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Congratulations to Jara Anderson, the successful candidate for the RAIS position: Research and Instruction Librarian for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension. Jara will begin her new role, reporting to Rhonda Whithaus, on December 4th.
The following committee appointments have been approved for this academic year. Thanks to everyone who volunteered. Staff Development Committee Abbie Brown: 2023-2025 Shannon Cary, SAG Chair: ex officio Ying Hu: 2023-2025 Colleen Smith: 2023-2026 Rhonda Whithaus: 2023-2026 LMT Liaison: Kathy Peters
We had another successful escape room event during Welcome Week this year! We had 150 students register with a few dozen on the waiting list. The students had a great time and that is thanks to all of those who helped this year! You can see the photos of the groups and their different times …
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 …
5 Years Ying Hu I have worked with Ying for about two years now in Digital Initiatives (Digital Services), and with her solid knowledge, experience and abilities I know I can totally rely on her for excellent advice and information. In the last couple of years, we’ve tried lots of new things, and taken on …
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 …
Congratulations to everyone celebrating a service anniversary this year. The comments posted by supervisors about these employees are posted below. 5 Years Corrie Hutchinson: Corrie has become an invaluable member of the Libraries’ leadership team since she joined us as Acquisitions Librarian five years ago. She has managed cutting huge amounts of money from our …
For over 10 years, we have offered a free computer account to guests (people who are not currently affiliated with the University of Missouri). We create accounts for guests utilizing an authentication system created and maintained by our fabulous LTS team. The current dual access configuration (allowing both students and guests to login on the …
RAIS finalized the room changes in West Reference that began in December. Here’s where you can find Nav, Joe, and Rhonda: Joseph Askins – 158 West Reference Navadeep Khanal – 152 West Reference Rhonda Whithaus – 154 West Reference The E-learning Lab is still in 156. The Consultation Office has moved from 158 to 157. …
Since 2002, one of the most effective tools the Libraries have offered our users has been Findit@MU (an OpenURL link resolver). It bridges the gap between the item citation and finding the best method to access it (online, in print, or requesting via ILL) with a single click or two. In the past 15 years, …