Come and see what the MU Libraries has to offer.  Find Fun, Treasures, Quality, Access, Help and Study resources – all at the library!  An informational display is on view in the Colonnade through September 30.

Richard is a life long artist and educator. Dutton taught art at Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, Iowa for over thirty years and served as Chair of the Performing and Visual Arts. Richard retired from college teaching in 1999.  Since that time he and his wife Karen have traveled extensively throughout the US and overseas. Richard and Karen moved to the Hallsville and Columbia, Missouri area six years ago.

Richard continues to paint primarily in watercolor but also working sometimes in oil and acrylic.  He believes that an art work has to transcend the subject matter and take on a visual entity of its own.

Dutton’s paintings can be found in many Midwest art collections. Paintings by Richard can be found in banks, businesses, and private collections. Two examples are the Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, and HyVee Headquarters, Des Moines, Iowa.

10768 N. Barnes School Rd.
Hallsville, MO 65255
573-881-3198
rkdutton60@msn.com
www.duttonwatercolor.com

Due to hardware replacement by campus, many library systems will be unavailable for access from 10:00 am-Noon on Sunday, July 31, 2011.  Systems affected include MERLIN library accounts, proxy server and the room reservation system.

Mapping the Past: Rare Russian Maps from Special Collections has been created as a digital highlight of books and maps on the website of the Special Collections and Rare Books department.  This virtual exhibit describes the cartographic trade and the exploration of the Russian empire from the 16^th through the 18^th centuries. The display was originally mounted as a physical exhibit in the Ellis Library colonnade at the University of Missouri in April 2011.

Come out and see an exhibit on the Civil War in Missouri! A short history of the war is provided alongside relevant books, manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts. Attention is also given to Missouri Civil War Historic Sites. Materials on display have come from the University’s holdings, the State Historical Society of Missouri, The Library of Congress’s American Memories Project and private collections. The exhibit has been curated by Amy C. Nickless, Graduate Reference Assistant at Ellis Library and Historian.

The exhibit is free, located on the main floor’s Colonnade, and available during Ellis Library’s operating hours. It will be open through July 27, 2011.

Controlling Heredity: The American Eugenics Crusade, 1870-1940 has recently been mounted as a permanent exhibit on the website of the Special Collections and Rare Books department.  This virtual exhibit explores the intersections between ethics and the pseudo-science of eugenics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was originally mounted as part of Ethics and the Brain, the seventh annual symposium sponsored by the Life Sciences and Society Program at the University of Missouri in March 2011.

After you graduate, the MU Libraries will still be here to serve you. To find out more about the resources available to alumni, visit Library Resources for Alumni.

All of us at the MU Libraries, wish you the very best in your future endeavors!

Choose Privacy Week will take place May 1-7, 2011 and is an ongoing program of the American Library Association.

Choose Privacy Week is an initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. The campaign gives libraries the tools they need to educate and engage users, and gives citizens the resources to think critically and make more informed choices about their privacy.

You can find out more information at http://www.privacyrevolution.org/index.php/privacy_week/.

At Ellis Library, we will have several posters and an exhibit on display to educate our users about privacy.