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Meet Kara Vitale

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MU Libraries Social Media Intern spotlight: Kara Vitale

Kara is a junior at Mizzou majoring in journalism with an emphasis in strategic communications. She is also earning a minor in business. She has experience working with content marketing and is excited to bring her knowledge and creativity to the MU Library social media team. She is eager to advertise the new resources and opportunities provided by MU Libraries. In her free time she enjoys traveling, live music, reading, and staying active.

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Meet Sarah Fine

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MU Libraries Social Media Intern spotlight: Sarah Fine

Sarah is a Mizzou senior studying Print and Digital journalism with an emphasis in news editing. She's also working toward earning a minor in Spanish. Her favorite parts of working on MU Libraries' social media team are getting to explore the parts of Ellis that she never knew existed and the opportunity to meet new people every day. In her (rare) free time, she loves cooking, hiking, and writing and illustrating children's books.

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Meet Dorothy Sedovic

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MU Libraries Social Media Intern spotlight: Dorothy Sedovic

Dorothy is a senior at the University of Missouri studying Convergence Journalism with an emphasis in emerging media. She creates social media projects that allow her to be interactive with the users of the MU Libraries. Dorothy has a curiosity about the growing use of social media and especially loves utilizing Instagram. She herself has her own personal Instagram project where she photographs and interviews superhero fans on campus wearing superhero attire. The project stems from her own obsession with Marvel comics and the conversations that start when she wears superhero T-shirts. Check out her project on her blog page becauseilovesuperheroes.com or her professional work done for various Journalism School newsrooms at dorothysedovic.com.

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Meet the new Social Media Interns

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MU Libraries has begun a social media internship program for students interested in gaining marketing experience. Four talented students were selected this semester to begin tweeting and posting about library resources, services, and events. They're hoping to showcase library staff and users this semester, so don't be suprised if they ask to snap a picture for the libraries' social media channels.

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Fall 2016 MU Libraries Social Media Interns

  • Christi Dupree: junior majoring in Psychology and Journalism with an emphasis in Strategic Communication.
  • Sarah Fine: senior studying Print and Digital journalism with an emphasis in News Editing.
  • Dorothy Sedovic: senior studying Convergence Journalism with an emphasis in Emerging Media.
  • Kara Vitale: junior majoring in Journalism with an emphasis in Strategic Communications.


Do you have a library project or event you'd like promoted by the social media interns? Reach out to Grace Atkins, user engagement librarian, to discuss your idea: atkinsge@missouri.edu

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All About Alecia McLean, Special Collections social media intern

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Hello, everyone!

My name is Alecia McLean and I am the newest social media intern for the Special Collections portion of Ellis Library. I am a senior english and anthropology major here at MU. Here's a little bit more about me:

1.) I am an avid reader. I've been enthralled with literature since I was a little girl, so much so that I chose to study it at university. I have an expansive reading list that I am trying to amble my way through. I'm currently reading Far From the Madding Crowd which is a novel by 19th century British novelist Thomas Hardy. My favorite genre is fiction and my favorite book is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. 

2.) I love writing! My ultimate dream is to one day become a successful novelist. I used to write short stories in my childhood and I still write a few today. In eighth grade, I did a project on J.K Rowling because she was and continues to be one of my biggest inspirations.

3.) I aspire to see the world. The premature anthropologist in me is desperate to explore Earth's every corner. I am originally from Kingston, Jamaica, and having relocated to the United States as a child I got exposure to two cultures. My love of world cultures grew from that initial exposure and had just become bigger and bigger as a grew older! Some of my most desired places to visit are Italy, Greece, Thailand and Ireland. 

4.) Music, music, music. I love listening to music. It's my main inspiration when I write and for life in general. My favorite genre is alternative but I will give anything a try. Top 5 bands are The Black Keys, alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and Coldplay. Honorable mentions: The Killers, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers and The War on Drugs. 

The featured imagine is "selfie" I took in the car before going to a Mumford and Sons concert. 

P.S. I really look forward to my semester interning under the wonderful staff of Special Collections!

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ULSAC Fall 2016 Meeting

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The University Libraries Student Advisory Council (ULSAC) will have its first meeting of the 2016-2017 academic year on Tuesday, September 13 at 5pm in Ellis Library room 159.

What is ULSAC?
The purpose of an academic library is to support the scholarly needs of students, faculty, and staff. As such, it is important that students have a voice in how their library functions. The University Libraries have established a permanent council of 25 students to serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of University Libraries.

