Library Notes

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 twenty employees of the Missouri State University Libraries will receive special training from Amigos Library Services on the topic of providing excellent online library services. With the current pandemic forcing many library users to seek out and use our online content and services, the demand for online library services is growing both locally and around the globe.  Getting research help online is easy. Just click on the “chat now” tab in the pop out chat…

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Allen Eskens, author of Nothing More Dangerous Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. Virtual author visit sponsored by Meyer Library Crime novelist Allen Eskens will be a featured guest author through a Zoom webinar hosted by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the MSU Libraries, on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Central Time.  Eskens will be reading from his own work and talking about the craft of writing. He will also take questions from participants.  Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of Nothing More Dangerous, a successful blend of…

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MSU Libraries Associate Professor Andrea Miller has had a book chapter proposal accepted for future publication in Project Management in Technical Services. This book will be an edited volume focused on the adoption and implementation of project management within technical services. The scope of the book covers two primary perspectives: (1) implementation of project management within technical services units; and (2) specific case studies on topical areas such as ILS migrations, Scholarly Communications, Digitization, equity, diversity, and inclusion, or workflow analysis. The…

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In March of 2020 Amy Engel’s murder mystery, The Familiar Dark, was published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The story, set in the mythic Missouri Ozarks small town of Barren Springs, is about the bonds of family — women doing the best they can for their daughters in dire circumstances — as well as a story about how even the darkest and most terrifying places can provide the comfort of home.  Please join us online via Zoom…

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Dea Borneman, head of the Haseltine Library in the Greenwood Lab School, and coordinator of the Infant Through Grade 12 area in Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University, is the co-author of an article that appears in the current (October 2020) issue of Our America Magazine, the recently launched quarterly publication of the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival.  The article, “Mr. R. A. Barr: Remembrance of an Educator’s Life,” co-authored with Pat Barr, Dea’s brother,…

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  Tracie Gieselman-France was recently featured on the Missouri Library Association (MLA) website.  As archivist for Missouri State University Libraries, Tracie works in Special Collections and Archives, where she helps preserve the important historical materials at MSU.  A typical day might see her helping an international researcher access the labor archives, working with interns who are interested in becoming archivists, and meeting with a donor who is considering giving their family’s correspondence and photographs to MSU.  Tracie says, “I’m passionate…

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The offices of Sandra Johnson, the Administrative Specialist III who serves the MSU Faculty Senate, soon will relocate from Carrington Hall to Room 201D on the Second Level West of Duane G. Meyer Library. The move is expected to happen during the winter holidays break. In related office moves, Rowena Stone, Secretary to the MSU Board of Governors, will move her office from Room 115C in the Library back to Carrington Hall, to the office that Ms. Johnson is vacating. …

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Finals Week is only a month away. No need to panic. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University will have extended hours during Finals Week. As usual, face masks and social distancing are required.  Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020:        11 a.m. to midnight Monday, Dec. 7, 2020:       7 a.m. to midnight Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020:       7 a.m. to midnight Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020: 7 a.m. to midnight Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020: …

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The Special Collections and Archives unit of the MSU Libraries is excited to make available 34 episodes of “This Gay Life” on the Libraries’ dedicated YouTube channel. “This Gay Life” aired weekly on cable access in 1994-1995 and focused on LGBTQ issues. The show was created and hosted by local entertainer and activist Cruz Devon, and featured topics such as local politics, gay parenting, community activism, and life in the LGBTQ community in Springfield and the surrounding areas. Guests included…

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