Library Notes

Dozens of MSU families visited Duane G. Meyer Library last Saturday morning to partake in the Family Weekend activities. As always, the carillon tours were popular, as were the AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) headsets-on demos. The button machine was getting a lot of use, too, by children of all ages. Popcorn and cool drinks were welcome on this gorgeous day on campus. All of the library faculty members, library staff members, and library student employees did a…

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All of the back issues of OzarksWatch Magazine, from 1987 on, are now available online, thanks to the hard work of the staff of the Digitization Lab of the MSU Libraries. Shannon Mawhiney, Coordinator of the Digitization Lab, reports that a little bit of scanning needs to be completed, and some more metadata added, but the massive project is virtually complete.  Jeffrey Lawson did the arduous scanning.  Abbey Waterworth created the PDFs from the scans.  They both did a great job.

The newly formed Board of the BRB (Children’s and Young Adult Book Review Board of Missouri) met last week in Duane G. Meyer Library. Front Row: Alaina Kaberlein Duncan, Marklyn Cotter, Nancy Lewis Shelton, J.B. Petty Back Row: Abby Phillips, Stephanie Smallwood, Keri Franklin, Dea Borneman, Jaimie Trussell, Cherri Jones Not Pictured: Mara Cohen Ioannides

The Children’s and Young Adult Book Review Board of Missouri (BRB), supported by the MSU Libraries, has enjoyed collaborating with MSU students over the years. One person who has facilitated this collaboration is Dr. Judith John. Dr. John is an incredibly good friend to the BRB. Not only has she reviewed for the BRB since its inception, she has also allowed the BRB team to present reviewing workshops to her Children’s and Young Adult Literature classes for many years. Her students…

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On Tuesday evening, September 18, 2018, Brooks Blevins, Noel Boyd Professor of History at MSU, spoke to a packed house of over 150 about the explorations and impact of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 200 years ago. Dr. Blevins’ talk was based on his recently published book, A History of the Ozarks, Vol. 1: The Old Ozarks (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2018). The event, held in the auditorium of the Library Center on S. Campbell Avenue, was co-sponsored by the Springfield-Greene County Library…

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On Friday, September 21, 2018, President Trump is scheduled to attend a political rally to be held in JQH Arena on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University. The rally will begin at 6:30 p.m., with doors opening at 2:10 p.m. for this no-charge, ticketed event. Ten thousand people are estimated to attend the event, or to participate in protests outside the arena. Because Duane G. Meyer Library is located two blocks from JQH Arena, library users and employees may…

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Meyer Library has purchased a manual wheelchair for short-term use within the building. The chair is available for anyone with an immediate need for mobility assistance. Home base for the wheelchair is the receiving/mail room area on the First Level of Meyer Library. Please help ensure the wheelchair is easy to locate when needed by returning it after each use.

The Roy Ellis Collection (M 3) in Special Collections and Archives contains materials that document Dr. Ellis’ 35 years as president of what is now known as Missouri State University. In addition, the collection contains Ellis’ research for The Shrine of the Ozarks: A History of Southwest Missouri State College, 1905 – 1965. The collection has a wide range of information about Missouri and education. Dr. Ellis was born in Wright County, near Seymour, Missouri in 1888 and taught in…

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Dr. Frank Einhellig, Provost at Missouri State University, recently formed a small ad hoc committee to look at changes in methodologies for funding the publication of scholarly journals, especially page charges, also known as article processing charges. Tasks of the committee: Evaluate the current status and future prospect of changes in publication methodology that relate to page charges and other costs.  Suggest potential impact that these changes will have on MSU. Members: Tamera Jahnke, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (Chair)…

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The Historical Abstracts bibliographic database covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada), focusing on the 15th century to the present. Content for Historical Abstracts includes indexing of historical articles from more than 2,300 journals in over 40 languages and coverage dating back to 1953, with some coverage for titles back to the early 20th century. Essential for libraries supporting upper-division and graduate research, Historical Abstracts provides a robust selection of bibliographic records from thousands of…

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