Council Charge

  • The Council will meet to review the Libraries' annual budget, participate in long range planning, and help create a vision for the university's library system.
  • The Council will make recommendations to the Director of Libraries regarding plans for space renovation, collection development, services, and technologies.
  • Council members will report back to their home organizations, helping to improve communication between the libraries and students; and will be informed participants when library issues are discussed in meetings with other campus committees.

Council Members
Member organizations have been selected to balance representation between graduate and undergraduate students, and to include a diversity of student perspectives:

  • FourFront – 2 representatives
  • Graduate Professional Council (GPC) – 4 representatives
  • lnterfraternity Council (lFC) – 2 representatives
  • Library Ambassadors (LA) – 5 representatives
  • Legion of Black Collegians (LBC) – 2 representatives
  • Missouri lnternational Student Council (MISC) – 2 representatives
  • Missouri Student Association (MSA) – 2 representatives
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) – 2 representatives
  • Panhellenic Association (PHA) – 2 representatives
  • Residence Hall Association (RHA) – 2 representatives

Questions about ULSAC?
Please contact Grace Atkins, user engagement librarian and ULSAC coordinator: atkinsge@missouri.edu

Fall 2016 Meeting Agenda

  • Opening Remarks and Introductions – Autumn McLain, Library Ambassadors
  • Budget Report & Updates – Ann Riley, Interim Library Director
  • Usability & User Experience Updates – Grace Atkins, User Engagement Librarian
  • Questions & Suggestions – ULSAC members

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Library Scavenger Hunt

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Stop by Ellis Library and go on a Scavenger Hunt to discover hidden study rooms, new technologies, rare materials in Special Collections, and more.

Take the Library Scavenger Hunt on your smart phone (http://library.missouri.edu/ScavengerHunt), or stop by the reference desk for a paper copy.

The Scavenger Hunt should take approximately 30 minutes to complete, so stop by before, in between, or after class for a quick, hands-on introduction to your library.

And watch out…you never know what's lurking around the library…

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New Loan Periods and Delivery

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Document Delivery

  • “Document Delivery” is now called “Scan and Deliver Articles.” It is the same service with a new name. Learn more about our Scan and Deliver services.
  • Through the University Libraries MERLIN catalog, you can request that any library items be delivered to any Circulation Desk for pickup. Consult a campus libraries map to find the library most convenient for you.

Loan Period Changes for Faculty

Loan period changes for books

  • MU Libraries are 4 months and unlimited renewals
  • Other UM campus libraries are 4 months and 2 renewals
  • MOBIUS 4 weeks and 3 renewals

Loan period changes for bound journals

  • MU Libraries 2 weeks and 1 renewal
  • UMLD (MST and UMKC) are 2 weeks and 1 renewal

Embed Library Resources in Blackboard

Faculty can now add the Library Resource Tool to their Blackboard and Canvas course pages. This tool allows students to connect to what they need alongside all of their other course information, links, discussions, etc., without sending students outside their browser window or mobile app. Faculty can embed subject guides, course guides and/or E-Reserves. Resources and tutorials on how to add these items to Blackboard and Canvas are available on our webpage.

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WEBINAR: Center for Research Libraries

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The Center for Research Libraries (CRL), of which MU is an institutional member, is hosting a one hour webinar at 2:00 PM on August 24.

Some member benefits for belonging to CRL, such as its generous interlibrary loans and joint purchase program, are accessed through Ellis Library, but others, like research consultations, purchase on demand and digitization on demand, are available straight from CRL to you, the researcher.

Attend the webinar online to find out more about ALL the ways CRL can support your work! To register, click here.

Topics to be addressed in the webinar include:

  • An informative overview of CRL collection strengths (historical newspapers, for example)
  • Detailed information on using CRL services, including loans and digital access
  • Introduction to CRL's Global Resources programs: communities of interest dedicated to acquiring and preserving resources from various regions
  • Updates on the Global Resources partnerships, which enhance access to content in law and government, science and technology, and agriculture
  • Ideas for optimizing membership benefits, including participating in cooperative collection development and requesting research consultations
  • Information on CRL's popular eresources licensing program and eDesiderata platform
  • Suggestions for promoting CRL
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Intersession Hours

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Fall Hours for our libraries resume on August 22nd.

Until then, we have shortened hours. Remember to check the hours page!

http://library.missouri.edu/hours/