Library Notes

The Missouri State University Testing Center, administered by the MSU Libraries and located in the Lower Level of Duane G. Meyer Library, has become an approved testing site for TOEFL, the Test of English as a Foreign Language. TOEFL tests are accepted by more than 11,000 universities and other institutions in over 150 countries.  MSU Testing Center’s first TOEFL exams will be given in December 2021. The TOEFL, provided through ETS (Educational Testing Service), is a group of English-language proficiency…

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Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University, will speak next Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Ozarks Studies Association Annual Conference in West Plains, Missouri. He will participate in a panel discussion around the general topic of water resources in the Ozarks. Here’s the schedule for the beginning of the one-day conference: 8:00–8:15 Coffee and Registration 8:15–8:45 Introduction and Welcome Mara Cohen Ioannides, MSU, OSA President Dennis Lancaster, Chancellor, MSU—West Plains 8:45-9:45 PANEL: Ozarks Waterways Chair: Robert…

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BearFest Village returns to campus this weekend ahead of MSU Football’s first home game on Saturday, Sept. 11. In an effort to prioritize student study and research during this time, Meyer Library will switch to “study hall hours” this Saturday from 4-7 p.m.   Here’s what you need to know:   If you plan to use the library Saturday, Sept. 11 between 4-7 p.m., you will need to arrive before 4 p.m. to gain access into the building (this applies to all…

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On September 7, 2021, the MSU Testing Center hosted Josh Ludwig from MSU’s Public Safety via Zoom to discuss “How to Recognize Fake IDs.” Josh provided a presentation as well as a discussion forum with questions and answers. This provided the Testing Center staff with a valuable professional development opportunity. Josh also provided Testing Center staff with information on how to recognize a potentially altered BearPass ID.  

Andy Lokie, Associate Professor of Library Science and Executive Editor and Director of the eJournal of Public Affairs, announced last week that he will be retiring as of March 1, 2022, after over 20 years of service to SMS/MSU.  Both Andy’s BA degree (Liberal Arts) and MA degree (Instructional Technology & Design, Communication, and Administration) are from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.  Prior to coming to SMS/MSU in 2001 to serve as the director of the Educational Technology Center, Andy…

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The uptake and use of streaming videos and other media in higher education has been quite pronounced. To help meet the growing demand for this type of content, the Missouri State University Libraries has become a subscriber to the AVON (Academic Video Online) streaming video database from ProQuest and its subsidiary, Alexander Street Press.   AVON is a comprehensive video streaming collection of more than 70,000 films, including documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. It covers a broadly multidisciplinary range…

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The Missouri State University Testing Center, managed by the MSU Libraries and located on the Lower Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus, has several exciting updates: The Testing Center Coordinator, Sue McCrory, was recently recognized by the National College Testing Association for her contribution to their Distance Learning Committee. Sue has been a member of this committee since 2018, whose goals are to partner with leading distance learning programs and organizations to increase NCTA’s credibility…

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The schedule of author talks and book signings being planned by the Ozarks Studies Institute keeps getting better and better. All of these events are free and open to the public.  Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. there will be an author talk and book signing for the new book We Gave Them Thunder: Marmaduke’s Raid and the Civil War in Missouri and Arkansas, by William Garrett Piston and John C. Rutherford. This event will be held in the…

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There are many important ways to measure the use of a library. One of the simplest is to count the number of people entering the building. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not unusual to have thousands of people enter the Duane G. Meyer Library building on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University every day.  When the pandemic descended in March 2020, use of the physical library dropped to near zero for several months, and has been…

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Mark your calendars. On Tues. Sept. 21st at 2:00 p.m. there will be an author talk and book signing for the new book We Gave Them Thunder: Marmaduke’s Raid and the Civil War in Missouri and Arkansas, by William Garrett Piston and John C. Rutherford, published by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries.   The event will be held in the new Ozarks Room on the third (top) level of Duane G. Meyer…

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