Redemption Songs: Politics, Nationalism and Creativity in Black World Music

Stop by the main floor of the library to pay a visit to the Henkel Physicians exhibit. This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, curated by Jim  Labosier.

The Henkel Physicians: A Family’s Life in Letters offers a glimpse into the daily lives of men of medicine in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley during the 19th century. While it documents the working lives of physicians, it also illuminates social and home life and how one family experienced the Civil War. Covering more than a century of life in the Shenandoah Valley during which four members of the remarkable Henkel family practiced in the same area, this exhibition features a selection of writings that vividly illustrate the writer’s personality and their experiences as physicians. The letters cover local events, professional jealousies, the national crisis of the Civil war and finish with the dramatic testimony of the Henkel physicians in a murder trial.

You can view the vivid history of the Henkel Family at the Health Sciences Library until March 9th. Feel welcome to sign the guestbook as well. Click here for more information on the exhibit.

Great news: thanks to DoIT, access to the software’s license is available on computer terminals throughout the library. Ask a librarian for more details!

The J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library has been awarded a one-year license for the English and Spanish software package, “Health Literacy Advisor,” thanks to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Midcontinental Region. Use of this license will be available until April 2013.

Employees are welcome to use the program to review reading levels of their health information materials and then revise the documents to improve readability. You can use the software to scan the document and it will highlight words that may limit readability. You will then receive suggestions for language that is easier to read.

For more information, please contact Darell Schmick, information services librarian, at the Health Sciences Library at (573) 884-3575 or SchmickD@health.missouri.edu.

Gary St. Ivany
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I paint everyday in my studio overlooking the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. My paintings are in numerous private, corporate and public collections through out the world.  They have been featured in the magazines Columbia Home and Life, Kansas City Home and Garden, St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles, and Lake Lifestyles.  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, featured the developing art community at the Lake of the Ozarks and included my art in the article.  I currently have paintings at the The Vine Wine Bar and Gallery in Osage Beach, Missouri, Country Club Hotel and Spa in Lake Ozark, Missouri, Teller’s Bar and Gallery, Columbia, Missouri, and Dunklin Street Gallery in Jefferson City, Missouri.  I am a member of the Columbia Art League, and show my paintings annually at Art in The Park.

My paintings are done primarily in oil and acrylic and I stretch my own canvases to fit unique frames that I select for my paintings.  My style is flowing and varies from impressionistic to abstract, but always with strong design and a vibrant use of color.  My subjects include landscapes, portraits, animals, and abstract designs.

I make my art for the pure pleasure, joy and beauty that art can bring.  I want my paintings to evoke an emotion from the viewer.

Everyone deserves a break! Visit the Finals Lounge in 159 Ellis Library from 6-10 pm on Monday and Tuesday of finals week for free drinks and snacks. See reference desk for directions to the Lounge.