Library Notes

Special Collections and Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, is excited to announce the addition of a new finding aid available online. The Fern Nance Shumate and Nancy Shumate Collection documents the lives of several Ozarks women. The majority of the collection concerns the Shumate women, mother and daughter. It also highlights the literary works of Mary Huff Nance (mother of Fern) and Dr. Louise A. Jackson (friend of Nancy Shumate). Dr. Jackson also shared her life story…

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Nathan Neuschwander, the Graphic Designer for the Missouri State University Libraries, recently attended the Library Publishing Forum, held online this year.  The keynote address was given by Elaine L. Westbrooks, Vice Provost of University Libraries and University Librarian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sessions covered a wide range of topics, including open access, workflow issues and documentation, student publishing, the Espresso Book Machine, metadata and discoverability, accessibility, and much more.  Because the MSU Libraries has an active and…

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Word came this week that Anne Baker, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science at Missouri State University, will be speaking at the 21st Annual Brick & Click Academic Library Conference in early November, which will be held as a virtual conference.  The Conference is organized and produced by Northwest Missouri State University.  The title of her talk is “An Uncommon Partnership: Special Collections and Advanced Art History Classes at Missouri State University.” The abstract reads in part:  “In 2005,…

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In late June Laura McHugh has a new novel coming out, What’s Done in Darkness, set in the Arkansas Ozarks. McHugh will be here on Tuesday evening, October 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. to give a talk. This event is free and open to the public. Current plans are to offer this event both in-person and online via Zoom.  Here’s the basic story line: “Seventeen-year-old Sarabeth has become increasingly rebellious since her parents found God and moved their family to…

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Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services, and Melissa Eiken, Executive Assistant II, soon will return to Room 302 (the new Ozarks Room) on the Third Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. This was their primary work location until several years ago, when the library administration suite moved down to Room 210.  The principal reason for this move is a large initiative in which the MSU Libraries soon will be involved. This…

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Soon the Missouri State University Libraries will be using Archive-It, described as the “leading web archiving service for collecting and accessing cultural heritage on the web. Built at the Internet Archive.”  MSU plans to use Archive-It to periodically capture several of the university’s websites (including the Standard student-run newspaper, Athletics, and the Foundation), the Libraries’ YouTube channel, to which 6,180 people currently subscribe, and our social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Flickr).   Shannon Mawhiney, Digital Archivist at the…

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Seventeen student employees of the Missouri State University  Libraries will complete their certificate or degree programs this semester. Best wishes and sincere appreciation go out to each of our dedicated BearGrads. Haley Allen, Testing Center Master of Science, Business Administration Omnia Awad, Testing Center Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Mackenzie Ballance, Public Services Bachelor of Science, Health Services & Biomedical Science Braxton Crook, Public Services Bachelor of Science, English/Literature Mason Deterding, Special Collections & Archives Certificate of Completion, Bear POWER…

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Haseltine Library celebrated student reading by hosting a socially distanced party for Greenwood Laboratory School fourth and fifth grade students on May 4th. Librarian Dea Borneman provided cupcakes and ice cream to students that read four or more of the books nominated for the Mark Twain Award. Students across the state voted to select this year’s winning title,  Blended by Sharon M. Draper. 

The Missouri State University Libraries has an abundance of information resources. To help you learn new ways of searching and processing research materials, we offer virtual and in-person information literacy instruction sessions!  A session may be right for you if: You want your students to learn a new comprehensive way to search You want to learn a new comprehensive way to search You want your students to find quality information resources You want to collaborate with a librarian on a…

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This week a group from the Campus Construction Team (CCT) at Missouri State University, part of the excellent Facilities Maintenance group, began removing the wall between Room 206 and 209 on the Second Level in Duane G. Meyer Library. The new, larger room will be used for a variety of purposes planned by the MSU Libraries, the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL), and other service organizations here at the university. New state-of-the-art instructional technologies will be installed, too,…

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