LMT 08.09.18 Information and Action Items
Staff news
Escape Ellis Library: Welcome Week Event
The University Libraries have teamed up with Breakout CoMo to design an escape room activity in Ellis Library for Welcome Week. This is a fun opportunity for new students to set foot in the library. Teams of students will have 45 minutes to navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzle. Approximately 40 students can participate at each start time: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm.
Librarian volunteers are needed to reset puzzles and provide hints if needed. Contact Grace (atkinsge@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8pm on Friday, August 17.
For a full list of Welcome Weekend activities, see the org sync page: https://orgsync.com/174352/events?view=upcoming
Welcome to Tamara Inge
Please welcome Tamara Inge to the Engineering Library. Tamara will be working as a Sr. Library Specialist beginning on August 27, 2018.
New MUSE Posts
In the News
“Police arrest man after hidden camera found in restroom at Columbia Public Library”
KMIZ, August 3, 2018
Librarian Promotions
Please congratulate the following Librarians on their promotions. These are all effective September 1, 2018.
- Taira Meadowcroft: Promoted to Librarian II
- Rachel Brekhus: Promoted to Librarian III
- Kelli Hansen: Promoted to Librarian III
Welcome to Cori Mayfield, Christina Pryor and Steven Pryor
- Please welcome the following Librarians. They joined the LIbraries on Wednesday, August 1, 2018.
- Steven Pryor will be a Librarian II, working in Research, Access, and Instructional Services.
- Christina Pryor will be a Librarian III in the Health Sciences Library. She will be working as the NN/LM Coordinator.
- Please welcome Cori Mayfield back to Ellis Library Circulation. Cori will be a part time Library Information Assistant. She started on July 30, 2018.
In the News
“A craving for coffee spikes when you become a college student, but is it good for you?”
Columbia Missourian, July 26, 2018
MOspace and DSpace Updates
MOspace
- MOspace celebrated a 10th birthday on July 1. We held a celebration for library employees this month and will plan for publicity for campus this fall.
- DOIs are coming. MU Libraries are in the process of joining CrossRef, a DOI registration agency. Soon, we will assign DOIs to MOspace content, making it easier for users to cite our content.
DSpace updates
- MOspace is delivered using DSpace, an open-source repository software platform. DSpace code is undergoing a significant rewrite and the new version, DSpace 7, will include major improvements. Of note are easier ways to customize design and functionality and an increased ability to integrate with content from other sources such as ORCID. In addition, there will be improved searching and display features. An exciting development is the expansion of DSpace to accommodate entities other than resources (e.g., articles, presentations, and datasets). DSpace 7 will include options to include author profile pages, journal issue viewers, and funding agency information. DSpace 7 is due to be released in early 2019. Felicity Dykas serves on the DSpace 7 Outreach Grou
For more on DSpace 7 see the following resources:
- Recorded video (24 minutes): DSpace 7 Preview Demo – June 2018.
- Presentation slides from a presentation given at the 2018 Open Repositories conference, “On the Road to DSpace 7.”
- A 2017-mid-2018 DSpace annual report is almost completed. This will be the first annual report issued and highlights a focus on increased outreach and communication with the DSpace community and potential DSpace installations.
Felicity Dykas
Head, Digital Services Department
(573) 882-4656
dykasf@missouri.edu