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The University Libraries are pleased to announce that Noel Kopriva has been appointed as Engineering Librarian and Head of Engineering Library & Technology Commons! Noel has earned a Bachelor’s in English and two Master’s degrees in Library and Information Science and English from the University of Missouri. She has been working for the University of …
Noel Kopriva, Agriculture Librarian, presented a poster at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) annual conference in Baltimore, MD, on March 23rd. Bringing a Piece of 4-H History into the Twenty-First Century: Creating a 4-H Circulars Digital Collection at a Land-Grant Library was a collaboration between Noel and Felicity Dykas, Head of Digital …
The Engineering Library and Technology Commons (ELTC) is planning to re-open Monday, December 23rd. The door renovation project will have some continual work done in early January once campus returns from Winter Break. However, the ELTC is planning on conducting normal operations while the additional work is done. This is subject to change, and updates …
A project to renovate the Engineering Library’s door so it meets ADA’s accessibility requirements is scheduled for Monday, December 16th. The project is expected to be completed by the following Monday, December 23rd. This schedule is subject to change, and the Engineering Library will provide updates as needed. During this time, the Engineering Library will …
The Mizzou Libraries connected with over 2,400 new students and their parents/guardians during Summer Welcome 2024 tabling! Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers for tabling during 22 sessions this summer! Jara Anderson Megan Ballengee Anne Barker Rachel Brekhus Abbie Brown Janice Dysart Gwen Gray Jill Kline Noel Kopriva Mara Inge Taira Meadowcroft Kimberely Moeller Stephen …
One of the services provided by the Engineering Library’s Librarian is instruction on library services and field-specific assignments. “I conduct in-class and online workshops on request to orient our users to relevant engineering library resources, teach strategies for making searching for library information more efficient and effective, …
Predatory publishing doesn’t just take advantage of authors by misrepresenting review, editorial, and fee structures. It also hinders access to the work itself, hurting the overall enterprise of research. The epidemic of predatory journals reached serious enough heights in 2016 that the Federal Trade Commission charged OMICS, one such publisher of hundreds of predatory journals, for …
The Welcome Week Escape Rooms went amazingly last Friday. There were over 150 new students that went through the 4 rooms we created. Special thanks to Alex Boeckman, Gwen Gray, Noel Kopriva, Mara Inge, Rae Thudium, and Rhonda Whithaus as well as our student workers Ellen Thieme and Taten Janes for helping out with all …
The Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program (MoLSAMP) brings underrepresented undergraduate students, from across the state of Missouri, interested in pursuing science and science related careers to the University of Missouri campus for a 9 week summer research program. Like most things in 2020, the program changed course due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …
We had a great turnout, over 175 new students, at last Friday’s Escape Ellis Library event for Welcome Week. It took a lot of time and creativity to put this all together. So thanks to the following people who created four escape rooms from scratch! Grace Atkins Shannon Cary John Fifield Taira Meadowcroft Also thanks …