Staff news
External Email Tagging
On June 14, 2020 the Division of IT began adding a tag to emails that are received from external email addresses. The tag looks like this: WARNING: This message has originated from an External Source. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to this email.
We are adding a tag to battle email spoofing. Spoofing is a technique cyber criminals use to make an email look like it’s coming from someone you know or work with in order to get you to respond with confidential or sensitive information. We have seen an uptick in spoofing incidents lately and are adding the tag to help you stay alert and avoid falling victim to these nefarious tactics.
As you know, securing our IT systems is a huge and ever evolving challenge. Spoofing and phishing pose significant threats and continue to consume a substantial amount of time from our security and email teams at all four Universities.
If you get an email labeled “external” and it appears to be from someone you work with (colleague, supervisor, etc.), please contact that individual through a different channel to find out if their email is legitimate. Please remember, all work-related emails must be conducted using your University email account. Using Gmail or other consumer type email systems to conduct University business is prohibited by policy.
Cogratulations to Renita Richmond
Please help me wish Renita Richmond, our long time LIA in Health Sciences, a fond farewell as she heads off into retirement. Renita’s retirement starts today, so we won’t get to have a formal send off. Renita has been an absolute gem to work with and has been the rock holding tech services at HSL together for many years. We are very happy for her but very very sad for us.
Renita, we will miss you so much!
–Amanda Sprochi
New Muse Posts
Mizzou Alumni Magazine Articles in MOspace
While the size is relative to the individual, work from home is an obstacle for all of us. Away from important scanners and physical materials, the Digital Services Department has kept on its toes with other digitization opportunities. One current project involves processing and uploading title stories from MIZZOU, the magazine of the Alumni Association, enhancing their availability as individual articles in MOspace and enhancing discoverability through tools like Discover@MU or Google Scholar. The magazine, formerly titled Missouri Alumnus, has chronicled University life, challenges, academic pursuits, and athletic accomplishment for over one hundred years. Through this project, Digital Services staff have been rediscovering the legacy of obstacles, successes and highlights, for instance:
- a Summer 1991article about the MSA president pushing a state ballot initiative for more financial support in higher education;
- Jill Raittbeginning the Religious Studies department during a budget crunch, November 1982;
- the removal of ‘temporary’ barracks that covered campus in order to accommodate the incredible enrollment increase following World War II, May 1983;
- the excitements of Ellis Library in “Stacks of Knowledge,” Fall 1992.
The articles – currently numbering 982 — are available in the Mizzou Alumni magazine feature stories collection.
University Libraries Spring Report
New Muse Post
Town Hall Notes and Recording 5/13/20
Stay at Home Challenge #4: Library Memes
Thanks to Diane Johnson and Ali Sauer for these great library memes!
Levi Dolan Chosen as NLM Associate Fellow
Congratulations, Levi!
He has been chosen for the National Library of Medicine Associate Program! Levi recently graduated with his MLIS and worked at the Health Sciences Library for two years as a graduate library assistant.
You can read more about the program here: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/proginfo.html