Library Notes

Three groups of up-to-five students will be treated to a new VIP Study Room experience as they prepare for Finals this weekend. Winners were selected during drawings at the First Year Pizza Party in September, as well as during Family Weekend later that month. The third winner emerged after a comment contest on Twitter. These three lucky groups will get a luxurious, all-expenses-paid 8-hour block of time in the Library Conference Room. Their brain food will include pizza, snacks, and…

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The search is about to get underway to fill a new position at the MSU Libraries: Director of Resource Management and Discovery. Cherri Jones is serving as Chair of the Search Committee.  The date of first consideration will be Friday, January 19, 2018, and we plan to fill the position this summer. Here is the basic description of the new position: “We seek an experienced, user-centered leader who has extensive knowledge of library technical services, including best practices and latest…

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The online scheduling service for reserving small-group study rooms in Duane G. Meyer Library has proven to be a huge success. On Sunday, December 3, 2017 we set a record in bookings of the group study rooms. Because of some limitations of the original software, the booking system can only book up to midnight of any given day (a limitation Mark Arnold is trying to overcome), so as far as the booking system is concerned, the service hours on Sunday…

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A national touring exhibit, organized by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, will be coming to Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University in early 2019. “Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science” will be on display from March 16, 2019 through May 26, 2019. This major exhibit will be free and open to the public. Local ecosystems around the world face serious environmental challenges. Native communities have devised innovative solutions by combining traditional knowledge…

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As the entire campus community prepares for Finals Week, here are some of the stress relievers planned for Duane G. Meyer Library: Traditions Council will have food in the lobby on Dec. 8 Pet Therapy Dogs- Tuesday, December 12, from 2 pm – 4 pm, Room 107 Free Snacks on Sunday night Free coffee each night starting at 10 pm until the coffee runs out Pop Up Popcorn Motivation Wall Sensory Table- water beads, kinetic sand, play-doh Puzzles Coloring pages…

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Food insecurity in Springfield and southwest Missouri is a major challenge. Many people, from children to the elderly, are not sure where their next meal is coming from. The drive by MSU Libraries employees to collect non-perishable food and personal care items for Ozarks Food Harvest continues all this week. This particular drive is organized as a “pet war,” allowing employees to donate items supporting their love of cats, dogs, or other pets. Marked boxes to receive your donations are…

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Earlier this month the Senate of the Student Government Association (SGA) of Missouri State University passed a resolution supporting the formation of an SGA Library Advisory Board, which will be comprised of six students, as well as the Dean and Associate Dean of Library Services. SGA, the official voice of the student body, recognizes that the library is a heavily used resource used by students to learn, to study, and to collaborate with their peers. SGA realizes that students should…

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The Kightlinger Collection (M 106) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives is a collection of letters, greeting cards, and photos that document the lives of Kenneth and Myra (McDaniel) Kightlinger during World War II.  The couple moved to California in November 1942, but they came back to Missouri in February 1943 when Kenneth was drafted into the Army. He served in the 20thArmored Division as a tank commander while Myra lived in Springfield, Missouri, and worked as a waitress…

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CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, with Full Text, is the major index to nursing and allied health literature.  CINAHL provides indexing for 2,737 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, including articles published in virtually all English-language nursing journals, publications from the American Nurses’ Association and the National League for Nursing, and journals from 17 allied health disciplines. CINAHL with Full Text also contains searchable cited references for more than 1,150 journals and…

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The David A. Clouser Diaries (M 11) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives document the day to day lives of David A. and May Clouser of Lamar, Missouri, from the early 1900s to the mid-1940s. David was born in the late 1850s to early 1860s, and May was born in 1874. David appears to have been a handyman of sorts, doing odd jobs around town for various townspeople when he was not working at a local mill.  May appears to have…

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