Free Equipment Checkout

Did you leave your laptop at home? Forgot your phone charger? Need a camera? The Checkout Desk at your library can help you out. Check out the available equipment here. All equipment is available with your student ID. Materials can be renewed in person at the desk. There is a $2 fine for every hour it is returned late.

So, the next time you are studying all day at the library and your phone dies, don’t worry! Just head over to the Checkout Desk at your library.

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Public Access and Federally-Funded Research

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Online via Zoom
Registration

Learn about the upcoming changes to public access policies for federally funded research. This workshop will explain the 2022 OSTP memo and outline what you need to know to prepare your research and data for publication, including how to prepare your data management plan and how to select the right repository for your work.

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

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.

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Royal Society of Chemistry Added to Open Access Publishing Agreements Available to MU Authors

Publishing open access is a great way to keep research open and retain your copyright. We do understand that publishing open access comes with a financial commitment that you wouldn’t necessarily have with traditional publishing.

To help offset costs, Mizzou Libraries has agreements with several publishers to offer discounts and author processing charge support for the following journals.

Want to lean more? Talk with your Subject Specialist about open access in your area.

NEW AGREEMENT: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
The MU Libraries now has a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry, starting in 2024 and continuing through 2025. All charges for publishing in Hybrid, Gold and RSC Advances journals are covered for MU corresponding authors. Articles published open access in RSC journals are downloaded more often, which helps raise the visibility of your work Here is a complete RSC Journal list. Find out more.

American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals
The American Chemical Society offers a discounted open access fee to MU affiliates since MU is a Subscribing Institution. Members of ACS receive an additional discount. ACS Open Access Fee Chart

Astronomy & Astrophysics: A European Journal
Starting in 2022,  the EDP Sciences journal Astronomy & Astrophysics will be published under the Subscribe to Open (S20) model.  MU affiliated corresponding authors can publish their articles Open Access without paying APC’s (article processing charges) as long as the University of Missouri Libraries continue to subscribe to this title.

BMJ Case Reports
The Health Sciences Library subscription to BMJ Case Reports includes a waiver of the individual membership fee of £273 normally required to publish cases. Submission instructions.

Cambridge University Press Journals
MU Libraries has entered into a transformational “Read and Publish” agreement with Cambridge University Press. This agreement greatly expands electronic access to Cambridge University Press journals and provides 10 APC waivers for MU corresponding authors to publish their work OA.

Because of the limited number of waivers available with this agreement, MU Libraries has decided to support authors on a first come, first served basis. If there are remaining waivers at the end of the year, MU Libraries can retroactively make other articles OA with the approval of the author. Read more about the agreement and see a list of eligible journals

Company of Biologists
From 2023 through 2025 MU is participating in the Company of Biologist’s Read & Publish Open Access Initiative. MU authors can publish OA at no charge. Some of the journals Company of Biologists publishes include Development, Journal of Cell Science, and Journal of Experimental Biology.

Electrochemical Society (ECS) Journals
MU is a subscriber to ECS Plus, an agreement that allows MU faculty to publish their articles in Electrochemical Society (ECS) journals (Journal of the Electrochemical Society and ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology) as Open Access with no charge to the author. There are no limits on the number of papers that can be published in any given subscription year. Find out more.

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
The University of Missouri has joined the shareholder consortium of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. This open-access journal features interdisciplinary academic research and practice articles on all things food systems. The shareholder membership, good through April 2024, covers the University of Missouri-Columbia, including MU Extension. This membership waives the typical Article Processing Charge for publishing in this journal.

Proceedings of the National Academies of Science of the United States of America (PNAS)
MU researchers publishing articles in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) receive a discounted open access fee of $2,000, compared to the regular fee of $2,500, to make their papers immediately free online. Find out more.

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Peer Navigator Corner: The Engineering Library

Written by: Brock Schofield

Did you know about Mizzou’s Engineering Library?
When you think of libraries at the University of Missouri, Ellis Library might be the first one that comes to mind. But did you know that Mizzou has six other branches that cater to specific academic needs? Other Peer Navigators have written about the Journalism and Health Science Libraries, but another one of these hidden gems is the Engineering Library, located in Lafferre Hall.

