Library Notes

In an effort to increase access to computing devices for our students, the Missouri State University Libraries has recently made the following additional resources available for checkout from the main service desk on the Main Level of Duane G. Meyer Library: 10 11in iPad Pro devices 10 12.9in iPad Pro devices 20 Bluetooth keyboards 10 2nd-generation Apple Pencils 9 9.7in 6th generation iPads 5 1st-generation Apple Pencils 10 Logitech Crayons (for use with 7th-generation iPads) 20 8th-generation iPads with keyboard…

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MSU Libraries is pleased to announce that Rachel Besara, Associate Dean of Libraries at Missouri State University, was elected to serve on the inaugural FOLIO Community Council.  The FOLIO Community Council is an international body of 15 members charged with serving two roles.  Firstly, to ensure the community is strong and healthy, and secondly, to facilitate the smooth operation of community activities, including coordinating with other councils and managing the project’s financial responsibilities.  Other members include representatives from Stanford, Texas A&M,…

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Please join the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, on Tuesday evening, March 30, 2021 beginning at 7 p.m. CDT for an online author talk and discussion with novelist Amy Engel. Her most recent book is The Familiar Dark. This online event is free and open to the public. It will be recorded and archived, too.  The novel, set in the mythic Missouri Ozarks small town of Barren Springs, is about the bonds of family…

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The main libraries on the Springfield campuses of Drury University and Missouri State University recently signed a document articulating a reciprocal borrowing agreement. Current students, faculty, and staff members in good standing at Drury and MSU now may check out books from Drury’s F. W. Olin Library and MSU’s Duane G. Meyer Library.  Here are a few details of the agreement: Valid identification information must be presented for the patron wishing to borrow materials or access services from the library…

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The Missouri State University Libraries is very pleased to make available online the Bryan T.E. Bisney Collection. This collection was digitized from materials collected by Bryan Bisney (1908-1995) during his distinguished career in radio and television, particularly from Bisney’s time in Springfield, Missouri, producing shows such as Ozark Jubilee, Talent Varieties, The Eddy Arnold Show, and more.  Originating first as a local television broadcast on KYTV in December 1953, then as a stage show and KWTO radio broadcast, evolving in…

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The Missouri Hub (MoHub) of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), to which the MSU Libraries contributes its Digital Collections records, has recently added several more items to the DPLA catalog.  Among these are newer collections from MSU, such as the Bryan T. E. Bisney Collection and several additional finding aids for archival collections.  The DPLA ties together records from across the country into a unified portal for searching, which are contributed by libraries, archives, and museums alike, many of which are connected…

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For several years now, the Missouri State University Libraries has offered a chat reference service, enabling users to ask questions and receive prompt responses right online, while they seek, use, and create information. This service became very popular when the physical libraries closed briefly last year. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, you could find the chat service embedded under the Ask a Librarian page and in select subject guides. Now, the chat service is featured on the main MSU Libraries…

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In late February Brooks Travis, the Information Technology Coordinator for the Missouri State University Libraries, was a member of a panel discussion held as part of the NISO Plus 2021 global virtual event. The panel, comprised of Erik Radio (Metadata Librarian at the U. of Colorado at Boulder Libraries), Bohyun Kim (Chief Technology Officer at the U. of Rhode Island Libraries), Leslie Johnson (Director of Digital Preservation at the National Archives), Russell Palmer (Assistant Director for GALILEO Support Services at…

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In December the FOLIO Open Source Community issued its latest named release as the platform continues to add features and functionality to this important new library services platform (LSP). The Honeysuckle Release includes platform updates and integration improvements in addition to user experience (UX) improvements and accessibility features. The MSU Libraries implemented the Honeysuckle Release last week. There are a few minor bugs, but overall the new software release is performing well.  Here’s a look under the hood: New App:…

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Special Collections and University Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, is pleased to make available fourteen episodes of “Land and Life in the Ozarks.” This pioneering telecourse was offered by then–SMSU on KOZK Channel 21 (now Ozarks Public Television) where it premiered in January 1976. The course was taught by Dr. Milton Rafferty, who was Department Head of Geography, Geology and Planning at SMSU for 24 years. Rafferty developed the course as a first draft for his 1980 work Ozarks Land and Life, which has since been described…

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