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MU Libraries Data Archives Service

The Data Archives Service at MU Libraries offers assistance to MU faculty, staff and students needing machine-readable datasets for new and original research projects. Through the library’s campus membership in the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, MU affiliates may browse and download any of thousands of datasets on a wide variety of topics. We also help users access the growing number of public use datasets on the internet.

SECTORS WHICH SUPPLY DATA:

  • Government
  • Not for profit organizations
  • Commercial organizations
  • Academic organizations and individual researchers

EXAMPLES OF DATA SUPPLIERS AND THEIR DATASETS:

  • U. S. Census Bureau: Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)
  • U. S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: American Time Use Survey
  • National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago: General Social Survey
  • International Monetary Fund: International Financial Statistics
  • Pew Internet & American Life: Broadcast networks and news publishers offer opinion poll data

WHERE TO START?
MU Libraries Data Archives Service website has links to ICPSR, the Roper Center, and more:
https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/datasets

NEED MORE HELP?
Contact Marie Concannon (concannonm@missouri.edu) to schedule a presentation/workshop on how to get data for research projects.

home Resources and Services New Book: Treasures of the Ukraine: A Nation’s Cultural Heritage

New Book: Treasures of the Ukraine: A Nation’s Cultural Heritage

Ellis Library has acquired the book “Treasures of Ukraine: A Nation’s Cultural Heritage.” All profits are donated to PEN Ukraine,”a cultural and human rights non-governmental organization uniting Ukrainian journalists, writers, scientists, publishers, translators, human rights activists.” Call number N7255.U47 T74 2022.

“Treasures of Ukraine” celebrates art and monuments from Ukraine, showing more than one hundred objects and buildings. The information and objects range from the prehistoric era to contemporary art with a special chapter on folk art.

One of the most popular and interesting types of folk art is pysanky, the art of decorating eggs. A small hole is drilled into an egg to drain the contents, and they are then hand decorated using a wax resist tool known as a kistka, which allows the artist to “write” with wax. The egg is dipped in dye and drawn on again and again, and the wax is then melted off with a candle to reveal the final design.  These can be simple designs but are often incredibly detailed. This tradition dates back to pre-Christian spring rites.

Ukrainian folk art is also seen in ceramic work, dating back generations.  According to a document from 1834, serf master potters were required to make thousands of creations a year for their wages.  Once serfdom was abolished, potters continued to make their goods to sell at markets. Another popular example of Ukrainian folk art is the vyshyvanka, an embroidered shirt for men and women, often with vastly different designs, based on the artist’s region. A common theme running through Ukrainian folk art is the use of color. Whether seen in embroidery or eggs, the use of bright colors is seen throughout.

“Treasures of Ukraine” is a beautiful book featuring dozens of images of art and monuments, showcasing the best of Ukraine. It’s definitely worth a read (or look!).

Interesting in trying pysanky? Check out this shop!

View contemporary pysanky art on Instagram

View vyshyvanka on Instagram

home Ellis Library, Resources and Services National Hispanic Heritage Month Book Recommendations

National Hispanic Heritage Month Book Recommendations

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 – October 15. National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates Latino/a and Hispanic heritage, honors histories and the diverse cultures of people from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

 During National Hispanic Heritage Month the following Latin American countries celebrate independence days: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua on September 15th, Mexico on September 16th, and Chile on September 18th. 

With the help of Mizzou’s Association of Latin@ American Students,  the Cambio Center, and some faculty from the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, MU Libraries has created a list of book recommendations.  Thank you to these groups and individuals  

Below are a few we have available for check out. You can view the whole list of book recommendations here. And be sure to visit the Hispanic Heritage Month book display in the Ellis Library colonnade.

 

Borderlands = La frontera, Gloria Anzaldúa 

Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa’s experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume challenge how we think about identity. Borderlands/La Frontera remaps our understanding of what a “border” is, presenting it not as a simple divide between here and there, us and them, but as a psychic, social, and cultural terrain that we inhabit, and that inhabits all of us. This 20th anniversary edition features a new introduction comprised of commentaries from writers, teachers, and activists on the legacy of Gloria Anzaldúa’s visionary work.

