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home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel Got a Project You’re Proud Of? Submit to the Undergraduate Research Contest

Got a Project You’re Proud Of? Submit to the Undergraduate Research Contest

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Events and Exhibits Gateway Carousel
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If you are an undergraduate student who completed a research project in the last few semesters, you can submit your work to the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Contest.

You already did the hard work! Now just submit it; it’s so easy!

You submit your already-complete project as-is, and the only extra work is including a brief Research Process Statement with details about your research process.

A “research project” can be a traditional research paper, a musical composition, a work of art, a video, a web page, or other creative work.

Not sure what to submit? Check out past submissions for inspiration.

The deadline for submission of all materials is January 31, 2025. Winners will be announced in February 2025.

Contact Ashley Granger if you have any questions: grangeran@missouri.edu

home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel Late Night Against Procrastination

Late Night Against Procrastination

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Events and Exhibits Gateway Carousel
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Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6-10pm
Ellis Library – First Floor locations

Tackle your assignments with free snacks, stress-relief activities and librarian help! We’ll have free pizza and snacks to fuel you to get working on the school work you’ve been putting off. Set your goals for the evening, pick up some sensory toys, visit our chill vibes only lounge and group work room, and de-stress with games and craft projects.

home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel, Resources and Services Spring 2025 Missouri Affordable and Open Educational Resources (A&OER) Conference – Call for Proposals

Spring 2025 Missouri Affordable and Open Educational Resources (A&OER) Conference – Call for Proposals

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The Missouri Affordable and Open Educational Resources Conference invites you to share your research, ideas, and best practices for using, creating, or adapting A&OER. The theme of this year’s conference will be “What’s the Blueprint? Collaborative Strategies for OER Success”. We will focus on the importance of collaboration in developing and implementing Open Educational Resources and how these collaborative strategies can enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of OER initiatives, fostering a more inclusive and equitable learning environment. The theme invites discussions on practical frameworks, success stories, and innovative approaches that can serve as blueprints for OER successes in various educational contexts. The Conference will be held virtually on March 6, 2025.

We welcome proposals for presentations, breakout sessions, panel discussions, and roundtables from faculty, librarians, instructional designers, students, and any other educator or constituent involved in creating, using, or adapting Affordable and Open Educational Resources.

Proposals should keep the conference theme in mind, and successful proposals should prepare some qualitative or quantitative assessment of the impact on student success. However, you are encouraged to shape your proposed sessions to present your unique experiences with A&OER. We encourage you to actively engage your session participants with a hands-on activity or by providing them with other materials they can use. The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2024. Proposals should include title; abstract (approximately 250 words); audience learning outcomes; and information for each speaker (name, title, institution, short bio, and email address). Proposals can submitted here be evaluated on their relevance and ability to contribute to the theme. The Conference Planning Committee will notify presenters of their decision in December 2024.

If you have any questions please contact Christina Virden, MOBIUS, christina@mobiusconsortium.org or Jeannette Pierce, MU Libraries, piercejea@missouri.edu.

home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel Standing On The Shoulders Of Heroes: Stonewall National Museum & Archives Photography

Standing On The Shoulders Of Heroes: Stonewall National Museum & Archives Photography

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First floor Ellis Library
On display now through the end of the semester

The LGBTQ Resource Center and the MU Libraries celebrate LGBT History Month with a traveling exhibit from the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library. The exhibit showcases 15 LGBTQIA+ people who have made historic impacts and contributions in recent years.

Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library is a safe, welcoming place that inspires and promotes understanding through collecting, preserving, and sharing the proud culture of LGBTQIA+ people of all stories, and their significant role in American society.

Book Displays: LGBT History Month

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Happy Mole Day!

By Amanda May   Posted in Engineering Library Events and Exhibits
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 On behalf of the Engineering Library and Technology Commons (ELTC),
Happy Mole Day!

 

This day commemorates Avogadro’s Constant: 6.02214 \times 10^{23}\, mol^{-1}

Celebrations run from 6:02AM to 6:02PM

Stop by the ELTC Circulation Desk for a FREE Mole Day button while supplies last! 

 

home Events and Exhibits Spooky Books Display

Spooky Books Display

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Events and Exhibits
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Now through Oct. 31

The Spooky Books display was curated by Isabella Bickhaus, library intern, and Janet Hilts, Humanties Librarian.

Looking for even more spooky titles? Check out Morbidly Curious Books. . .

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 Woven Memories Exhibit

Woven Memories Exhibit

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Location: Library West Entrance Niches
Dates: Now through December

Woven Memories brings together the work of Mizzou students Reese Betts, Hanieh Darvishian and Sofia Ortega, who use art as a vehicle for exploring their identities and personal narratives. United by a shared focus on fiber arts, these graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Visual Studies push the boundaries of their medium by combining textile techniques such as pulp painting, weaving, and crochet with other artistic processes. Each student featured in the display highlights an element from their familial past and heritage, bringing it to life through their synthesis of various mediums. This display accompanies the exhibition Parting Gifts, currently on view at the Museum of Art and Archaeology, and is a product of a collaborative effort between the museum and MU’s School of Visual Studies.

