Library Notes

The COVID-19 pandemic has increasingly slowed down or halted many of our services, which has led us to make the decision to temporarily cease all BRB services beginning July 1, 2021. During this hiatus, we will take a closer look at the needs of our community and how to make more meaningful contributions in the promotion of inclusive books for children and young adults within Springfield and the surrounding area.  We would like to thank our board members, staff, faculty,…

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Special Collections and Archives, a part of the Missouri State University Libraries, is pleased to unveil our new exhibit in the lobby of Craig Hall at the entrance to Coger Theatre. The exhibit case is dedicated to the theatre’s namesake, Dr. Leslie Irene Coger (1912-1999), who taught in the Theatre and Dance Department for 38 years and was one of the founders of Tent Theatre. This new exhibit highlights Dr. Coger’s collection of Japanese Hina dolls, most of which have…

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On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Chronicle of Higher Education hosted a webinar on the future of academic libraries, in light of the recent pandemic. Several librarians from the Missouri State University Libraries attended. Scott Carlson from the Chronicle of Higher Education served as the moderator of this panel discussion. The panelists included: Alexia Hudson-Ward from MIT: She encouraged us to leverage our library spaces as community spaces (both on campus and beyond) to help the fractured university community to…

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This semester Finals Week will be from May 8th through May 14th.  Duane G. Meyer Library on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University will have extended hours during Spring Finals Week. Face masks and social distancing are still required. Sunday, May 9, 2021: 11 a.m. to midnight Monday, May 10, 2021: 7 a.m. to midnight Tuesday, May 11, 2021: 7 a.m. to midnight Wednesday, May 12, 2021: 7 a.m. to midnight Thursday, May 13, 2021: 7 a.m. to 10…

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Yesterday EBSCO Information Services announced the launch of a new service to libraries called Panorama, “a modern library analytics platform combining different library and campus data sets to enable insights from a streamlined platform. Panorama offers visualization tools and a central dashboard to collect, manipulate and display data to help the library demonstrate its impact and make informed collection decisions.”  For some time now the Missouri State University Libraries has been one of several academic libraries serving as beta partners…

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Susanna Reichling, library liaison to the MSU Music and Theatre & Dance Departments, recently attended the 90th Annual Music Library Association National Conference. For the first time (due to the pandemic), the event was held online and in conjunction with the Theatre Library Association National Conference, which allowed for multiple opportunities to share strategies and innovations across performing arts disciplines. The five-day conference included presentations and committee meetings focusing on collection assessment and development, binding and preservation of print and…

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The most recent book publication from the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, is now being printed and will be available for sale soon, both online and in-person in the Library Administrative Offices in Duane G. Meyer Library.  The book, “We Gave Them Thunder,”  is about Marmaduke’s raid and the Civil War in Missouri and Arkansas. William Garrett Piston, one of the authors, taught history for 29 years at MSU before retiring in 2017. John…

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Duane G. Meyer is a beautiful, functional building with a great location near the fountain on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. It has a rich array of large windows, some of which are recessed by overhangs, meaning that over time they can become dirty.  The MSU Libraries is working with a local window washing firm — Clearview — to have all the exterior-facing windows washed soon, both inside and out. 

Starting in 2017, the MSU Libraries collaborated with The Fairbanks, a focal point of The Northwest Project, to build a community-centered, neighborhood library for residents of the Grant Beach Neighborhood and the surrounding area. Library team members assisted with on-site renovation work, including cleaning and painting, as well as collecting and preparing books for the opening of the library. MSU librarians collected donated books, selected items that would be most beneficial for the community library, and cataloged the books in…

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Special Collections and Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, is excited to share a new exhibit on the third floor of Plaster Student Union! This exhibit was created and installed by Haley Frizzle-Green, a practicum student from the University of Missouri who will be graduating with a Master of Library and Information Science degree in May. The exhibit focuses on campus in the 1970s and highlights the name change to Southwest Missouri State University in 1972. Other images…

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