 

The archive and the repertoire : performing cultural memory in the Americas, Diana Taylor

Diana Taylor provides a new understanding of the vital role of performance in the Americas. From plays to official events to grassroots protests, performance, she argues, must be taken seriously as a means of storing and transmitting knowledge. Taylor reveals how the repertoire of embodied memory–conveyed in gestures, the spoken word, movement, dance, song, and other performances–offers alternative perspectives to those derived from the written archive and is particularly useful to a reconsideration of historical processes of transnational contact. The Archive and the Repertoire invites a remapping of the Americas based on traditions of embodied practice.

 

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Alvarez Bravo, a pioneer of art photography in Mexico, is a cornerstone of Mexican culture and twentieth-century Latin-American photography. His work ranges from late 1920 to the 90s. Alvarez Bravo’s artistic identity is inextricably linked to the history of his country and the creation of Mexican identity after the revolution of 1910. Thus, his work can be understood both as a reflection of the extraordinary variety of cultures in Mexico as an eccentric drift of surreal avante-garde. The exhibition organised by Fundacion MAPFRE and the accompanying catalogue, runs through 150 photographs, a limited number of iconographic motifs of his work: reflections and illusions of the big city, bodies lying converted into shapes, objects of ambiguous meanings, a wide panoramic that shows his rejection to easy picturesque, his irony insistently ambiguous, and his ability to convert images into symbols beyond the poetic realism typical of Mexican culture.

Have a purchase recommendation? Use our book recommendation form.

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home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services New Ebooks at the Health Sciences Library

New Ebooks at the Health Sciences Library

Below are a few of the books we’ve recently added to our online collection.

Have a purchase recommendation? You can request a book for your teaching or research using this form.

 

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines 

In quick-reference format, this system-based text describes more than 90 common conditions health providers are likely to see in their acute care practice. In this interprofessionally contributed text, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and physician authors provide expert insight into each condition, enabling readers to categorize symptoms, be alert to the distinguishing features of disease symptoms and clusters, and find associated diagnoses. Comprehensive descriptions of conditions encompass definitions, incidence, pathophysiology, common signs and symptoms, vital subjective and pertinent physical exam data, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and evaluation and management plans.

 

Nutrition and Functional Foods in Boosting Digestion, Metabolism and Immune Health

Nutrition and Functional Foods in Boosting Digestion, Metabolism and Immune Health 

The book addresses salient gastrointestinal features involved in healthy digestion pathophysiology, including coverage of the enzyme-microbiome connection and linkage, features of indigestion problems, roles of traditional and conventional ethnic foods, structurally diverse digestive enzymes, drugs, nutraceuticals and novel digestive formulations. In addition, the book addresses technological breakthroughs that have led to recent, novel discoveries and outlines nutritional guidelines and recommendations to achieve healthy digestion. This book is a useful resource for nutrition researchers, nutritionists, physicians working in the field of digestive health, pharmacists, food experts, health professionals, nurses and general practitioners, public health officials and those teaching or studying related fields.

 

Essentials of Public Health Research Methods

Essentials of Public Health Research Methods 

Essentials of Public Health Research Methods is specifically written for undergraduate students studying public health who want to fully understand the range of research methods as applied to public health. Using the circular model of public health research as an overarching framework, Essentials of Public Health Research Methods provides a clear, time-tested methodology that leads students step-by-step through the research process — from framing the questions, identifying the study design and choosing methodology to collecting and analyzing data, and disseminating research findings. By following this process, students learn about various facets of public health, while also learning how to select and apply various research methodologies.

 

Crowley's an Introduction to Human Disease: Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations : Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations

Crowley’s an Introduction to Human Disease: Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations 

Updated to keep pace with the many changes in the field, Crowley’s An Introduction to Human Disease: Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations, Eleventh Edition provides readers with a clear, well-illustrated explanation of the structural and functional changes associated with disease, the clinical manifestations of disease, and how to determine treatment. It reflects current information on the parthenogenesis of infectious disease and how changes in the genome are expressed as disease. The first chapters of the text discuss general concepts and diseases affecting the body as a whole. Later chapters consider the various organ systems and their diseases.

