Weekend Fun: Roots N Blues, Queen of Katwe, and Alpaca Farm Days
Shannon Cary
In the News
“Ellis Library sexual misconduct suspect to face court”
The Maneater, September 25, 2018
Workshops @ Your Library, Oct. 5
Managing and Sharing Your Research Data
What’s your plan for managing your research data? Will your data be reusable by you or someone else tomorrow? Five years from now? Join us for a session on managing and sharing your research data. We’ll cover funding agency policies; metadata conventions; best practices for writing Data Management Plans; and submitting data to the MOspace Institutional Repository.
Date: Friday, October 5, 2018
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: 213 Ellis Library
Mizzou EQ Workshops
Entrepreneur Quest is a program for any undergraduate or graduate student with a venture idea or just wanting to get engaged with other student innovators and entrepreneurs at Mizzou. Much more than a pitch competition with $30,000 at stake, EQ is an education program that involves engaging workshops, mentoring, demo days, and coaching from industry and subject matter experts. This opportunity will provide the most significant capital, to date, to student-entrepreneurs. Part of the program involves a series of workshops this fall:
- September 24, 5:30 – 7 p.m. – General Information Session
- October 1, 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Business Model Canvas
- October 8, 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Essentials of a Business Plan
- October 15, 5:30 – 7 p.m. – How to Pitch your Venture and the Application Process
These workshops will be conducted simultaneously with UMKC, UMSL, and MS&T via ZOOM. All workshops will be held in Ellis 114A and will include pizza.
The pitch competition to determine our 10 Mizzou semi-finalists will be the morning of November 12th in Monsanto Auditorium. The 10 teams chosen will then progress to a more formal online program during Spring Semester 2019. EQ is a program that will get students working on their ventures throughout the year. These initial workshops are just the beginning. Hope to see you there!
Thanks for Your Input: Library User Survey Results
The University Libraries conducted the Ithaka S+R survey in the fall of 2017 with the goal of better understanding the research and teaching goals of our faculty and graduate students and their perspectives on the role of the library in helping them to achieve these goals.
Faculty Survey
The survey was distributed by e-mail to all 3,090 faculty members on October 2, 2017. There were 680 respondents who clicked on the survey, with 611 starting the survey and 433 respondents completing the survey for an overall response rate of 14%. Responses were received from faculty in all colleges and schools. Note that law school faculty were not included in this survey process.All respondents answered questions on discovery and access, research practices, perception of students’ research skills, and the role of the library. Respondents were presented randomly with additional modules on library space planning, scholarly communication or market research.
Graduate and Professional Students Survey
The survey was distributed by e-mail to all 6,543 enrolled graduate and professional students on October 2, 2017. There were 1,307 respondents who clicked on the survey, with 1,191 starting the survey (18%) and 939 respondents completing the survey for an overall response rate of 14%. Responses were received from students in all colleges and schools. Note that law school students were not included in this survey process. All graduate student respondents answered questions on higher education objectives, coursework and academics, and role of the library. In addition, respondents were presented randomly with either a module on library space planning or research practices.
Over the next few weeks, the University Libraries will be sharing some of the key findings from the survey. If you would like to see the survey summaries and a complete list of the aggregated results for all questions, visit library.missouri.edu/about.
Employment Opportunity
The University Libraries have a new staff employment opportunity. Please see the Libraries’ website for more information.
Library Specialist / Missourian – 27912
http://library.missouri.edu/about/employment/employopp/#LIS%20MIssourian
In the News
“MU police investigate report of sexual misconduct in Ellis Library”
KMIZ, September 14, 2018
“Man charged in Ellis Library incident”
KMIZ, September 17, 2018
Similar stories ran on KOMU News and in the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Human Resources Update
Nicole Whyte will be joining the University Libraries, effective Monday, September 24, on assignment from SOS Temporary Services. She will be filling in as the HR Assistant in the Administrative Office while the search for a suitable candidate continues. The position description is available at http://library.missouri.edu/about/employment/employopp/#HR%20Assistant. Nicole will be focusing efforts on Payroll, ePAF administration, and student employment activities. Feel free to direct relevant questions to her. For all other HR related questions and concerns, please contact Kathy Peters. The Libraries will begin recruitment for a new HR Specialist as soon as possible.
New MUSE Post
Workshops @ Your Library, Sept. 28
Maximizing Your Research Identity and Impact
Utilize ORCID, Google Scholar Profile, MOspace, h-index, impact factors and more to maximize your professional impact. Learn how to set up accounts and make these tools work for you.
Date: Friday, September 28, 2018
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: 213 Ellis Library