Web tip of the week, Oct. 16, 2017
Events for the coming weekend! – Homecoming and fun Halloween festivities.
Shannon Cary
In the News
“Campus launches ‘With Illinois’ campaign”
iSchool at Illinois: News & Notes, October 2017
Scoville, Emerson, and James Win Research Poster Award
Congratulations to Caryn Scoville, Katy Emerson, and Caroline James, who won the award for Best Research Poster at the 2017 Meeting of the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association!
You can read more about the award here. Their poster was titled “Almost One out of Five Requested Articles are Freely Available to the Public.” Well done!
United Way Candy Jar Contest
Enter the United Way Guess How Many Candies in a Jar Contest! The contest will run until Friday, October 27, 2017. The winner gets the candy (not the jar). It is 25 cents per guess or 5 guesses for a $1. The candy jar is located in the Administration Office (on the same table as the shirts). People can contact Sheila Voss for further details.
All proceeds go to the United Way.
Problems with Online Catalog
Users of our online catalog may notice privacy warnings this morning. We are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it as soon as possible.
Marketing Highlight
The Zalk Veterinary Medical Library is featured on the Mizzou homepage.
Kate Anderson states, “http://missouri.edu currently features Travis Inman, a non-traditional vet student. He’d wanted a picture of everyone in his family studying in the library.”
Treats for Staff Appreciation Day, Oct. 19
The Friends of the University Libraries would like to show their appreciation for library employees by bringing treats on Thursday, October 19, between 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Our Friends volunteers are coordinating with contact persons from each library. Your contact person will let you know when and where the treats can be picked up.
If you would like to thank the organizers for this treat, please send your emails to me. I will pass them on to the Friends.
Thanks,
Sheila Voss
Barb Jones Receives MCMLA Award
Congratulations to Barb Jones, who was awarded the MCMLA Lifetime Achievement Award at the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s Annual Meeting here in Columbia. The award was presented at the Welcome Reception on Monday evening at the Tiger Hotel.
Shape the Future of Your University Libraries
Please help the University Libraries by participating in a survey about the impact of library resources and services on your research, publishing, and teaching practices at MU. Your answers will help the library plan for the right strategy and mix of services to carry forward into the future. Faculty, academic/research staff, and graduate students will receive an email on Monday, October 2, with a link to the survey. The survey will be open until Friday, October 27.
This research study is being conducted by the University of Missouri Libraries in partnership with Ithaka S+R, a non-profit educational research organization. Thanks to this partnership, we will gain a clear picture of library use here at MU and will have the opportunity to compare our situation with other colleges and universities nationally.
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation. We need to hear from you as we plan for the future.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at libsurveys@missouri.edu.
Emerson and Meadowcroft Present Poster at MLA
Katy Emerson & Taira Meadowcroft presented this poster on our behalf at Missouri Library Association:
“Providing Service Through #MizzouPDF: Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery”
Katy Emerson, Taira Meadowcroft, Caryn Scoville, E. Diane Johnson