Library Notes

The Missouri State Libraries has created a statement regarding diversity and inclusion that builds on the University’s vision and goals. The text of the Libraries’ statement is: The Missouri State University Libraries welcomes all members of our communities and is committed to ensure open and equitable access to our library resources, services, and spaces.  We are committed to freedom of speech and the open exchange of ideas and opinions, and oppose any words or actions that threaten the safety or…

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Starting at midnight on Saturday, March 10th entering the Duane G. Meyer Library building between the hours of midnight and 7:00 a.m. will require building visitors to swipe their BearPass Card at the main entrance. All entrance doors will be locked at midnight and access for current students, faculty, and staff with a valid BearPass Card will be via the powered door at the front of the building. Doors on the west side of the building, those closest to John Q….

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Meet MSU Libraries’ March Student Employee of the Month, Cassie Fox! Works in: Meyer Library’s Research and Instructional Services Major: Environmental Biology Favorite Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green Something students should know about the libraries: “The library is not only a great place to study, but a fun place to get coffee and hang out with friends between classes!”

Statistics are a valuable and necessary tool to help you prove a point in a paper or a speech.  Where do you go to get them? The Statistical Abstract of the United States.  It is the most current and authoritative summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Here you will find statistics on everything from agriculture to labor to weather and more.  An online guide provides more information about this resource and directions on…

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BearWorks is the institutional repository for Missouri State University. It’s purpose is to collect, preserve, and provide a single point of access for the scholarly work of MSU’s faculty, students, and staff, as well as reports and documents of the University. Managed by the MSU Libraries, BearWorks is funded by the Office of the Provost, the Graduate College, and the MSU Libraries. In addition to articles, theses, and documents, BearWorks also archives data sets, images, and multi-media files.   Records…

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An “Answer Man” column written by journalist Steve Pokin and published in the Sunday, February 18 edition of the Springfield News-Leader featured several aspects of the MSU Libraries: An MSU Libraries-created map of the Ozarks Region, developed by student employee Emilie Burke in Maps and GIS Reference to the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the MSU Libraries A quote from Dean Tom Peters, who stated that southern Illinois is not part of the Ozarks Region A photo and quote…

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Meet our Employee of the Month, Joshua Lambert! What is your job title? Head of Access Services What originally got you interested in library work? I was originally interested in library work because it seemed like it would be better to work in a university library than to work in the university cafeteria. I was correct. After college, I didn’t know what else to do so I applied for library jobs and got an interview. During an interview for an…

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During the last full week in February 2018 two “swing” rooms in Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University were completely refurbished. With swing rooms, during most days and times they are open to the public for general use, but they also are designed and furnished so that they can be scheduled and used for special events, such as author talks, instructional sessions, writing retreats, and luncheon and dinner events. Rooms 107 and 120 on…

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1.  Thursday, March 1, 4:00 (Library Auditorium) “Collective Memory and the Finitude of Historical Understanding” Jeffrey Barash, Department of Philosophy, University of Picardie, Amiens, France (Author of Collective Memory and the Historical Past and Martin Heidegger and the Problem of History)   Reply by Ethan Kleinberg, Professor of History and Letters, Wesleyan University (Author of Haunting History and Generation Existential: Heidegger’s Philosophy in France 1927-1961; editor of the journal History and Theory)   2.  Thursday, March 22, 4:00 (Library Auditorium) “Critical and Radical Theory: Toward the Reinvention…

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Beginning March 12th, Melissa Eiken will begin serving the MSU Libraries and its users as the new Executive Assistant II in the Library Administrative Suite in Room 210 on the Second Level of Duane G. Meyer Library. Melissa earned her BS in Business/Marketing from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. She has served as Regional Director of the American Heart Association in Joplin, as well as Resource Development Manager for Community Support Services of Missouri. She has considerable experience with…

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