Library Notes

Well over 40 people, including MSU President Clif Smart and his wife, Gail, attended the event held in the Auditorium of Duane G. Meyer Library last Friday evening, celebrating Missouri fiddle music in the twentieth century. Howard Wight Marshall, the author of the new book, Fiddler’s Dream: Old-Time, Swing, and Bluegrass Fiddling in Twentieth-Century Missouri, provided an overview, with interesting vignettes, of the development and flowering of fiddling in Missouri, and he, Gordon McCann, Luke Cormier, Heinrich Leonhard and others played several representative…

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In anticipation of a complete refurbishment of the main lobby of Duane G. Meyer Library on the campus of Missouri State University late in December and early January, last week the job to add electrical outlets along the south, windowed wall of the lobby was well-nigh completed. The outlets are active and ready to use now. This will improve the usability and usefulness of the lobby when the new furnishings arrive next month.

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, a team of four librarians from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, led by University Librarian and current MOBIUS President of the Board of Directors, Sharon McCaslin, visited the MSU Libraries to learn more about our initiative, currently called Interdisciplinary Space (IS), which involves virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, data visualization, 3D printing, and other technologies in service of interdisciplinary research and instruction, active learning, workplace readiness, curricular enhancements, entrepreneurship, and regional economic innovation. Jan Johnson…

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The MSU Libraries will host its third annual What’s Brewing @Your Library event on Friday evening, December 15, 2017 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  This event provides a fun and relaxing end to the semester for MSU faculty and staff members, as well as their plus ones.  Come enjoy live music from Margot and the Kidders, snacks, prizes, and, of course, beer tasting from several local breweries. The event will take place in the Research Commons area on the…

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C-SPAN crews were in Springfield this week, filming various segments about the history and riches of this region. We’re a stop in the C-SPAN Cities Tour, which this year has profiled 24 mid-sized cities across America. Their visit began with a reception at the Gillioz Theater on Monday evening. On Tuesday Bill Piston, emeritus professor of History at MSU, was interviewed about the Civil War in the Ozarks, including the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, and Tom Peters, Dean of Library…

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Biography Reference Bank is an essential full-text database for biographical research in any discipline, such as women’s studies, cultural studies, media studies, and more!  This biographical database offers in-depth profiles from Current Biography and World Authors, the periodical coverage of Biography Index and the specialist content of Junior Authors & Illustrators.  This database provides coverage of more than 750,000 individuals, over 90,000 of whom have an associated full-text biography, more than 3.5 million records, links to more than 650,000 related full-text articles, over 36,000 photo images, and substantive narrative profiles averaging…

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The two presentations held recently at the Library Center of the Springfield-Greene County Library District saw 26 individuals attend, eager to learn more in the battle against false press and fake news.  KOLR 10 aired a brief segment on the aims of the workshops.  Tracy Stout and Jessica Bennett guided attendees through an interactive class experience, focused on recognizing quick ques, the authority of a source, and what to do when identifying fake news.  All present learned something new, and indicated the sessions were enjoyed and…

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The Missouri State University Historical Films (part of the University Audiovisual Collection (RG 32)) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives include footage of events at the university, such as homecoming and basketball games from the 1940s-1980s, plus one film with scenes from a football gamedating back to 1923.  Other films in the collection are promotional films, such as the 1953 film “Careers in Science,” featuring university classes and activities, the Weather Bureau at the Springfield-Greene County Airport, the Frisco Laboratory, nursing training at…

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Howard Wight Marshall, the author of the new book, Fiddler’s Dream: Old-Time, Swing, and Bluegrass Fiddling in Twentieth-Century Missouri, will present on Friday evening, November 10, 2017, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Room 101 of Duane G. Meyer Library. The program will include a live performance with question and answer, followed by a book signing and refreshments. Marshall will be joined by musicians Gordon McCann, Luke Cormier and Heinrich Leonhard. This presentation is free and open to the public. In this sequel to his…

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The Corbett Law Firm, in collaboration with the Ozarks Studies Institute (OSI), part of the Missouri State University Libraries and publisher of OzarksWatch Magazine, will host an art exhibition on Friday, November 3 showcasing the work of local photographer Jacek Fraczak. The exhibit, titled “I Love Where I Live,” can be viewed at the Corbett Law Firm (2015 E. Phelps St.) from 6 – 8 pm on Friday, November 3. The talk and exhibition are free and open to the…

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