Remember that the library is open to the public and you need to keep valuables with you at all times! We have had reports of laptops, calculators, phones, purses, and other items stolen.
Resources and Services
Special Collections contributes to the Missouri Over There digitization project
Special Collections and Rare Books recently contributed several World War I posters to the Missouri Over There digitization project. Coordinated by the Missouri State Library, the Missouri Over There project explores the state's involvement in the first World War. The posters selected for digitization deal with military recruiting and home front efforts such as food conservation, savings programs, and civic organizations. Many pertain to the St. Louis area, but a few are specific to Columbia and mid-Missouri.
Take a look at the project blog, and browse the entire selection of posters in the Missouri Digital Heritage database. Special Collections has a collection of over 900 World War I posters, including examples from France, Germany, and Belgium. You can find a description of the entire World War I poster collection on the Special Collections website.
The Bibliophile
Original image taken from Album Lokner : artes y letras published 1898, Madrid.
Friday @ the Library Workshop: Jumpstart Your Teaching and Research in Special Collections
Sept. 12 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Room 213, Ellis Library
Special Collections has over 90,000 items—from rare books and manuscripts to comics and posters—and a staff that wants to empower you to use them. Whether you’re new to campus or just need a refresher, come and find out how these exciting and inspiring resources can contribute to your semester. We’ll provide an overview of our collections and cover strategies for using Special Collections in class visits,undergraduate assignments, and your own research.
Kelli Hansen, Print Collections Librarian, Special Collections
Registration Preferred. http://tinyurl.com/MULibrariesworkshops
New series: Fantastic Beasts of Special Collections
What does Special Collections have in common with Rubeus Hagrid of the Harry Potter novels?
We both take care of multitudes of fantastic beasts! Though unlike Hagrid with his forest full of creatures, ours live on the shelves in books called bestiaries.
In the spirit of the first week back at classes here at Mizzou, we'll kick off our new series of fantastic beasts and where to find them in Special Collections with The Academic Bestiary by Richard Armour. In this book, which combines the style of medieval bestiaries with humorous depictions of the modern residents of Academia, you'll find creatures such as the Dean, R.A., Artist, Historian, and (of course) the Librarian. Can you tell which of these names belong to each of the pictures above?
Library Research Workshops for International Students
Room 213, 2nd Floor, center, Ellis Library
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Sept. 17 or 20 — 9:15 am
Exploring the MU Libraries -
Sept. 23 or 27 – 9:15 am
Finding Articles using MU article databases and Google Scholar -
Sept. 17 or 20 – 10:45 am
Finding Books using the MERLIN Catalog and Google Books -
Sept. 23 or 27 – 10:45 am
Writing your Paper and Citing your Sources
Registration:Click on a specific workshop(s) on the calendar to register
https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/libraryclasses/upcomingclassesworkshops
Friday Workshops, Sept. 5
Literature Review & Beyond:
Tips and Tricks for Research
Sept. 5 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Room 213, Ellis Library
Learn some of the more sophisticated features of database
searching to yield the results you want. Using a variety of
databases, we’ll focus on practical techniques that can save
you time and effort.
Goodie Bhullar, Library Instruction Coordinator
Rachel Brekhus, Humanities Librarian
Registration Preferred. http://tinyurl.com/MULibrariesworkshops
Publishing in PNAS? Get a discount on the OA fee
MU corresponding authors are eligible for a $350 discount on the Open Access fee for PNAS. To make your article freely available immediately, the discounted fee is $1,000 instead of the regular $1,350. More information.
Note: all PNAS articles are freely available after 6 months.
Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats
Here's another fun discovery from our closed stacks! Who doesn't love a View-Master?
Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats by Alexander Hanchett Smith
Published 1949
Bibliography of Asian Studies Cancellation
Due to low usage, the MU Libraries have canceled the subscription to Bibliography of Asian Studies, effective October 1, 2014.
Until October 1, 2014, Bibliography of Asian Studies will still be available.
The MU Libraries provide access to numerous databases indexing resources within the subject areas covered by Bibliography of Asian Studies. You can find other databases for your research by selecting the appropriate subject listing of databases.
If you have any questions, please contact the Ellis Library Reference Desk or call 573-882-4581.