Steven Pryor Appointed Head of Digital Scholarship

The MU Libraries are pleased to announce that Steven Pryor has been appointed head of Digital Scholarship. This new position will lead the newly created unit within the Research, Access and Instructional Services division. This unit will provide critical support and leadership for digital and open scholarship initiatives that advance the MU’s commitment to research …

Welcome to Steven Pryor

The University of Missouri Libraries are also pleased to welcome Steven Pryor, who has been hired as a the digital scholarship librarian in the research, access and instruction services (RAIS) department. Steven has a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Southern …

Presentation by Steven Pryor, August 29

Please join me in welcoming Steven Pryor to the University of Missouri Libraries by attending his open presentation. Steven Pryor was recently hired as a Librarian II in the RAIS Division. I asked Steven to share his professional history with us and to comment on some current trends that influence his thinking about digital initiatives …

Welcome to Cori Mayfield, Christina Pryor and Steven Pryor

Please welcome the following Librarians.  They joined the LIbraries on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Steven Pryor will be a Librarian II, working in Research, Access, and Instructional Services. Christina Pryor will be a Librarian III in the Health Sciences Library.  She will be working as the NN/LM Coordinator. Please welcome Cori Mayfield back to Ellis …

Welcome to Christina Pryor and Steven Pryor

Please welcome the following Librarians. They will both be starting on August 1. Christina Pryor will be a Librarian III and NNLM Missouri Coordinator in HSL. Steven Pryor will be a Librarian II in RAIS.

MU Libraries Integral to Research on Kafka

Assisted by the MU Libraries, humanities researcher Carsten Strathausen is constructing a comprehensive visual database encompassing all adaptations of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial.” This resource aims to serve scholars and students for years to come. Research Librarian Anne Barker consulted with Carsten on the project by identifying and acquiring materials, suggesting strategies for gathering data, …

MU Libraries Integral to Research on Kafka

Assisted by the MU Libraries, humanities researcher Carsten Strathausen is constructing a comprehensive visual database encompassing all adaptations of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial.” This resource aims to serve scholars and students for years to come. Research Librarian Anne Barker consulted with Carsten on the project by identifying and acquiring materials, suggesting strategies for gathering data, …

Life Among the Shelves: A MU Libraries Podcast

What do you think of when you hear special collections and archives? Old books? Decades old letters? You’d be correct, but there’s so much more that happens on the 4th floor of Ellis Library! Join Macy Love and John Henry Adams in an exploration of what we do in Special Collections, Libraries, and Archives. They …

Scholarly Communication Committee Notes 9/4/19

The new Scholarly Communication Committee met for the first time on September 4th and discussed the following items: Background on need for Committee – Jeannette Pierce thanked everyone for serving and indicated that LMT has long wanted this type of committee so that the Libraries can more systematically implement and coordinate services related to Scholarly …

Notes from the Director 6/8/18

Today I have a few things to share.  The NNLM grant-funded librarian position in HSL has been filled, and the new person starts August 1.  She is Christina Pryor, who joins us from the University of Washington in Seattle.  She previously worked in St. Louis County, and some of you may remember her from the …