home Cycle of Success, Gateway Carousel, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Staff news Rebecca Graves Awarded Sinclair School of Medicine Honorary Alumni Award

Rebecca Graves Awarded Sinclair School of Medicine Honorary Alumni Award

“Rebecca Graves has been a pillar of support for the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, advancing research, education and student success,” is what attendees heard when Rebecca Graves attended the 35th Annual Nursing Banquet to accept the 2025 Honorary Alumni Award.

The Honorary Alumni award is given to someone who shows outstanding achievement in nursing or support for the nursing profession. It is through her work as an education librarian at the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library that Rebecca Graves has had such a profound impact on nursing students in the beginnings of their nursing journey to the collaborative efforts with nursing faculty on key initiatives, including systematic reviews and grant-funded projects such as best practices for managing COVID-19 in nursing homes.

“We are excited to honor Rebecca for her amazing support of our faculty and students,” said Donna Otto MSN,  who was one of the nominators. “When I coordinated the RN to BSN option for the school back a few years ago, Rebecca was always so gracious to come and work with the students. This is how I knew of her value to our students and faculty.”

Faculty often count on Rebecca to lay the foundation necessary for students to understand and implement evidence-based practice strategies, a skill students will need to excel in their nursing careers, whether in clinical practice or as a nurse researcher. Her ability to simplify complex academic processes has empowered countless students, particularly those returning to academia for advanced degrees. Her approachable teaching style empowers students and strengthens the academic foundation of the Sinclair School of Nursing.

Learning goes both ways. Rebecca shared that it is such a joy to be a part of the “ah ha” moments and values how time spent with students and faculty gives her the opportunity to also learn about ever evolving health sciences.  “I deeply respect our nursing faculty for the work they do both teaching our students as well as the research they conduct to improve the health of Missourians and people in general.  Being able to assist them in this work and be a part of their team is an honor,” says Rebecca Graves.

Congratulations to Rebecca Graves for being awarded the Sinclair School of Nursing 2025 Honorary Alumni Award!

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services New Ebook Highlight: Medical student well-being : an essential guide

New Ebook Highlight: Medical student well-being : an essential guide

We’ve recently added Medical student well-being : an essential guide to our online collection.

This book tackles the most common challenges that medical students experience that lead to burnout in medical school by carefully presenting guidelines for assessment, management, clinical pearls, and resources for further references. Written by national leaders in medical student wellness from around the country, this book presents the first model of care for combating one of the most serious problems in medicine.

This book addresses many topics, including general mental health challenges, addiction, mindfulness, exercise, relationships and many more of the important components that go into the making of a doctor.

You can access this book online.

home Resources and Services Countdown to Finals: Supplies in the Library

Countdown to Finals: Supplies in the Library

Short on supplies? Mizzou Libraries is here for you!

Need a phone charger or whiteboard markers? Go to the Checkout & Information Desk. Need a place to store your belongings AND charge your devices? Personal storage lockers with USB chargers are available in Ellis Library, next to the elevators on the main floor. These lockers are free to use, but a Mizzou Tiger Card (MU ID) is required for access.

Need pens, pencils, bluebooks, flash drives, or sticky notes? Checkout the supplies vending machine inside the north entrance of Ellis Library. This is stocked and maintained by the Mizzou Store. If what you are looking for is not in the vending machine, checkout the Mizzou Store. The vending machine accepts fresh bills, coins and student charge with student ID cards. If you have issues with the machine, please fill out a question/problem form (located on the vending machine) and give to the Check Out and Information desk staff.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services Countdown to Finals: Library Account Status

Countdown to Finals: Library Account Status

Every student at Mizzou has many accounts they need to keep track of, and some of those accounts can help you out at the Mizzou Libraries!

