Shannon Cary
2024 Annual Report Now Available
The 2024 University of Missouri Libraries Annual Report is now available online. Contact Shannon Cary (carysn@missouri.edu) if you would like a print copy.
Kline Wins ALA PR Award
Jill Kline, with some editing help from Megan Ballengee, created a Mizzou Libraries QR guide poster, and the Marketing Team submitted it to the 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition. The QR code poster won in the “Materials promoting collections, services and resources” category for libraries in our budget group.
Congrats to Jill, and please check out the poster if you haven’t seen it on the 2nd floor of Ellis Library.
Student Unrest at MU Exhibit on Display

This week marks the 55th anniversary of one of the largest student protests on Mizzou’s campus. Demonstrations erupted across the U.S. after the fatal shooting of Vietnam War protesters at Kent State on May 4, 1970. Tensions had been building between MU students and administrators throughout the 1960s over concerns of censorship on campus. Much of the censorship pertained to Columbia’s Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) group and their anti-war independent student newspaper. This fracture between students and administration reached a boiling point on May 8, 1970. The demonstrations throughout the following weeks resulted in cancelled classes, arrests of students and faculty, and the University entering a state of emergency.
Stop by the colonnade display case to explore records from the University Archives documenting the both the student and administrative perspectives of campus unrest from 1969 to 1973. This display was prepared by the University of Missouri Archives and Public History 4910 students and will be on display until the end of May.
Welcome to Dr. Marian Toledo Candelaria

The Mizzou Libraries are pleased to announce that Dr. Marian Toledo Candelaria has been hired as the head of Special Collections. Marian previously worked at the University of Virginia as the manager for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Education and Human Development. Her previous roles include program manager for Rare Book School and writing and multimodal communication specialist at the University of Waterloo. She holds a doctorate in history and Scottish studies from the University of Guelph and a master’s degree in library and information science from Simmons University.
New Muse Post
Mizzou Subject Librarian Collaborates with Writing Center to Enhance Graduate Student Research Skills

Many graduate students find the research and writing process to be quite overwhelming. Responding to requests from international doctoral students for extra support in navigating academic writing, the Campus Writing Program (CWP) created the Learn & Write series in the fall of 2024. CWP joined with the Writing Center and Mizzou Libraries to offer a Learn & Write series for graduate students. Each writing session included a brief program specific to graduate and academic writing.
CWP Associate Director Christy Goldsmith had co-presented on literature reviews with Kimberly Moeller, the education and social sciences librarian at Mizzou Libraries, for over five years, so she asked Moeller to present in the Learn & Write series. Bailey Boyd, the assistant director for the Writing Center, felt that Moeller’s presentation stood out for its clarity and practical value, and she invited her to present again when the series evolved into GradsLearn. Moeller was also asked to speak at the January 2025 Dissertation Acceleration and Navigation Group, a week of focused and dedicated time designed to accelerate the dissertation writing process.
One of the standout moments in Moeller’s presentation was a detailed demonstration of Zotero. Seeing how the citation tool could automatically update references—even removing entries when in-text citations were deleted—was a game-changer. Learning to use Zotero can be a significant time-saver for graduate students juggling complex drafts and sources.
Boyd strongly encourages others to use the Mizzou Libraries’ support services. “If you haven’t worked with the Libraries yet, you should definitely reach out to your subject librarian,” she advised. “They’re not just there to help you find books—they can be real partners in your research process.”
Boyd also points to the Libraries’ website, which hosts a robust archive of past workshops and events. Whether students need help with citation management, organizing research, or finding scholarly resources, a wealth of knowledge is already available online.
Reflecting on her academic journey, Boyd credits the Libraries with playing a crucial role. While working on a Master’s thesis, her advisor recommended connecting with a subject librarian—a decision that transformed how she approached research. Since then, Boyd has strongly advocated the use of libraries. “They’re an essential part of the writing process. I’ve seen firsthand how much they can help, and I always recommend that other grad students make the most of what the Libraries have to offer.”
Goldsmith concurred with Boyd and said, “I have become so much more adept at source searching, management, and citation thanks to my partnership with Kimberly. It’s made my own research process so much smoother! We always have something to learn from librarians!”
Highlighted Posts of the Week
Need a Break? Work on Puzzle in 104 Ellis
If you need a break or just happen to be walking by, please visit us in 104 Ellis Library to help out with a puzzle, featuring the TV show The Office.
In the News
“Gwen Gray receives Business Librarianship Award”
Show Me Mizzou, May 1, 2025