“Paula Roper named MLA Outstanding Professional Librarian”
Show Me Mizzou, November 6, 2024
Shannon Cary
United Way Mystery Boxes
The College of Health Sciences and University Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research are teaming up to raise money for the Heart of Missouri United Way.
Buy a $5 ticket for your chance to choose from our intriguing selection of Mystery Boxes and claim the treasure within it. Want more chances to win? Purchase 5 tickets for $20.
Winning tickets will be drawn on November 15 at 106 Clark Hall at 2:00 PM. Winners will get to choose their prize box from the Mystery Boxes available. Those unable to attend the in-person drawing will have a box randomly selected for them.
We are bringing you fun filled mystery boxes. Perfect for the Holiday gift giving season. Each box contains interesting item(s) ranging from new, vintage, delicious, useful, themed or just plain weird and fun treasures. You will want to be here for a fun and exciting opportunity!
Support United Way – enter today $5 each or 5 tickets for $20 for more chances to win!
Enter for your raffle ticket information here: https://tinyurl.com/MysteryBx2024
Pay with Cash, Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, or make checks payable to “Heart of Mo United Way”.
When paying via Zelle through your bank, you can make your payment directly into our United Way fundraiser. You initiate the transfer by typing Christine Ludeman at 573-239-9794 and the transfer is made. If you have questions, please contact Christy Ludeman at 882-4077.
Don’t want to enter the raffle but still would like to donate to United Way, you can do that too with the tinyurl link!
Please contact Rose Hayden Haydenrm@missouri.edu or Christy Ludeman Ludemanc@missouri.edu for any questions.
Let us know if you want to donate a box. We will accept your generous donation!
Please forward this on to anyone you think might also want a chance to win.
Thank you,
From the Lewis Hall Ladies
Best Wishes to Vera Elwood!
Vera Elwood will be leaving the University of Missouri Libraries on Friday, November 22nd. I cannot express the level of gratitude and appreciation I have for working with Vera for the last two and a half years while she served in the role as Head Librarian for the Journalism Library. Vera will be deeply missed as she has made such a positive impact and brought forward much needed change at the Journalism Library. She has accepted a newly created position as the Coordinator of Youth Programming for The Center Project, which is a local community organization that Vera has supported and volunteered with for the last several years. Please join me in wishing Vera all the best in her new adventure supporting our local community. I am working to develop a plan for covering the Journalism Library so more details will be announced.
-Chris Pryor
MU Libraries Staff Reverse Trick or Treat at Children’s Hospital
Thanks to Taira Meadowcroft and Terri Hall for organizing our visit to the hospital. Thanks to Shannon Cary, Gwen Gray, Chris Pryor, Terri Hall and Isabella Bickhaus for representing the MU Libraries.
Highlighted Posts of the Week
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3. That means you should move your clocks back one hour Saturday night before going to bed. It is also recommended that you use this as a reminder to change all batteries in fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Reminder: Voting Leave Policy
As you know, the election is next Tuesday, November 5. Early voting is already taking place. If you haven’t voted yet, here is the University’s policy regarding taking time off to vote. The policy, HR-411 Voting Leave, can be found online. Please review the policy. It details the conditions for granting time off, including the requirement that employees must contact their supervisor before election day to request to be absent from work for voting. Supervisors can specify when employees are out of the office to vote so there is coverage.
Homecoming Open House Thank You
Thank you so much to everyone who helped with the Library Open House on Homecoming this year! It was a great event with a lot of happy kids!
Jara Anderson
Megan Ballengee
Isabella Bickhaus
Abbie Brown
Piper Brown-Kingsley
Shannon Cary
Cindy Cotner
Matt Gaunt
Mara Inge
Taira Meadowcroft
Sheila Voss
Kara Whatley
Free Equipment Checkout
Did you leave your laptop at home? Forgot your phone charger? Need a camera? The Checkout Desk at your library can help you out. Check out the available equipment here. All equipment is available with your student ID. Materials can be renewed in person at the desk. There is a $2 fine for every hour it is returned late.
So, the next time you are studying all day at the library and your phone dies, don’t worry! Just head over to the Checkout Desk at your library.
Royal Society of Chemistry Added to Open Access Publishing Agreements Available to MU Authors
Publishing open access is a great way to keep research open and retain your copyright. We do understand that publishing open access comes with a financial commitment that you wouldn’t necessarily have with traditional publishing.
To help offset costs, Mizzou Libraries has agreements with several publishers to offer discounts and author processing charge support for the following journals.
Want to lean more? Talk with your Subject Specialist about open access in your area.
NEW AGREEMENT: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
The MU Libraries now has a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry, starting in 2024 and continuing through 2025. All charges for publishing in Hybrid, Gold and RSC Advances journals are covered for MU corresponding authors. Articles published open access in RSC journals are downloaded more often, which helps raise the visibility of your work Here is a complete RSC Journal list. Find out more.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals
The American Chemical Society offers a discounted open access fee to MU affiliates since MU is a Subscribing Institution. Members of ACS receive an additional discount. ACS Open Access Fee Chart
Astronomy & Astrophysics: A European Journal
Starting in 2022, the EDP Sciences journal Astronomy & Astrophysics will be published under the Subscribe to Open (S20) model. MU affiliated corresponding authors can publish their articles Open Access without paying APC’s (article processing charges) as long as the University of Missouri Libraries continue to subscribe to this title.
BMJ Case Reports
The Health Sciences Library subscription to BMJ Case Reports includes a waiver of the individual membership fee of £273 normally required to publish cases. Submission instructions.
Cambridge University Press Journals
MU Libraries has entered into a transformational “Read and Publish” agreement with Cambridge University Press. This agreement greatly expands electronic access to Cambridge University Press journals and provides 10 APC waivers for MU corresponding authors to publish their work OA.
Because of the limited number of waivers available with this agreement, MU Libraries has decided to support authors on a first come, first served basis. If there are remaining waivers at the end of the year, MU Libraries can retroactively make other articles OA with the approval of the author. Read more about the agreement and see a list of eligible journals
Company of Biologists
From 2023 through 2025 MU is participating in the Company of Biologist’s Read & Publish Open Access Initiative. MU authors can publish OA at no charge. Some of the journals Company of Biologists publishes include Development, Journal of Cell Science, and Journal of Experimental Biology.
Electrochemical Society (ECS) Journals
MU is a subscriber to ECS Plus, an agreement that allows MU faculty to publish their articles in Electrochemical Society (ECS) journals (Journal of the Electrochemical Society and ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology) as Open Access with no charge to the author. There are no limits on the number of papers that can be published in any given subscription year. Find out more.
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
The University of Missouri has joined the shareholder consortium of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. This open-access journal features interdisciplinary academic research and practice articles on all things food systems. The shareholder membership, good through April 2024, covers the University of Missouri-Columbia, including MU Extension. This membership waives the typical Article Processing Charge for publishing in this journal.
Proceedings of the National Academies of Science of the United States of America (PNAS)
MU researchers publishing articles in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) receive a discounted open access fee of $2,000, compared to the regular fee of $2,500, to make their papers immediately free online. Find out more.