Library Notes

The search for a new Coordinator of Library Information Technologies (LIT) at the Missouri State University Libraries on the main Springfield campus has begun. The date of first consideration is Monday, February 13, 2023, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.  The Coordinator of LIT leads and manages all of the information technology efforts of the MSU Libraries. They use advanced professional and technical expertise to provide leadership and guidance to the University Libraries concerning information…

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Ruth Martin, who along with her husband Don generously supported the Missouri State University Libraries, as well as many other organizations and causes, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born Ruth Doris Kallemeier in St. Louis on September 12, 1932. She attended Drury College, where she met her future husband, Don. Together they had four sons and were married 70 years.  Ruth loved God, her family and friends, playing music, traveling in…

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Library Subject Guides contain resources related to subjects, topics, or courses. Types of resources within each guide include books, reference materials, journals, selected databases, websites, etc…all vetted by your friendly librarians. In these guides, you’ll also find tutorials, quick how-to videos, and a way to contact the librarian associated with a specific subject guide. These guides are a great starting point for your research journey!

Dr. Michelle D. Olsen, Director of Institutional Research at Missouri State University, is publishing a book of photographs of frost flowers, a phenomenon unique to the Ozarks Mountain region of the country.     Also called Crystallofolia, frost flowers are sculptures of ice that extrude from the stem of the Verbesina virginica plant during the late fall, winter, and early spring seasons, when the temperatures are low enough for water in the plant’s stem to cool to a degree that is ripe…

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Laura French, marketing and communications specialist for the Missouri State University Libraries, will leave MSU for a social media strategist role with Amplify Education, a K-12 curriculum and assessment company based in Brooklyn, New York. Her last day at MSU is Tues. Jan. 24. In her new remote position, Laura will lead publishing efforts across Amplify’s social media channels to expand brand awareness by engaging with educators and thought leaders online, sharing creative media, and running growth campaigns. Laura has…

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The Missouri State University Staff Awards Luncheon was held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in the Hammons Student Center. Two staff members of the MSU Libraries were honored: Dwayne Swigert for 30 years of service to the university and the communities it serves. Christine Edwards for 35 years of service to the university and the communities it serves. Congratulations to all the staff in the Libraries and at the University on another great year. Thank you for all you do…

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Recently a new public address system was installed in Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University.  Some of the advances and features of the new PA system include: A little over 200 crackling and staticky old speakers throughout Meyer Library were replaced. No more snap, crackle, and pop.  The new Bogen paging system allows for Automatic scheduled paging Prerecorded paging Weather emergencies can automatically trigger a page We can play music through the system…

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The Office of the Provost at Missouri State University recently approved requests by the University Libraries to undertake three new searches to fill vacant positions: Coordinator of Library Information Technology (LIT). This is a staff position most recently held by Brooks Travis, who resigned in December 2021 to take a position at EBSCO, a vendor of library content, systems, and services. Digital Archivist and Head of the Digitization Lab. This is a staff position currently held by Shannon Mawhiney, who…

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The Missouri State University Libraries on the main Springfield campus continues to add primary source materials — recordings, images, and documents — about the Ozark Jubilee for the use of students, faculty, researchers, and members of the general public. The MSU Libraries already has the following key resources online and ready to use: 74 half-hour segments of the Jubilee, with heavy emphasis on 1955, the first year the program was broadcast live nationally over ABC-TV.  The Bryan T. E. Bisney…

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Shannon Mawhiney, Digital Archivist and Head of the Digitization Lab at the Missouri State University Libraries, soon will be leaving the university to take a new job at the Springfield Public Schools in their Launch Virtual Learning Center. Shannon has been with the MSU Libraries for nearly 20 years. Her last day in the Digitization Lab within the Karen Horny Special Collections and Archives area of Duane G. Meyer Library will be Friday, January 13, 2023.  “Launch is Missouri’s solution…

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