Ellis Library will close early today, Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. due to icy weather conditions. Please check the library branch web pages for information about library branch closings. Ellis Reference desk will close at noon.  Phone and virtual reference will be monitored until 3:00.

Do you need help with a paper?  Writing tutors are available starting Jan. 26^th during the following times:

Sun 4pm-9pm
Mon 11am-9pm
Tue 11am-9pm
Wed 11am-9pm
Thu 4pm-9pm

Stop by for a free, walk-in session for help with any part of the writing process, from brainstorming to revising drafts.  No appointment necessary!

To register online, click the class title.  If these dates and times are bad for you, please feel free to email brekhusr at missouri dot edu with a preferred time.   We will make an effort to accommodate you. The March workshop will be incorporated into graduate student workshops that month; date is tba.

All workshops are in-person unless marked as online.  Zotero workshops meet in 213 Ellis Library, which is the computer classroom on the north side of the building on the 2nd floor, across from the main reading room.

Friday, February 7 at 4 to 6 pm 
Ellis Library Colonnade 

The DVDs previously located in 114 Ellis Library (Current Periodicals Reading Room) have been moved to the south end of the reference stacks, to the east of Information Commons 2. Don't know where that is? Ask at the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk.

These materials were moved out of room 114 to make room for staff from Jesse Hall who will be moving temporarily into Ellis Library in the spring while Jesse Hall is being renovated.  

2013 Tax Information is now available at https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/tax. The deadline for filing is April 15, 2014.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953) – Trial[please give feedback here]

http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=720DQ1V8QIGDM98CYJO7 Searchable collection of 12 English-language Chinese newspapers from 1832-1953. Includes article content, editorials, cartoons, advertisements and classified ads. Titles include North China Herald (1850-1941), Canton Times (1919-1920), China Critic (1939-1945), The China Press (1925-1938), China Weekly Review (1917-1953), Chinese Recorder (1868-1940), Chinese Repository (1832-1851), Peking Daily News (1914-1917), Peking Gazette (1915-1917), Peking Leader (1918-1919), Shanghai Gazette (1919-1921) and Shanghai Times (1914-1921). Trial ends Feb. 6, 2014.

Currently on display in Ellis Library is the exhibition “Verba Sacra: The Holy Bible from Medieval Manuscript to Modern Print.” Among manuscripts and rare books, the visitor can see some of the rarities that have never being put on display before, such as the Book of Ruth, the Hebrew manuscript on aged parchment presumably written in the 13-14^th century, or a very rare Church Slavonic Menaion (a liturgical book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church) for the month of June. There is also a magnificent, exquisitely illustrated edition of the Bible – the Pennyroyal Caxton, and, by way of sharp contrast, a green, pocket size, ubiquitous New Testament distributed by the Gideon's Society.

 From the humblest fragment to the sumptuous editions of the Bible commissioned by ancient kings or modern businessmen, they all, although timeless, can tell of their time and age.  They reveal or conceal stories of those who crafted them, of those who admired them, of those whose family history is still recorded on their end leaves. As one rediscovers them today, one partakes, in a sense, of these books’ history.

Dec. 06, 2013

Story Contact(s):
Christian Basi, BasiC@missouri.edu, 573-882-4430
Steven Adams, AdamsST@missouri.edu, (573) 882-5067

COLUMBIA, Mo. – With the passing of Nelson Mandela this week, preserving and documenting the many facets of his life will be crucial as future generations learn about his impact and carry his legacy into the future.

In the spirit of sharing Mandela’s achievements with future generations, the University of Missouri College of Education has signed an agreement with the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Capetown and Robben Island Museum, South Africa, to begin a joint project preserving the thousands of historical papers, photos and other items related to the political prisoners who were held at Robben Island.

“This is a rich collection of materials that chronicles the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, the development of the new constitution in 1996, the birth of the new nation, and a country that affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom,” said Thomas Kochtanek, associate professor in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies.

Robben Island is where many political prisoners, including Mandela, were incarcerated for opposing Apartheid and the regime that held power within South Africa from the 1960s to the early 1990s.

The project is an effort to make the Robben Island resources more widely available to scholars, students and the public around the world. Scholars, archivists and researchers from the MU College of Education’s School of Information Science & Learning Technologies and the University of Missouri Libraries, in conjunction with archivists from the Robben Island Museum, will digitize selected materials and make those available via a dynamic web site dedicated to the project.

“While the loss of Mandela has saddened everyone, Mandela’s legacy of reconciliation and forgiveness, towards the vision of the ‘rainbow’ nation, will live on in this way,” said Daniel L. Clay, dean of the MU College of Education. “The University of Missouri is very proud to continue our working relationship with the University of the Western Cape, which began 27 years ago, when the formal agreement was the first ever between a U.S. university and a non-white South African University.”

“The University of Missouri mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, a man whose sacrifice and dedication to freedom inspired a spirit and strength that should never be forgotten,” Kochtanek said.

The MU Libraries serve a student body of 32,000 plus a faculty of 1,800, and have a collection of 3.1 million print volumes, 53,400 journal titles (in print or online), and over 7.5 million microforms. With an annual budget of $16.8 million, the Libraries support the instruction, research, service, and economic development missions of the University of Missouri. By acquiring scholarly resources, developing innovative services, and applying new information technologies, the MU Libraries fulfill their primary purpose: to serve our users.