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Over the next few days, some changes will take place in Findit@MU article linking. You will still see the same familiar button , but the screens along the way will look a bit different.
If you run across any problems, please use the button to let us know. (No need to include your name.)
It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwideand the perfect time to discover why you belong @ MU LibrariesYour Connection to Knowledge. The MU Libraries are celebrating National Library Week by holding a party for the MU faculty, staff, students and our community users. Please join us for refreshments and library information at Ellis Library on Tuesday, April 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where Did We Come From?
New Insights into Our Oldest Ancestors
Perhaps no subject fascinates us more than the mystery of our origins and evolution. Teams of scientists working throughout the world are recovering record numbers of fossils of our earliest ancestors, and these fossils are expanding and refining the picture we have of how we evolved.
Dr. Carol Ward has been involved with the discovery and analysis of many of these fossils, and will present some of the more exciting ones. She will share how these fossils speak to scientists through their anatomy and biology, and how they reveal to us that our evolutionary history was more complex and nuanced than we have imagined.
Wednesday, April 4
1-2 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade
Featured below are a couple of the most recent Adopt a Book transformations, courtesy of donors to the Friends of the MU Libraries Adopt a Book Program and conservator Jim Downey. And of course, there are new books available for adoption as well!
![History of the Westminster election : containing every material occurrence, from its commecement [sic.] on the first of April, to the final close of the poll, on the 17th of May - before](http://library.missouri.edu/adoptabook/images/b4647041/before1.jpg)
![History of the Westminster election : containing every material occurrence, from its commecement [sic.] on the first of April, to the final close of the poll, on the 17th of May - after](http://library.missouri.edu/adoptabook/images/b4647041/after1.jpg)
And many more…
Publish or Perish–but where? What’s Open Access? Check out Inside Higher Education’s essay on the current state of journal publishing: Anarchy and Commercialism
Getting spammed by requests from journals and publishers you’ve never heard of? Check out Jeffrey Beall’s 2012 list of Predatory Open Access Publishers
“Predatory, open-access publishers are those that unprofessionally exploit the author-pays model of open-access publishing (Gold OA) for their own profit. Typically, these publishers spam professional email lists, broadly soliciting article submissions for the clear purpose of gaining additional income.” (Beall)
Chronicle of Higher Education: ‘Predatory’ Online Journals Lure Scholars Who Are Eager to Publish
Need help navigating the waters? Contact Kate
Online access to AAP Grand Rounds from the American Academy of Pediatrics is now available for the years 1999-present. AAP Grand Rounds is similar to JournalWatch in that it presents articles selected from journals which are deemed highly relevant. The articles are then appraised and commented on. The difference is that AAP Grand Rounds focuses specifically on pediatrics, and provides PICO questions for each article analyzed.
Publish or Perish–but where? What’s Open Access? Check out Inside Higher Education’s essay on the current state of journal publishing: Anarchy and Commercialism
Getting spammed by requests from journals and publishers you’ve never heard of? Check out Jeffrey Beall’s 2012 list of Predatory Open Access Publishers
“Predatory, open-access publishers are those that unprofessionally exploit the author-pays model of open-access publishing (Gold OA) for their own profit. Typically, these publishers spam professional email lists, broadly soliciting article submissions for the clear purpose of gaining additional income.” (Beall)
Chronicle of Higher Education: ‘Predatory’ Online Journals Lure Scholars Who Are Eager to Publish
Need help navigating the waters? Contact Us!
The Association of Research Libraries has recently released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.
The Code addresses such questions as:
Interesting reading (no, really, it is!).
American University’s Center for Social Media has created Fair Use Codes of Best Practices for other communities as well: Online Video; Media Literacy; OpenCourseWare; Documentary Film.