Our latest reel has over 4000 views since it was published on Wednesday.
Thanks to Jara Anderson for staring in this and thanks to Jara and Katy Emerson for all the work they did to actually find this article for a patron. 🙂
Staff news
Would You Like MULSA to Celebrate Your Birthday?
This year, we are hoping to start sending out birthday wishes to those who would like to be celebrated in that way. If you’d like, please fill out this completely voluntary form by June 21st: https://missouri.libwizard.com/f/MULSA_Birthdays
New Database: Social Explorer
MU Libraries is pleased to provide access to Social Explorer.
Social Explorer provides current and historical U.S. social data indicators from public and proprietary sources across demography, economy, health, politics, education, religion, crime, and more, at multiple geographic levels. All data are curated, documented, organized, and processed for ease of use.
If you have questions about the database or how to use it, contact your librarian at ask@missouri.libanswers.com.
Marketing Highlight: Graduating Students and Cicadas at Mizzou Reel
If you haven’t seen these reels, take a look!
Graduating Students Reel
Cicadas at Mizzou Reel
Finals Week Stress Relief Activity Run Down
Thank you to everyone who helped with Finals Week activities!
- We sent 75 pet grams!
- Health Sciences Library tabled 4 times outside of the library and in the School of Nursing. Each time they tabled, they had around ~65 students stop by. They gave out snack bags, fidget toys, library swag, and did mystery date with a book.
- Ellis Library had 100+ students stop by both days they tabled.
- Vet Med Library left out snacks and fidget toys for their students
- Journalism Library hosted a lemonade stand as well as a DIY Candy Salad Bar (in place of our trail mix bar that we normally put out). So far, we’ve seen 51 people stop by the lemonade stand and I would geusstimate ~70 for the candy salad. We don’t get total numbers on the candy salad until the end of the week (we put out a box of 200 ziplock bags for people to mix their candy in and then count the leftover bags at the end of the day on Friday).
- Engineering Library has 80 students stop by for their trail mix bar and about 60 students for their Kittens in the Library.
Marketing Highlight: Mizzou Pride Reel
Thanks to Jara Anderson, Megan Ballengee, and Gabe Harman for being great sports filming this reel!
It’s been viewed 3400 times, has 256 likes, 18 comments and 49 shares. That’s amazing engagement!
Highlighted Newshub Posts of the Week
Countdown to Finals
- Hours of Library Services
- Study Spaces
- Library Account Status
- Supplies in the Library
- Chat with the Librarians
- Writing Your Final Paper
- Stress Relief!
Other Posts
- Workshop: Transcribing Historical Manuscripts with Transkribus, May 1
- Holy Representation, Batman! LGBTQ+ Presence in Comics, May 4
- Cycle of Success: Ionita Awarded for Making Maps Accessible
- Peer Navigator Corner: Museum of Art and Archaeology
- Congratulations to Our Undergraduate Research Contest Winners
Send a Friend (or Yourself!) a Finals Week Pet Gram
Feeling stressed? Need a pick me up or know someone else who needs a a dose of serotonin? Send yourself, a friend, a coworker, or whoever else a pet gram to make them smile.
You can choose to feature a dog, cat, or bird. Or choose to be surprised! All pets featured are owned by a Mizzou Libraries employee and they are excited to have their beloved pets to spread some joy.
Send one or many, there is no limit! We will take requests from now until May 6th.
Request here: https://forms.gle/KahzbkveBJVsCdoe9
Have a question? Email mulibrariesprmc@missouri.edu
Marketing Highlight: UMLD Picker Naming Contest
The marketing team is working with UMLD to do a naming contest for the new UMLD Picker. So far we have 13 names so far. Next week, we will do a bracket to start voting on names!
Congratulations to Ellis Security and Safety Team Members
Congratulations to Senior Officer Ronald Raines, Officer Michael Walker and Officer Nathaniel Burriss!
They are the first three Ellis Security and Safety Officers to complete the Campus Protection Officer Certification here at Ellis Library. Thanks for taking the time and effort to get this done. Keep up the good work and making Ellis Library safer for our staff and patrons. We are having all our officers complete this course regardless of part-time or full-time status or work experience. Knowledge is always the best first tool in crime prevention. Hopefully soon I will be able to give a better acknowledgement for this achievement. We’re looking to issuing award bars for completion of the course along with First Aid, CPR and AED Certification.
This course is intended to be an introduction to the campus safety profession and is an excellent course for newly hired officers but can also serve as a refresher course for seasoned officers. This Corse covers topics in Tactical Communication, Active Shooter Initial Assessment, Run, Hide Fight, S.A.F.E., CLERY,-Campus Security Authorities (“CSA”) are designated university employees who are required to disclose and report on-campus incidents of which they become aware, How to Identify Crime Risk Areas, What is FERPA?, Mindset in Policing, Community Policing.
This is a certification course, so many of the sections will have a test at the end.
Any questions about this course or the Ellis Security and Safety team can be directed to Sr Officer Larry Dietzel Phone 573-882-3240 or Email Dietzell@umsystem.edu