Library Notes

The MSU Libraries now delivers books to academic departmental offices. Faculty can initiate this service by using the online library catalog, requesting a book, and choosing the “MSU Meyer Fac/Staff DeptDelivery” delivery location. The Meyer Library Circulation staff will then deliver the book to departmental offices, assuming the Department Head has approved the service for that department. Circulation has scheduled deliveries to each academic department twice a week. MSU Libraries will also now pick up books that faculty want returned to…

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To further foster their love of reading and books, students from MSU’s Child Development Center visit the Infant Through Grade 12 Resources area (IG12) of the MSU Libraries. In the photo at right, Cherri Jones, Professor of Information Science and Head of IG12, reads to Kaye Clark’s class as enthusiastic preschoolers help her out. IG12 is located on the Second Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University.

The Testing Center has several new improvements for this fall: 66 new computers, replacing the older ones 5 iPads, for e-texts, customer satisfaction survey, and check-in purposes A Take-a-Number system for busy times COMING SOON: NetSupport School, software to enable remote observation of computer workstations Test candidates should know that Friday afternoons between 12 PM and 6 PM are our busiest times; they may wish to consider coming during our lower traffic periods, such as Sundays, Saturdays, or Mondays.  Afternoons between 12 – 6 PM are high traffic…

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The Library now offers Kanopy, a streaming video service accessible to all MSU faculty, staff, and students through a Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) pilot program.  How it works:  Kanopy will trigger our purchase of unlimited access to a film for a year once the film has been viewed more than four times.  Our subscription to the Kanopy service covers subject areas including the Arts, Business, Global studies, Media/Communications, General Sciences, and Social Sciences.  Specific titles not covered by our subscription may…

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The New Student Welcome Party, held in Duane G. Meyer Library last Friday, was a huge success. Students and instructors of GEP 101 (General Education Program) & UHC 110 (University Honors College) arrived in droves to explore the library, enjoy FREE pizza and soda, and to register to win great prizes! Thor and other superheroes made appearances. The DJ did a great with the music. When dancing breaks out, you know it’s a good welcome party.

Humanities International Complete provides over 920 full-text journals and magazines, more than 780 full-text peer-reviewed journals, books and other published humanities sources from around the world. It includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full-text content, much of which is not available in other databases. Humanities International Complete is an essential resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly, and creative thought. Humanities International Complete is a…

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The MSU Libraries were well represented at the 33rd Showcase on Teaching and Learning held on Wednesday, August 15. The Libraries had a table promoting library liaisons, the new faculty lounge,and the newly named A.S.P.I.R.E. Faculty that stopped by were able to learn more about the new interdisciplinary space and could enter to win pastries and coffee in the new faculty lounge. Fortunately, the Libraries table was located next to a presentation room in which Professor Ridwan Sakidja, with assistance…

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The new ASPIRE Service on the Third Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University has received a $10,000 grant from BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad). BNSF funds will be used to provide furnishings conducive to collaborative learning experiences. Jan Johnson, the Libraries employee who has provided much of the vision and energy in developing ASPIRE, is the principal investigator on this grant-funded project. The creation of the ASPIRE  interdisciplinary space within the…

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The Lena Wills Collection (M 2) in Special Collections and Archives contains the research material from a local genealogist Lena Wills.  Wills was best known in Springfield for “Ozarks Genealogy,” the column she wrote from 1969 until her death in 1986 for the Springfield News-Leader.  An avid genealogist, she taught classes in the subject at Central Bible College and at other locations. Wills was born in 1902 and raised in Gerster in St. Clair County.  As a child, her family lived in…

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Tracy Stout attended and presented at the Adult Student Welcome hosted by Adult Student Services on Saturday, August 18. This event is a one-day orientation to Missouri State University for new adult students.  Opening remarks were provided by Dr. Joye Norris, Associate Provost for Access and Outreach. The rest of the morning consisted of presentations by various campus organizations including the Bear CLAW, MSU Online, and the MSU Libraries.  Students learned about several campus services available to them including the…

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