Joshua Brotherton is a Distributed User Support Specialist at the Duane G. Meyer Library on Missouri State University’s Springfield Campus. This is not his first time working for MSU. In fact, back when MSU was still Southwest Missouri State University, he was a student and he did similar work on campus. He did IT for Wells House in those days. After many years of working a variety of jobs, he finally returned to Missouri State in 2024. Born on December…
Please join us for a reception for “Understanding Art and Artifact: Research and Conservation” on Thursday, October 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. This educational exhibition is the culmination of the best student research from the 2024-2025 Citizenship and Service-Learning (CASL) integrated courses ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts and ART 386: Art of Africa, taught by Dr. Billie Follensbee. The students researched and conserved these objects as part of their course projects. Objects studied are on loan…
Q: Do you have a printing center in the library? -Andi Gooden, sophomore transfer student, biomedical science major A: Yes! There is a place to print. On the first floor, across from the library front desk, there is a computer lab occupying room LIBR 105. There are several computers and a printing station. Across from the printing station, room LIBR 104 is the Lab Support Office. According to graduate assistant…
Scott Goodwin has been a Distributed User Support Specialist at Duane G. Meyer Library since December 2024. His work is largely IT. He serves the MSU campus by troubleshooting computer issues, a passion he stumbled into as a young college student many years ago. At the time, Scott was working in Las Vegas doing architectural drafting, which was in line with his original major. He had gone to college for architecture, but an issue on a computer changed his mind. …
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Last Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Meyer Library hosted Donuts With Dean Dave in the morning. The event took place in the living room area on the first floor of the library. Dean Dave Richards was available to meet with anyone who stopped by until 9:30 a.m. “The purpose of that is to kind of welcome students back to the fall and make it a welcoming and inviting location on campus,” said Dean Dave. “I’m new to campus. Lots of folks…
Thank you to everyone who responded to the LibNotes survey sent out a few weeks ago. Here is a snapshot of the results and some information about requested changes as well as ideas that are still under discussion: Basic Info: 76% of respondents say they “always” read LibNotes, while 20% “often” read it and 4% “rarely” read it Respondents were staff, faculty, students, student workers, retirees, and partners who work inside the library Almost unanimously, nobody wants LibNotes to switch…
On July 18, 2025, the Duane G. Meyer Library hosted the 14th annual Rare Wine Rare Books from 6:30-9:30 p.m. 84 people attended and raised approximately $18,000 for the library. Employees from Marketing and Communications, Special Collections, and LIT were instrumental in putting on this event. 2025’s theme was The Roaring ’20s. “This year was the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby,” said Holly Kouns, coordinator of public services at Meyer. “Special Collections talked about how they would like to…
From August 18-21, 2025, the Duane G. Meyer Library hosted the fifth annual Pop Into the Library, an event welcoming students back to campus and to Meyer. Put on by 3 student marketing assistants and the help of 10 library staff members, Pop Into the Library occurred in the lobby from 9 am to 1 pm daily from Monday to Thursday that first week of classes. The event featured popcorn and an assortment of buttons and stickers designed by graphic…
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