Ellis Library is exhibiting several displays for the month of December. In the large wall case there is a display of photography by Paul Hagey, graduate student in magazine writing. Paul started doing 35mm black and white photography as a graduate student at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, when he took an introduction to photography class in 2003. Soon after, he began taking landscape photographs as part of long trips into Utah, New Mexico and eventually Mexico. A few years later he visited and photographed Kyoto, which became part of a landscape photography show at the MU Craft Studio titled Location, a photographic study of Japan and Mexico. The current set of photographs is part of a larger photographic portrait of Missouri.

The remaining displays are a celebration of winter themes, including an exploration of snow and snowflakes, animals in winter, the evolution of Santa Claus and staff picks for holiday reading. All of these show the range of materials available in the MU Libraries. We’re also grateful to Walter Wehtje, Curator of the Bird and Mammal Collection of the School of Natural Resources for the loan of several bird specimens.

Keep your eyes open for Beetle Bailey in Ellis Library on December 10 around 5 p.m. Beetle will be making special “celebrity” appearances to talk to you about the exciting new changes at the new Student Center. Take your picture with Beetle and have a chance to win prizes or a shopping spree at the University Bookstore! Submit your pictures online at www.mustudentcenter.com.

The Black Studies Program

–presents–

Giants of Black Thought

An Exhibition of Poster Presentations

by Fall 2008 Introduction to Black Studies Students
(Dr. David L. Brunsma)

Ellis Library, Room 202

The students explore the following Giants

W.E.B. DuBois Patricia Hill Collins Audre Lorde Eldridge Cleaver Maya Angelou Marcus Garvey Carter G. Woodson Nikki Giovanni

Angela Davis Toni Morrison bell hooks Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Frantz Fanon Randall Robinson Martin Luther King Jr Malcolm X

James Baldwin Michael Eric Dyson Cornell West Lisa Jones Charles Mills Zora Neale Hurtson Richard Wright Assata Shakur

The exhibit will be on display for two weeks in Library 202

Chamber Music at Noon
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Ellis Library Colonnade
Noon

PROGRAM
Fantasia for violin and harp, Op. 124 (1907), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
performed by Siri Geenan, violin; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) , Claude Debussy
I. Pastorale (1862-1918)
II. Interlude
III. Finale
performed by Steve Geibel, flute; Leslie Perna, viola; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Sponsored by MU Libraries and the University School of Music

Steve Weinberg, University of Missouri professor and former executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors, has worked in newsrooms and written books. He knows a good journalism novel-which he defines as “those with journalists as protagonists”-when he reads one. He began collecting these novels in 1983, just for fun at first, and now the growing collection consists of over 3,200 books. These volumes, previously housed in Ellis Library’s Special Collections, have recently been deposited in the brand-new MU Journalism Library for use by faculty, students and the public. The Journalism Library occupies two levels of the new Reynolds Journalism Institute.

In a February Editor and Publisher article, Weinberg discussed the tendency of journalism novels to romanticize and misrepresent the profession. This makes his collection of good, credible novels a valuable resource. Journalism professors have a reliable collection of options for assigned readings. Students can gain insight into their future profession through these stories. Anyone who is interested can catch a glimpse of what it’s like to work in the field of journalism.

In gratitude for Weinberg’s generosity in sharing his collection, the Journalism Library will host a reception at 2 pm Wednesday, November 12, in the library. MU faculty and staff are invited to attend. His entertaining article discussing his collection in Editor and Publisher can be found at
this link.

“Darwin, Discovery, Death and Damnation: Sources of Victorian Religious Doubt”

Dr. Julie Melnyk Thursday, November 6 1-2 p.m. Ellis Library Colonnade Victorian Britain experienced a profound unsettlement of religious faith. In this lecture based on the final chapter of her new book, Victorian Religion: Faith and Life in Britain, Julie Melnyk examines the many sources of religious doubt in the period. While the problem of innocent suffering had long haunted thoughtful Christians, new challenges to Christian belief arose in the nineteenth century, including scientific advances in geology, the development of Darwin’s theory of evolution, new ways of reading the Bible, the increasing knowledge about world religions and discomfort with some central religious doctrines, including eternal damnation. Dr. Melnyk will also discuss the differing – and sometimes surprising – effects that religious unsettlement had in the lives of women and men of the period, as well as the general effect on British religion and society.

On Saturday, October 25, visit Ellis Library after the Homecoming Parade from 10 a.m. to noon for refreshments, tours and family activities. You will also want to check out the Libraries exhibit: “Of Thy Noble Past: The Early Years of MU Football.” This event is free and open to the public.

“Of Thy Nobel Past: The Early Years of MU Football” is on display throughout the month of October in the Ellis Library Colonnade. The exhibit contains football photos and memorabilia provided by the University Archives.

On Monday, October 20 from 4-5 p.m., visit the Ellis Library Colonnade for a celebration of MU football. Todd Donoho, author and sports journalist, will be on hand to talk about the history of MU football and Truman the Tiger and to sign books. Truman the Tiger will also make a special appearance. And don’t forget to check out the special exhibit: “Of Thy Nobel Past: The Early Years of MU Football.” Refreshments will be provided and children are encouraged to attend this free event.

MU officially unveiled the “You Have a Voice” violence awareness campaign on September 17th on Lowry Mall. “You Have a Voice!” is a poster campaign that uses the faces of MU’s most prominent leaders to promote awareness and provide resources for survivors of violence. The MU Libraries are proud to participate in this campaign by displaying a rotating exhibit of You Have a Voice! posters in the West Entrance of Ellis Library.

For more information about this campaign, visit
http://studenthealth.missouri.edu/yhav.html.