Know the status of your Print Quota. Make sure you have money left if you still need to do a lot of printing! If you go over your semester allowance, you can add money to your Tiger card account to pay for additional printing. Unfortunately, student charge is no longer available for this service, so make sure and check your account regularly. To check the status of your Print Quota, click the link and log in with your username and password. You can also request refunds from this site if your print didn’t come out correctly. While you’re at it, make sure to download PrintAnywhere if you haven’t already. If you’ll be in the library, install those printers on your device now to save yourself time.

Another account to keep in mind is your MU Libraries account. This is the account that keeps track of all the books and materials you have checked out from the Mizzou Libraries. If you have anything checked out through Interlibrary Loan, you can see that information by logging into your separate ILL Account

Additionally, something else you always want to bring with you to the Mizzou Libraries is your Student ID (either your physical ID or your Mobile ID)After 10 pm this is how you are granted access into Ellis Library, and this is also how you check out supplies (i.e., chargers, whiteboard markers, etc.) or use available lockers during all hours that library services are open.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services Countdown to Finals: Study Spaces

Countdown to Finals: Study Spaces

Before those long hours of studying during finals week, find a study spot at Mizzou Libraries. We have spaces for everyone.

If you prefer silence, check out rooms 201 and 202 in Ellis Library. Check out this Ellis Library floorplan to see all the quiet spots. Journalism also has four private personal study pods on the bottom floor that are first come, first served.

If you don’t prefer complete silence, try the Information Commons (or the first main floor of Ellis Library). Or the Bookmark Café on the ground floor for coffee and conversation. You can always take a look at the Ellis Library sensory map to find the best study space for you.

We also have maps that help you search by type of seating by floor in Ellis Library. If you are interested in soft seating vs. tall seating, this is the map for you.

If it’s a group study spot you are searching for, try to reserve one of the group study rooms in either Ellis, Engineering, Health Sciences, or Journalism libraries. They can be reserved for up to two hours for each group. Some also have Solstice monitors to help groups studying together share information with one another. Whatever you need, make sure and plan ahead, as rooms fill up quickly!

Remember, if your program has its own library, be sure to check out those spaces, as they are often designated specifically for you!

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services Countdown to Finals: Hours of Library Services

Countdown to Finals: Hours of Library Services

Before finals week, brush up on the hours at the Mizzou Libraries. Even though Ellis Library will be open 24/7 for finals, some services won’t be 24/7.

If you need help, the Ask Here Desk in Ellis is open Monday –Thursday from 10 am–10 pm and Sunday 12 am–10 pm. Our peer navigators are here to help! If you can’t make it into the library, you can always chat with a librarian almost 24 hours a day.

The Checkout and Information Desk staff members can also help you with any library questions you have. If you need to check out materials or ask a question, the Checkout and Information Desk is open Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – midnight, Friday 7:30 am – 8:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday noon – midnight.

The specialized libraries on campus are not open 24/7, so make sure to check their hours. All library hours are available on the Mizzou Libraries homepage.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Marketing Highlight: More Instagram reels

Thanks to the peer navigators for making these reels!

 

 

 

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Marketing Highlight: Instagram Reels

Last week we had another peer navigator reel post!

And another of the reels was reposted by the offiicial simon and schuster instagram account:

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

A recently trending article in PubMed was The impact of gut microbial short-chain fatty acids on colorectal cancer development and prevention co-authored by Boobalan Thulasinathan, Kanve Suvilesh, Sumanas Maram, Erik Grossmann, Yezaz Ghouri, Emma Teixerio, Joshua Chan, Jussuf Kaif, and Satyanarayana Rachagani.

What is a PubMed trending article?

Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.

You can see the full list of trending articles here.

Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel Journalism, Journalism Library Black Out Poetry at the Journalism Library

Black Out Poetry at the Journalism Library

Now through the month of April.

The Journalism Library is celebrating National Poetry Month by putting on a Black-Out Poetry station the entire month of April. Folks can come and construct original poetry out of newspaper and magazine clippings gathered by the library staff.

Blackout poetry is created by marking out words from a text, like a newspaper, until a poem is created from the words that remain. For inspiration, check out others’ creations at Newspaper Blackout.

Everyone is welcome!

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.