After over 41 years of substantial and successful service to the MSU Libraries, the University, the region, the profession, and dark-chocolate lovers everywhere, Lynn Cline will retire at the end of February. Please join us for a retirement reception to honor and thank Lynn on Monday, February 27, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Room 107 of Meyer Library.
Last week our own Jessica Bennett, a member of our Space Task Force, was part of a small group from MSU that was flown by Steelcase to Michigan for a whirlwind workshop about furniture and spaces for higher education. Their visit included a tour of the award-winning library at Grand Valley State University. As the MSU Meyer Library Renovation Project continues, the ideas and knowledge Jessica gained during this visit will be invaluable. The trip was funded by Steelcase.
Discussions continue this week about ways to permanently reduce our annual operating budget by approximately $425,000, which is the combined total of our need to plan for up to a 5% permanent reduction ($325,000) in our budget in response to declining state support, and the projected serials inflation hole for FY18 of approximately $100,000. Following this week’s meetings, culminating in a Library Budget Committee on Friday morning (beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Library Conference Room — everyone is welcome),…
Thanks to the ongoing generous financial support from Library Dean Emeritus Karen Horny, as well as the hard work of Lynn Cline and other faculty and staff members in Content Management and Acquisitions, the MSU Libraries recently acquired a very good copy of the 1872 edition of Mark Twain’s book, Roughing It. The illustrations are a delight, such as one of Twain contemplating a sagebrush. It will join other first editions of classic American literature as well as other rare books…
If all goes as planned and according to schedule, Spring Break in mid-March will be a busy time at MSU’s Duane G. Meyer Library. For example, all of the wireless access points in the building will be upgraded, resulting in a noticeably improved Wi-Fi experience for all wireless network users in the building. A big thanks to Computing Services for funding this upgrade. Also, the new furniture for the RIS Research Commons should arrive and be deployed in the northeast…