16) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives is a collection of newsletters from the Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners organization. The not-for-profit group of runners in Springfield, Missouri was founded in 1978, primarily by Wayne McKinney and Floyd Johnson. The group’s mission is “to promote the health benefits of running as well as the pleasurable and competitive aspects of the sport while doing its part to improve the lives of others.” The collection currently contains the majority…

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Tyler Drenon, a local entrepreneur and expert on augmented and virtual reality, will speak on Thursday, April 18th at 3:00 p.m. in Room 101 of Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University. This event is free and open to all members of the university community, as well as the general public. Tyler is a Springfield native and MSU alum. He is the CEO of Tacit and the Director of Client Sciences at Self Interactive. He attended…

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This comprehensive database of over 60,000 maps includes over 5,000 high-resolution modern maps of the world, regions, countries, and states. There are outline maps, political maps, physical maps, population maps, environmental maps, climate change maps, and other thematic maps from NASA, USGS, USFS, NOAA and other scientific, technical, and conservation organizations.The database also includes 14 visual glossaries of geography, earth science, and cartography; 18 flag images for each country, U.S. State, and Canadian Province; and educational and teaching tools such…

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