Library Notes

Missouri State University’s Giving Day allows alumni and friends to come together and make a collective difference for our university. As thousands unite across the globe, we will make an immediate impact on the campus community and support Bears in need. Join alumni, students, parents, faculty, and staff as we bring the Missouri State University community together for 36 hours of collective impact, from 10 a.m. CT on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 until 10 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 2,…

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The Missouri State University Libraries on the main Springfield campus offers a new database for music transposition — Art Song Transpositions. This database currently is available on a trial basis through May 15, 2023.  This database allows library users to transpose songs or arias into new keys and then print official, licensed scores for use. The database’s interface allows individuals to search for songs, make suggestions for additional titles, keys, and repertoires,  and to download and print selected materials. Due…

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From January 24 to 26th, Jessica Bennett attended an Amigos Library Services webinar focused on curriculum mapping for academic libraries.  Curriculum mapping is a process for evaluating the curriculum’s cohesiveness, proper sequencing, and goal achievement. Academic libraries use it to assess connections and overlap between information literacy and the program curriculum to identify library instruction opportunities.  

Award-winning author of children’s books, Kwame Alexander, will be in Springfield on Thursday, April 27, 2023 to give a workshop and a public talk. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times Bestselling author of 37 books, including AN AMERICAN STORY, THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI (co-authored with James Patterson), REBOUND, which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and THE UNDEFEATED, the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning…

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The hardcover edition of the new book about Frost Flowers, with Dr. Michelle Olsen as the author and photographer, is due back from the printer/binder early next week. Dr. Michelle D. Olsen, Director of Institutional Research at Missouri State University, has painstakingly compiled a book of over 100 stunning photographs of frost flowers, a phenomenon unique to the Ozarks Mountain region of the country.     Also called Crystallofolia, frost flowers are sculptures of ice that extrude from the stem of…

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A new exhibit, Research, Conservation, Reconstruction, and Restoration will open in Special Collections and Archives on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Please join us for an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Meyer Library Room 306.

Crystal and Leland Payton have invested around 40 years, countless hours, and extensive expertise in developing a one-of-a-kind collection featuring more than 5,000 Ozarks cultural artifacts. That work will now benefit generations of Ozarkers to come through Missouri State University Libraries, which has acquired the Payton Ozarks Collection.    “I think we’re on the same wavelength. What is happening with MSU Libraries is exciting, and I’m thrilled our collection can be part of this movement for regional recognition,” says Crystal…

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The newest issue of OzarksWatch Magazine is back from the printer.   It focuses on “Faces and Facets of the Ozarks,” which is tied to the upcoming Ozarks program at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this summer on the National Mall in DC.   It’s a big issue, with over 100 pages of great content. Thanks to all who helped bring this expanded special issue to fruition.   Information on how to purchase individual copies of this and previous issues, or…

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In recent years the number of leaks in the roof of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University has increased in scope and intensity, necessitating remedial action. Work to repair or replace major sections of both the older (40 plus years) and newer (20 plus years) roof are being undertaken this spring.  A mid-January email message to employees from Nathan Neuschwander noted that the roof over the major leak near the Third Level conference room…

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The search for a new Coordinator of Library Information Technologies (LIT) at the Missouri State University Libraries on the main Springfield campus has begun. The date of first consideration is Monday, February 13, 2023, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.  The Coordinator of LIT leads and manages all of the information technology efforts of the MSU Libraries. They use advanced professional and technical expertise to provide leadership and guidance to the University Libraries concerning information…

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