Library Notes

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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Missouri State University has become an Assisting Partner in the FOLIO SMLLC global community of organizations and individuals who are working to make FOLIO an outstanding open-source library services platform (LSP).  “FOLIO is a collaboration of libraries, developers and vendors building an open source library services platform. It supports traditional resource management functionality and can be extended into other institutional areas.” The Missouri State University Libraries implemented the FOLIO LSP during the first half of calendar year 2020, in the…

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Volume 10 Issue 1 of the eJournal of Public Affairs soon will be published digitally, free to all. It represents our tenth anniversary publishing this scholarly online journal. The eJournal evolved from Missouri State University’s print journal, published from 1997 to 2006. Due to the efforts of Dr. Rachelle Darabi, in collaboration with the American Democracy Project, the journal restarted as an online EJOPA publication in 2012. With a shared intention for excellence, the eJournal has met its ambitious goal…

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Recently the Ozarks region, along with other regions to our south and west, have experienced extremely cold temperatures and heavier than normal snowfalls. This has caused numerous schools, colleges, and universities to cancel classes and close offices. MSU is no exception. In Greene County and beyond, rolling power outages and frozen pipes have been common. Texas has been especially hard hit.  Monday was a University holiday, but on Tuesday and Wednesday the MSU Libraries was able to offer limited hours…

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