Library Notes

Even though the Living Ozarks anthology has been out less than two weeks, a second printing already is being planned and prepared. The professors of several courses to be taught later this year have expressed interest in adopting the anthology as a text. Beginning this fall the University of Arkansas Press will handle distribution, sales (including online sales), fulfillment, and related services for the publication of the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the MSU Libraries. To help prepared for…

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The Marshall Gordon Papers (RG 1/7) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives come from Dr. Marshall Gordon, who served as the president of Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) from 1983 to 1992. His presidency resulted in numerous achievements, such as the recruitment of National Merit Scholars, new residence halls, and the AACSB accreditation of the College of Business Administration; but it was also marked with controversies such as the production of The Normal Heart in 1989 and the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the…

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A new microwave has been purchased and installed in the vending machine area in the main lobby of MSU’s Duane G. Meyer Library. The gross old microwave has been relegated to the dustbin of history As soon as word of the new microwave began to spread, the paparazzi quickly congregated (see photo). In honor of the new machine, and National Haiku Poetry Day, Melissa Eiken composed the following haiku:   A New Beginning What once made us cringe Corroded and…

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The MSU Libraries’ Student Employee of the Month for April 2018 is Jacob Hollback. A Geography major, Jacob works in the Circulation area of Duane G. Meyer Library. His favorite book is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. When asked what he wished students knew about the MSU Libraries, Jacob noted, “One thing that students may not be very aware of is that the Music and Media Department has a new VR headset and Hololens that you…

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A researcher and author from Arkansas recently contacted us with a request to use the map of the Ozarks region created by the MSU Maps and GIS area in an upcoming international publication: I am currently writing an article for an edited series entitled Flower World: Music Archaeology of the Americas Vol. 6, edited by Mark Howell and Matthias Stockli, published by Ekho Verlag, Berlin. The title of the article is “A Survey and Analysis of Sound-Making Artifacts from Bluff…

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Bob Price, the Assistant Dean of Technology and Digital Strategies at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, will be in Springfield next week to serve as external reviewer of the Library Information Technologies (LIT) program of the Missouri State University Libraries. The LIT Program is in the second year of the two-year program review cycle. The LIT self-study was completed last academic year. During his visit Mr. Price will meet with a wide variety of individuals and groups, including the LIT…

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Again in 2018 the Missouri State University Libraries is sponsoring a table at the induction ceremony and dinner for the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame, which will be held Friday evening, April 13th at the White River Conference Center adjacent to Bass Pro and the new Wonders of Wildlife exhibit. Guests at the Libraries’ table will include three deans of the MSU Libraries, their spouses, colleagues, and friends. The Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame honors individuals who through…

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On Monday evening, April 9, 2018, approximately 125 people gathered in the Theater of the Plaster Student Union on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University to enjoy an evening of recitations and musical entertainment celebrating the publication of Living Ozarks: The Ecology and Culture of a Natural Place. This 300+ page anthology, with copious illustrations, is published by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the MSU Libraries. Rachel Besara, Associate Dean of Libraries and one of three co-editors…

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Larry Ramos from Wichita State University, who is an active member of the National College Testing Association, will visit Springfield and the Missouri State University Libraries during the final full week of April to serve as the external reviewer of the MSU Testing Center, a service provided by the MSU Libraries. He plans to arrive the afternoon of Monday, April 23rd, and depart the afternoon of Wednesday, April 25th. The full schedule for his visit will be finalized and disseminated…

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America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to research on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises over 490,000 bibliographic entries for periodicals dating back to 1954, providing an incomparable research tool for students and researchers of U.S. and Canadian history. This extensive database covers over 1,800 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, America: History and Life coverage includes selected…

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