If you’re not an Engineering major, you might not know this library exists, it has been a cornerstone of the College of Engineering’s research since 1905. The Engineering Library is more than just a quiet place to study—it’s a treasure trove of specialized resources.

In addition to an extensive Ebook collection, over 600 full-text International Atomic Energy Agency reports on nuclear engineering, and the Knovel Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collection with 185 titles. It also houses historical documents, including uncatalogued reports from the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Papers on microfiche through 1989, making it a valuable resource for
research projects.

Even if you’re not an engineering student, the Engineering Library in Lafferre Hall can still be a great spot for quiet study. It’s a lesser-known space on campus, meaning it often has fewer distractions, making it perfect for focusing on your work in a calm, quiet environment. Whether you need a change of scenery or just a peaceful place to get things done, this library is worth checking out.

When Can You Visit?
The Engineering Library’s hours are designed to accommodate your busy schedule. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Just keep in mind that it’s closed on Saturdays, so plan accordingly if you’re gearing up for a weekend study session.

Whether you’re deep into your engineering studies or just curious about what this library has to offer, the Engineering Library is a resource you shouldn’t overlook. Next time you’re in Lafferre Hall, take a moment to explore the space and discover how it can support your academic journey.

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Digital Humanities Salon: Extracting Patterns from Humanities Data, Nov. 12

Tuesday, November 12
114A Ellis Library
4 to 6 pm
Presentation at 4:15

Please join us in welcoming Assistant Professor Wenyi Shang, who will present “Extracting Patterns from Humanities Data” at 4:30. Stay to mix and mingle with others interested in the digital humanities and share ideas for the future of DH at Mizzou.

Digital humanities is sometimes seen as missing the deeper meanings in human interpretation, but with computational methods, researchers can find patterns in texts or history and analyze them critically. This talk will present two case studies that highlight how machine learning can help to classify poetry and how social network analyis can reveal political changes in ancient China.

Wenyi Shang joined the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies this fall, having earned his Ph.D. in Information Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and his bachelor’s degree in information management from Peking University, China. His research uses computational methods to study the development of human society. He has made contributions to digital humanities and computational social science, using the perspective of information science to inform and guide methodological reflection in both fields.

Talk Abstract: Digital humanities is often criticized for its perceived inability to capture the perspectival and interpretative nuances central to humanistic interpretation. However, with the aid of computational methods, digital humanists can engage in a process similar to Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of “seeing an aspect,” as illustrated in his famous “rabbit-duck illusion”: extracting patterns in literary texts or historical records and critically analyzing them to draw humanistic conclusions. This talk presents two case studies to exemplify this approach. The first uses machine learning models to classify English poetry by lexicon and prosody, shedding new light on the distinction between “genre” and “form.” The second applies social network analysis to explore the structural characteristics of political networks in Northern Song (960–1127 C.E.) China, revealing changes in political culture during the period.

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

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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Text Analysis with Voyant Tools, November 8

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: 213 Ellis Library
Registration

Take a look at this open source web-based text reading and analysis site. See how you can use it to learn how computer-assisted analysis works, to study texts, or to add functionality to your own online collections.

This is an in-person interactive workshop, but the demonstration portion will be recorded and made available later.

Publisher Agreements, November 7

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 3:00pm – 3:50pm
Online via Zoom
Registration

Traditional publishing agreements require that authors transfer their copyright to the publisher, unduly limiting options for online distribution, classroom use, and other purposes. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how authors can grant some rights to publishers without signing away all their rights. Participants are encouraged to bring publisher agreements or copyright transfer agreements from the journals in which they publish.

D&D 102: Characters

Have you always wanted to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons and didn’t know where to start? Then this is for you!

Learn to D&D will consist of 5 workshops where you can learn how to create your character, the setting, and how to play a campaign.

The second session in the series is D&D 102: Characters, Nov. 11th 5:30pm-7pm. SIgning up isn’t required, but is encouraged.

D&D 102: Characters will cover how to make a D&D character, whether you want to make a homegrown one or want to use an already created character. You don’t need to have worked on a character before you come to this session either.

If you didn’t attend that first session, still come!

See you Monday, Nov. 11th 5:30pm-7pm in Ellis Library Room 114A. Not sure where that is? Here’s our map of the 1st floor.

Check out our D&D resource guide.

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Taira Meadowcroft

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