Ellis Library will be open continuously until Friday, December 13 at 7 pm. For additional information about service hours and specialized library hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.
Ellis Library Extended Hours for Finals
Shannon Cary
University Libraries Holiday Guide
Happy Holidays to the Mizzou community from the University Libraries!!!
Check out this holiday guide for information about local events and holiday-related library materials.
Marketing Highlight
The Libraries’ Marketing Team was recognized by Campus Communications. Gwen Gray nominated us for the newly created Brand Wagon award, and we received an honorable mention (with cookies)! The award recognizes campus departments that promote the Mizzou identity and brand.
Past and Present Marketing Team Members
Grace Atkins
Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Kelli Hansen
Taira Meadowcroft
Ali Sauer
Thanks, Gwen!
Updated Organizational Charts Now Available
The Library Organizational charts have been updated with information about the interim appointments.
Still Time to Support United Way
While the active period of the Mizzou Heart of United Way Campaign has come to an end, there is still time to join the campaign! So far we have raised nearly $300,000 and we still hope to hit our goal of $400,000 by the end of the year.
For those hoping to give through payroll deduction, those pledges can be made at unitedway.missouri.edu until Dec. 15.
Join the Columbia community at Level Up Entertainment (in the Columbia Mall) on November 21. From 5-9 p.m. 50% of ALL REVENUE at Level Up will benefit United Way. Great way to support the community while having a fun night with your family.
Every additional person that we mobilize, every extra dollar that is donated, helps address critical needs in our community.
If you haven’t already given, please consider making a pledge for long-term impact in our community. You can make an electronic pledge at unitedway.missouri.edu.
If you have any questions about Heart of Missouri United Way or making a gift, please contact me.
Thanks for your support and your commitment to the community.
Thanksgiving Hours at Ellis Library
Ellis Library will have limited hours during the Thanksgiving Break. For a complete list of the hours of Ellis Library and the specialized library hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.
The Bookmark Cafe, which is run by Campus Dining Services, will be closed from November 23 to November 30. For a complete list of hours for Campus Dining Services locations, visit dining.missouri.edu/hours.
Ellis Library Hours, November 23 to December 1
Saturday (Nov. 23)…..10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday (Nov. 24)……Closed
Monday (Nov. 25)…..7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tues (Nov. 26)…..7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wed (Nov. 27)…..7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thurs (Nov. 28)……Closed
Fri (Nov. 29)…..Closed
Sat (Nov. 30)…..10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sun (Dec. 1)…..Noon to 12 a.m. (Return to 24 hour schedule)
Library Staff Interviewed on Inside Mizzou Podcast
On this week’s Inside Mizzou Podcast, E-Learning Librarian Nav Khanal and Library Information Specialist Courtney Gillie are interviewed by Chancellor Cartwight about Mizzou’s comprehensive learning resources and technologies available to students and faculty both inside and outside the classroom.
Welcome to John Henry Adams, Research & Instruction Librarian for Special Collections
In November, the University Libraries hired John Henry Adams as a research and instruction librarian for Special Collections & Rare Books. John Henry has a PhD in English literature from Arizona State University and a Master of Library Science with a specialization in rare books and manuscripts from Indiana University. He has previously worked as a curatorial assistant and a reference assistant at the Lilly Library. He is especially interested in book culture and people’s relationship to their books and has published on how that relationship is represented in early modern literature.
RJI and University Libraries Receive Mellon Grant
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and University of Missouri Libraries received a $250,000 grant this fall from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help ensure the survival of today’s digital news record for future generations.
During a yearlong project, a team from the Journalism Digital News Archive, a joint initiative of RJI and University Libraries, plans to visit news outlets across the U.S. and Europe. Edward McCain, digital curator of journalism at RJI and the University Libraries, said that during these visits, the team will identify what’s hampering the process of preserving online content by examining the outlets’ technology, workflows and policies.
This project builds on work done during the Journalism Digital News Archive’s five Dodging the Memory Hole conferences, which brought together librarians, memory institutions, newsroom leaders and others between 2014 and 2017 to have conversations about how to preserve and protect “the first rough draft of history.”
For more information, visit Mizzou News.
PEGI Project Report Now Available
The Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project, a grant-based endeavor spearheaded by the University of North Texas in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of Missouri, Stanford University, Arizona State University, Yale University and the Center for Research Libraries, has concluded the first phase of its work to gather thoughts and concerns about the long-term survival of born-digital government information. The PEGI Project’s events attracted researchers, scholars, librarians, archivists, government agency representatives, journalists, teachers, government transparency advocates, leaders of not-for-profit organizations and others who shared valuable experiences and insight.
The PEGI team was gratified to discuss issues with groups already engaged in born-digital preservation projects of varying scope and size. Alongside leaders and advocates for these efforts, anyone who joined the PEGI Project conversation has become part of a new and growing informal network of people who share this common concern.
The PEGI Project team took what it learned from hundreds of conversations to prepare for a deeper exploration at its culminating event: a National Forum on Preserving Electronic Government Information, held December 9-10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Representing the public, academic, government and not-for-profit sectors, participants were asked to formulate ideas for a “shared agenda” approach for ongoing cross-stakeholder collaboration. The forum was designed to strengthen relationships between government information creators, librarians and archivists, information technologists and users of government information.
The PEGI Project team has released detailed observations in its final report to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in fulfillment of grant #LG-88-17-0129-17. Toward a Shared Agenda: Report on PEGI Project Activities for 2017-2019 is now available online.
The PEGI Project conducted its work with generous financial support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and additional support from CNI: Coalition for Networked Information, the Educopia Institute, the Center for Research Libraries, and PEGI Project participating institutions including the University of North Texas, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of Missouri, Stanford University, Arizona State University and Yale University.