 

Reconnecting After Isolation: Aoping with Anxiety, Depression, Grief, PTSD, and More Reconnecting after Isolation Coping with Anxiety, Depression, Grief, PTSD, and More

Although spending time alone for short periods may be restorative and helpful, unintentional or involuntary isolation can have profound detrimental effects on emotional and physical health. We all need social interaction and meaningful relationships in our lives to be well and thrive. Without them, we flounder. In Reconnecting after Isolation, Dr. Susan J. Noonan draws on our collective experience of the COVID-19 pandemic to help readers deal with the emotional impact of social isolation. Speaking as both a provider and recipient of mental health care services, Noonan combines her professional and personal experiences in an evidence- based and practical guide. Drawing on meticulous research and interviews with four psychologists, she outlines steps to overcome the emotional trauma of isolation.

home Ellis Library, Resources and Services Special Spaces in Mizzou Libraries: Prayer Hall

Special Spaces in Mizzou Libraries: Prayer Hall

An interfaith meditation and prayer space is designated for use at the southeast corner of the first floor that offers a secluded space in Ellis library.

We’ve placed signage in the area that requests respect for those engaged in meditation or prayer. In less busy times, you might be able to reserve an open study room for a more private space.

The Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity maintains a list of spaces on campus that can be used for meditation and prayer.

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home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

This week’s trending article in PubMed is “Associations between rurality and regional differences in sociodemographic factors and the 1918-20 influenza and 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemics in Missouri counties: An ecological study,” co-authored by Lisa SattenspielCarolyn Orbann, Hailey Ramirez, Sean Pirrone, Jane A McElroy, and Christopher K Wikle from the University of Missouri.

The article was published in PLoS ONE (impact factor 3.7).

What is a PubMed trending article?

Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.

You can see the full list of trending articles here.

Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.

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home Ellis Library, Resources and Services The Little Ice Cream Book Now Available on Digital Library

The Little Ice Cream Book Now Available on Digital Library

Calling all ice cream lovers! How much do you know about MU’s favorite ice cream shop?

Located on the south side of Eckles Hall, Buck’s Ice Cream has been a favorite among Mizzou students since opening in 1989. Buck’s ice cream is produced with the help of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources and allows students to learn about the manufacturing and maintenance of ice cream. Beyond serving tasty treats on campus, Buck’s is a vital component of many Mizzou students’ education, but likely would have never opened without the support of two MU graduates. 

Determined to spread their love of ice cream to their alma mater, Wendell and Ruth Arbuckle established an endowment to support ice cream research at Mizzou in 1987. With the advancement of on-campus ice cream research, Buck’s was able to open its doors only two years later!

Well before the shop’s opening, Wendell Arbuckle wanted another way to share his love of ice cream with people of all ages. In 1981, Arbuckle decided to write a book answering every question he often received about the dessert and titled it The Little Ice Cream Book.

Recently digitized by MU’s Digital Initiatives department, Wendell Arbuckle’s The Little Ice Cream Book is now available on MU’s Digital Library. This book includes content such as the history of ice cream, famous recipes, and many fun facts and hand-drawn illustrations. If you are interested in this unique piece of Mizzou’s history, you can view The Little Ice Cream Book here

For more information on Buck’s Ice Cream, visit the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources site for its location, flavors, and additional history.

home Ellis Library, Resources and Services Special Spaces in Mizzou Libraries: Sensory and Color Accessible Maps

Special Spaces in Mizzou Libraries: Sensory and Color Accessible Maps

Finding the perfect study spot can be difficult in Ellis Library. Some days you need quiet and other days you want to be alone. In order to make finding these spaces easier, we’ve created some sensory maps and color accessible maps.

The color coded sensory maps show where in Ellis Library you can find quiet space, uncrowded spaces, and spaces with natural light on every floor of Ellis Library.

The color accessible maps highlight all the seating options in Ellis Library: regular seating, high/stand up seating, soft seating. It also shows you were the restrooms are located on each floor.

You can access the maps here or you can find them under maps and floorplans on the main library website.

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