home Gateway Carousel, Gateway Carousel Journalism, Journalism Library, Staff news Journalism Door Replacement Project Expected to Start July 15

Journalism Door Replacement Project Expected to Start July 15

A renovation project to replace the Journalism Library’s main glass door with a door that meets the ADA requirements for accessibility is scheduled for July 15. The project is expected to be completed by August 5. This schedule is subject to change, and the Journalism Library will provide updates as needed.

During this time, the Journalism Library will be closed. All virtual services will be available, but the Journalism Library print collection will not be available for circulation because it will not be physically accessible. If you have any questions, contact Vera Elwood at velwood@missouri.edu.

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VADS 2024 Library Award Winner on Display

The Visual Art and Design Showcase (VADS) is a venue for Mizzou undergraduate students to display and discuss their scholarly work in an exhibition setting. One of the awards for the yearly VADS is the MU Libraries Award. The MU Libraries Award winners work is featured in an exhibit display on the main floor of the Ellis Library. The 2024 winner is Jae Cowen, who created the pop-up book, Our Amazing Planet.

home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel, Staff news Summer Arts & Crafts Show on Display in Ellis Library

Summer Arts & Crafts Show on Display in Ellis Library

Mizzou employees from the MU Libraries, Museum of Anthropology and Museums of Art & Archaeology share their talents and hobbies in a summer art show! Thanks to the exhibitors: John Henry Adams, Janice Dysart, Tammy Green, Amanda J Staley Harrison, Starra Herron, Jill Kline, Haley Lykins, Susan McCormack and Nicole Merzweiler.

home Events and Exhibits, Gateway Carousel, Staff news Rebecca Nolda Art Exhibition in Ellis Library

Rebecca Nolda Art Exhibition in Ellis Library

A new art exhibition is now on display in the Bookmark Cafe area (ground floor) of Ellis Library. (The Bookmark Cafe is closed for the summer.) The show includes a series of Rebecca Nolda’s abstract paintings that viewers can learn more about by scanning the QR code by each set of paintings.

home Gateway Carousel, Resources and Services, Staff news Digital Initiatives: Digitized Theses and Dissertations Project

Digital Initiatives: Digitized Theses and Dissertations Project

In the summer of 2023, the Digital Initiatives department began work on an exciting, long-term project, which focused on the department’s large collection of donated theses and dissertations. With theses originating from schools and colleges across MU’s campus, our department has collected upwards of 1,400 theses waiting to be digitized. Last August, we eagerly began the process of sorting through each thesis and dissertation, with the intention to eventually digitize and deposit them into our online repository, MOspace. Now, as we rapidly approach the one-year mark to the start of this project, our department is excited to share a brief overview and first look at this expanding collection.

When faced with the daunting task of digitizing over a thousand theses, the very beginning of our journey had to start with a thorough organization and sorting process. Our task for step one was to weed out any “unwanted” copies. An “unwanted” copy would include any non-official, non-MU, and non-graduate thesis or theses without advisor signature approvals (which would classify the thesis as “non-official”). We also wanted to eliminate any excess theses, including duplicate copies or theses that have already been digitized and deposited in MOspace.

The remaining theses entered step two of this project, which included a thorough copyright evaluation process, determining each thesis’s copyright status. Theses currently in the Public Domain were set aside for digitization, since they can be made freely available on MOspace. Theses with a copyright symbol (or published past 1989) were boxed up and sent to storage for later digitization.

The actual digitization process of this project didn’t begin until November 2023, and we expect it will continue over several of the following months. With the tremendous help and hard work of our two speedy student workers, Digital Initiatives has officially digitized 42 theses and 176 dissertations, making a total of 218 donated theses and dissertations added to our online collection:  https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/3987. That’s an average of 27 theses a month!

Our overall thesis and dissertation collection in MOspace spans several decades, starting with theses published as early as the 1890s. This current project will add theses from four decades, beginning with the 1950s and ending in 1989. The attached graphs showcase the 218 theses and dissertations uploaded since November. At this moment, the majority of our uploaded DTDs span from 1970-1979, though we look forward to watching other decades grow as we continue our digitization process.

As our department looks back on this past year of hard work, we are eager to see what the rest of the year holds regarding this project. While it is just the beginning, we are already thrilled with all of the exciting progress we have made and look forward to our journey ahead, as we work to make these theses and dissertations available for our MOspace users. Be sure to look out for further updates regarding this project in the near future, as we have many exciting things to share ahead of us!

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University of Missouri Press Summer Reading Display

The University of Missouri Press Summer Reading display can now be found on the second floor of Ellis Library. Explore a rich collection of books celebrating Missouri’s history, literature, music, and art, including both new releases and favorite backlist books. Highlights of the display include Patricia Cleary’s latest work, Mound City: The Place of Indigenous Past and Present in St. Louis, and Greg Olson’s award-winning Indigenous Missourians: Ancient Societies to the Present. Also showcased are selections from the Sports and American Culture series, such as Jon Langmead’s Ballyhoo!: The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling and Sheldon Anderson’s Schools for Scandal: The Dysfunctional Marriage of Division I Sports and Higher Education. Additionally, visitors can see books dedicated to the work of Missouri’s Laura Ingalls Wilder and coffee table books that featuring the state’s scenic parks and its natural life and landscapes.

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Library Intro for Grad Students, July 16

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration

New to MU as a grad student? Join us for a webinar where we will discuss:

  1. Accessing academic research
  2. Where to find subject specific help
  3. Grad student specific tools available through the libraries

MU Libraries and Librarians are here to help you navigate this new stage in your research journey!

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Library Intro for Grad Students, July 18

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration

New to MU as a grad student? Join us for a webinar where we will discuss:

  1. Accessing academic research
  2. Where to find subject specific help
  3. Grad student specific tools available through the libraries

MU Libraries and Librarians are here to help you navigate this new stage in your research journey!