Library Notes

Pearl the Pig, an anonymous porcine donor, but rumored to be a direct descendant of Arnold Ziffel, star of the Green Acres television program, gave a large donation of non-perishable food items that made the “Other” category of pets the big winner of the first annual Pet Wars. This friendly competition encouraged employees of the MSU Libraries to donate food and personal care items to Ozarks Food Harvest. Ozarks Food Harvest serves a large number of charities who work together…

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The Folk Card Collection is an ongoing project of Dr. Rachel Gholson, Associate Professor in MSU’s English Department, and students in her folklore classes. Students are regularly asked to speak with family and friends in order to gather information on a variety of folklore. While much of the material is focused on the Ozarks, other geographical areas are included. The collection was acquired beginning in 2004 and receives regular additions. It was initially processed in 2007 by Anne Baker. The folklore…

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Part of the eJournal collections from MSU Libraries, ScienceDirect provides full-text access from 1998-present to about 175 journals published by Elsevier Science which are subscribed to by MSU Libraries, along with complimentary access to another 80 titles with limited coverage. The majority of journal titles are from the natural and applied science areas of biology, botany, medicine, chemistry, mathematics, computer sciences, etc., but social science titles such as from business, psychology, library science, economics, and history are also part of the collection. From the…

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SPORTDiscus, provided by the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC), is a comprehensive bibliographic database covering sports, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law & legislation, college & university sports, disabled persons, facility design & management, intramural & school sports, doping, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health, and more. Indexed…

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The stress relieving event held in Room 107 of Duane G. Meyer Library on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, during Finals Week at MSU, was a huge success. Over 300 students took breaks from their studies to pet the dogs. The dogs and their owners were affiliated Pet Therapy of the Ozarks, a volunteer organization that coordinates visits to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and other events where petting a dog for a few minutes will provide a smile and lower everyone’s stress…

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An important new committee has been formed by the MSU Libraries: Intellectual Access and Assets Management Committee (IAAM). It’s charge involves addressing several crucial challenges/opportunities facing the MSU Libraries over the next few years and beyond: Develop a long-term strategy re: Intellectual Access Information Discovery, including the evolving roles of individual libraries and library consortia in the broad and complex information discovery field and marketplace Assets Management, including inventory control of physical information objects as well as digital assets User…

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On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 the Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archive (OLGA)received a $4,720 grant award from Springfield Black Tie. Thanks to ongoing support from Springfield Black Tie, OLGA will be able to better preserve this area’s LGBTQ history and culture.  Part of the grant will be used to transfer “This Gay Life” to digital format. This television program was produced by local activist Cruz Devon for community access television in 1994 and 1995, and covered a myriad of topics relevant to…

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Three groups of up-to-five students will be treated to a new VIP Study Room experience as they prepare for Finals this weekend. Winners were selected during drawings at the First Year Pizza Party in September, as well as during Family Weekend later that month. The third winner emerged after a comment contest on Twitter. These three lucky groups will get a luxurious, all-expenses-paid 8-hour block of time in the Library Conference Room. Their brain food will include pizza, snacks, and…

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The search is about to get underway to fill a new position at the MSU Libraries: Director of Resource Management and Discovery. Cherri Jones is serving as Chair of the Search Committee.  The date of first consideration will be Friday, January 19, 2018, and we plan to fill the position this summer. Here is the basic description of the new position: “We seek an experienced, user-centered leader who has extensive knowledge of library technical services, including best practices and latest…

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The online scheduling service for reserving small-group study rooms in Duane G. Meyer Library has proven to be a huge success. On Sunday, December 3, 2017 we set a record in bookings of the group study rooms. Because of some limitations of the original software, the booking system can only book up to midnight of any given day (a limitation Mark Arnold is trying to overcome), so as far as the booking system is concerned, the service hours on Sunday…

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