View Parting Gifts exhibit by Katina Bitsicas in the Museum of Art & Archaeology

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Peer Navigator Corner: Exhibits

By Kimberly Moeller   Posted in Ellis Library Events and Exhibits
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Written by: Mekenzie Moffet

Over the summer, Ellis Library opened a new opportunity to get to know art and appreciate the work of those around you with the Museum of Anthropology and the Museum of Art & Archaeology. Those of you who are consistent in visiting the library may have passed another location a hundred times and passed by the changes that go on with exhibit cases and displays.  Recently, Megan Ballengee, our amazing Community Engagement Coordinator shared her knowledge with me so that I could pass along what goes on behind the display cases.  

The pictured exhibit case doesn’t have an official name, but if you ever want to check it out, it’s right across from the peer navigator desk on the first floor. This exhibit is run by various committees and displays a huge variety of different materials: projects from various classes or individual students, student organizations, heritage celebrations, artwork, and of course books. Just last month, up for display was artwork created by your librarians and faculty members. The exhibits are changed anywhere from one month to once a semester. On the second floor, there is also a long-standing exhibit curated by the State Historical Society, choosing new themes every year celebrating Black History that stays up for a whole semester.  

Megan decides what to showcase by receiving requests, or just reaching out seeing if anyone would like to show off their talent. When I asked what was special about these exhibits? She answered that, “The exhibit area is a great opportunity for people to be able to share their work and for the library to make connections with the campus community. Exhibits provide learning opportunities for people viewing the exhibit and a much-needed break from studying!”  

The current exhibit is in celebration of Homecoming (which is coming up on October 19). Special Collections and Archives shared some copies of the Savitar (the Mizzou yearbook) to display, and there is a lot of Mizzou spirit to come view! I know we’re all excited for Homecoming Week to come, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show off our tiger pride in the meantime.  

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Check Us Out! Wednesdays at Ellis Library

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Participants can enter for a chance to win a guaranteed study space during Finals Week and other prizes! Learn more a the Check Us Out Information Page.

Wednesdays at the Library with Special Collections and Archives
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! See pieces from our Special Collections and Archives and enter for a chance to win!

Wednesdays at the Library: Connect the Library to Your Google Scholar
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn more about Google Scholar and enter for a chance to win.

Wednesdays at the Library: Banned Books and Intellectual Freedom
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn more about Intellectual Freedom and Banned Books and enter for a chance to win a guaranteed study space during Finals Week and other prizes!

Wednesdays at the Library: Discover@MU
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Compete with a librarian to find a resource in Discover@MU for a chance to win a guaranteed study space during Finals Week and other prizes! Beat the librarian to find the resources, and get an extra entry into the drawing!

Wednesdays at the Library: Specialized Libraries
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn more about the specialized libraries for a chance to win a guaranteed study space during Finals Week and other prizes!

Wednesdays at the Library: Museum of Anthropology
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn more about the Museum of Anthropology and enter for a chance to win!

Wednesdays at the Library: Museum of Art and Archeology
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn more about the Museum of Art and Archeology and enter for a chance to win!

Wednesdays at the Library: Find Your Fortune!
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Find your AI fortune and enter for a chance to win!

Wednesdays at the Library: Digital Media and Innovation Lab!
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn how you can use Ellis Library’s Digital Media and Innovation Lab and enter for a chance to win!

Wednesdays at the Library: Museum of Art and Archeology and JSTOR!
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn more about the Museum of Art and Archeology and learn how to use JSTOR to find Open Access Images and enter for a chance to win!

Wednesdays at the Library: Identifying Misinformation!
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 11a -1p in Ellis Library Colonnade
Get to know the MU Libraries by learning about the resources, services, and events that take place in the libraries! Learn how to identify misinformation and enter for a chance to win!

Find out how you can get additional entries into the drawing by visiting the Check Us Out Information Page.

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The IBM PC/AT: Groundbreaking Heartbreaker

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Engineering Library Events and Exhibits Gateway Carousel ELTC
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Library Technical Services has created an exciting exhibit showcasing the history and inner workings of the IBM PC/AT (Model 5170). This machine from 1984 revolutionized the computer industry as a fast and powerful personal desktop.

The exhibit, located in the Engineering Library, includes a Model 5170 with numbered markers, and a blue information booklet detailing each of the parts. A special thank you to Dustin Hoffmann for all of his time and work putting the exhibit together.

For those interested in learning more about the exhibit, there is an online library guide available at https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/IBMPC/AT

Taira Meadowcroft

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