Responses from vendors to the current outstanding RFP (Request for Proposals) for a new ILS (Integrated Library System, also known as a Library Services Platform) are due by 3:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 31. The review of the responses to the RFP will commence during the first part of June. In addition, the responses to the RFP will be available for other employees of the MSU Libraries to review and comment on. Members of the review committee are: Tom…
Paige Harp has accepted an offer from the MSU Libraries to serve as our Coordinator of Infant Through Grade 12 Resources. May 16th will be her first day in this new role at the MSU Libraries. This is a new position that combines the responsibilities of Emily Furtak (retired) and Marklyn Cotter (who will be retiring in December). IG12 and BRB (the Book Review Board) team members are excited to have Paige on board! In November 2018 Paige began working…
On Monday, May 6, the MSU College of Arts & Letters held their annual Vicki Stanton Public Speaking Showcase (VSPSS); a one-day speech tournament highlighting persuasive speeches presented by COM 115 students. COM 115 is a required public speaking course at MSU, with a current enrollment of around 1,500 students. Each class chose a representative to deliver their 7-9 minute persuasive speech in the showcase. The Spring 2019 Showcase included approximately 60 students. A series of two preliminary rounds narrowed the field to 5…
With its comfy furniture, good wifi, and great services and collections, Duane G. Meyer Library was voted again this year as the best place on campus to study. Meyer Library also is a great place for stress relief during Finals Week! Besides extended hours for Finals, the library will have a sensory table with stress balls, coloring pages, kinetic sand, and water beads. We are also providing a motivation wall, overnight coffee, puzzles, popup popcorn, and Sunday snack night. Our…
The results of the 2018 Biennial Survey of Faculty Morale at Missouri State University recently were released. The MSU Libraries scored quite well. When asked how satisfied they are with various University facilities and programs, Library Support received a mean Likert score of 4.10, second only Computer Services (4.16) of the eleven facilities and programs listed. Fully 77.7% of all responses rated Library Support as either somewhat or extremely satisfying. Library Holdings also scored well with a mean Likert score…
Summer Session is fast approaching! Service points in Meyer Library will have different hours this summer than in previous summers. Here are the 2019 Summer Session hours for various service points: Circulation: M-TR 7am-10pm, F 7am-6pm, SA-SU 12pm-6pm Research Help: M-F 8am-6pm, SA-SU 12pm-6pm Infant Through Grade 12 Resources: M-F 9am – 5pm Music and Media: M-TR 7am-10pm, F 7am-6pm, SA-SU 12pm- 6pm Special Collections and Archives: M-F 8am – 5pm Testing Center: M-F 9am-6pm, SA-SU 12pm-6pm As usual, the…
Missouri State University Libraries will co-host a screening of The Public, in collaboration with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Springfield, Eden Village, and Springfield-Greene County Library District. The Public is a new film with a star-studded cast, placing a spotlight on mental illness, homelessness, and “one of the last bastions of democracy in action – your public library.” From the film’s website: “The Public is about downtown Cincinnati librarians Stuart Goodson (Emilio Estevez) and Myra (Jena Malone) who see their regular winter day shaken up when…
KSMU, the public radio station at MSU, recently broadcast a story about Alberta’s Hotel that featured the new Ora (“Cricket”) Logan special collection at the MSU Libraries. Tracie Gieselman-Holtaus, the Archivist at the MSU Libraries, was interviewed by the reporter, Jessica Balisle. The Ora “Cricket” Logan Collection is a collection of materials that document the life and accomplishments of former Springfield resident, Ora Logan, in addition to the life and accomplishments of her mother, Alberta Northcutt Ellis, and other generations…
The annual conference of the Missouri Association for Museums and Archives (MOMA) will be held October 17-19 at various venues in Springfield, including the Duane G. Meyer Library on the campus of Missouri State University. The conference theme this year is “Wonder and Sustainability.” The conference is supported by the Missouri Humanities Council. The conference begins Thursday morning with special tours of Bass Pro Shops and the Wonders of Wildlife Museum, followed by evening events at the Springfield Art Museum where…
Over 45 people attended the Living Ozarks event held on Thursday evening, April 25, 2019, at the Library Center of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The event was sponsored and organized by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the MSU Libraries. The evening was a provocative mix of music, readings, a panel discussion, and lively discussion. Shun-Yeen Hoi played regional music on the keyboard. Mike Kromrey and Todd Parnell, among others, gave readings. John Sellars and Susan Croce Kelly…