- Tour Ellis Library: Unlock the Secrets of Academic Success
Note: Tours start next week and will be offered until August 31. - Welcome Megan Ballengee
- Welcome Janet Hilts
Staff news
In the News
“Ashcroft’s ‘pornographic’ rule has Missouri libraries confused about what kids can see”
Columbia Missourian, August 10, 2023
Missouri Library Association Conference – 10/4-10/6, Columbia, MO
• Registration (early bird preferred and ends August 15th)
• Approved ticketed events (approval by Division Head)
• 50% meal per diem if at the conference more than 8 hours ($27.00) [Note – this is University policy.]
• No mileage
• No hotel except for those in a leadership role with the conference (approval by Division Head)
Welcome to Vaughan Dietzel
Vaughan Dietzel will join the MU Libraries on August 14 as a senior security officer. Welcome, Vaughan!
Highlighted Newshub Posts of the Week
Welcome New Librarians
Welcome to all our new librarians!
- Haley Lykins, temporary librarian in special collections
Supervisor: Kelli Hansen
Start date: June 1 - Janet Hilts, research and instructional services librarian
Supervisor: Rhonda Whithaus
Start date: July 14 - Jenny Thompson, associate university librarian for ACTS
Supervisor: Deb Ward
Start date: July 17 - Megan Ballengee, community engagement coordinator
Supervisor: Deb Ward
Start date: August 1 - Jill Kline, student success librarian
Supervisor: Nav Khanal
Start date: August 15 - Nicole Merzweiler, continuing resources catalog librarian
Supervisor: Seth Huber
Start date: September 1 - Katie Rahman, systems librarian
Supervisor: Steven Pryor
Start date: September 15
Staff Corner: Welcome to Baby Boy Merrill
Dexter Terrence Merrill was born Mon, July 31. He was 8 lbs 5 oz and 19 in long. We’re both home now and doing well!
–Erin Merrill
Marketing Highlight: Instagram Reel
This week we posted a reel on instagram featuring Jara from Vet Med. Thanks, Jara!
Since posting on Monday, it has 164 likes and almost 3000 views.
And if you haven’t, you should follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mizzou.libraries/
Marketing Highlights
- The College Town 2023 edition of the Missourian is now available. The Libraries are featured on page 8, 16 and 22. In addition, we purchased an ad, which you can see here or on page 15.
- The Libraries will be featured in a Sunday onboarding email to incoming students about thriving in the classroom.
Adams Receives Grant from the Bibliographic Society of America
John Henry Adams was selected by the Bibliographic Society of America’s BibSite Awards Committee as a recipient of the Peck-Stacpoole Grant for his proposal for videos on “Attack of the Collational Videos.” His grant is for $919. Adams will be working with the Digital Media and Innovation Lab to make a series of instructional videos, which will teach how to read a collational formula. These videos will be hosted by the Bibliographic Society of America on their website.