Library Notes

The Missouri State University Libraries, located on the main Springfield campus, is becoming the first library outside of Europe to join Harrassowitz’s APC Waiver Program.  As the demand for Article Processing Charges (APCs) increases among journals offering Open Access (OA) models, the MSU Libraries and Harrassowitz are looking for ways to assist researchers in waiving and/or paying of such fees. As a longtime customer of Harrassowitz, the MSU Libraries is expanding use of the journal aggregator’s resources by setting up…

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This Friday, August 30 at 6:00 p.m., The Library Center will host authors Tom Koob and Curtis Copeland in their auditorium for a discussion and signing of their new book, On The River: A History of the Ozarks Float Trip. Published this month by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, On The River explores the history of man’s attraction to water and the story of a popular Ozarks sport. This book examines the guides,…

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The Missouri State University Libraries, located on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University, soon will undertake a search for a Distributed User Support Services (DUSS) staff member. This is a full-time, non-exempt position.  To apply, please visit this site The date of first consideration is September 4, 2024. The position will be open until filled.  This Distributed User Support Specialist (DUSS) will be based in Duane G. Meyer Library and will support computer workstations and other technology in…

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As of this week, the Missouri State University Testing Center, located on the Lower Level of Duane G. Meyer Library in the heart of the main Springfield campus, has added certification exams through Epic.    Epic develops software to help people get well, help people stay well, and help future generations be healthier. It provides software for electronic health records and is used by both the Mercy and Cox healthcare systems. Their headquarters is located in fair Verona, Wisconsin, about…

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The Ozarks Room, located on the Third Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University, has re-opened for use. It had been closed for over a year, due to a vacant position. The new hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On some days, the room may need to close briefly over the lunch hour and during various events and receptions. Conversely, the room may be available by…

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Soon the Honors College will move from it’s current location in University Hall to a new location on the north side of the Second Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. They are tentatively scheduled to begin moving on Friday, August 9th and hope to be open for business in their new office suite when classes begin on August 19th. In the short term they will be undertaking office construction, unpacking boxes and…

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Haseltine Library, located in the Greenwood Lab School on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University, is poised to make some organizational improvements. These changes are part of the larger Phase Two of the MSU Academic Affairs Continuous Agility Process (CAP).   The overall management and leadership of Haseltine will transition from the MSU Libraries to Greenwood Laboratory School. Across the United States, most libraries within lab schools are managed by those lab schools.  The Library Assistant II position in…

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After a long history with the Missouri State University Libraries, Dea Borneman will retire at the end of August. Her career began as a student employee in the late 1970’s, when the main library was housed within the current location of Cheek Hall. During her time as a student worker, the library moved to its current site and was renamed the Duane G. Meyer Library. She later joined the Acquisitions and Collection Development Department as a staff member in 1986….

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By the end of July, the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, will publish On The River: A History of the Ozarks Float Trip by local authors Tom Koob and Curtis Copeland. The book chronicles the development and transformation of a distinctive regional sport. According to Mark McCarty, manager of printing and postal services at MSU, the book has already been printed and trimmed. It is ready to be perfect bound. “We’ll start binding it…

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On Thursday, August 1, 2024, Vanessa Lockhart will start as Administrative Assistant II for the Missouri State University Libraries. This is a new position at the MSU Libraries, emerging from the former Executive Assistant position.  Vanessa’s principal work area will be in the Ozarks Room on the Third Level.  Vanessa previously has worked as an Information Specialist in the Financial Aid Office at MSU, as well as at the Ozarks Small Business Incubator in West Plains, and the Titanic Museum…

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