The University Libraries are currently providing only online resources and services. Print materials will be scanned and sent via e-mail according to existing policies. Subject specialists will be available via phone, email and Zoom. Please refer to our Remote Services Guide.

Library Materials: Patrons are asked to hold onto all checked-out books for later return, and the Libraries will suspend any billing and fines for overdue materials.

Please watch for updates, as we deal with questions and issues that arise from this closure. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

The University Libraries are here to support your instruction while classes are being conducted online. Our subject librarians remain available to work with faculty to deliver instruction on information literacy and research practices, including through the use of Zoom for group instruction and individual consultations with students via MU Connect, and to ensure that materials are made available through our e-reserves system.

• Instructional Resources: A collection of tutorials, videos, modules and more, created and curated by MU librarians. Faculty in need of instructional resources tailored to their individual needs can place a request for new materials through the Instructional Resources page.
• MERLOT, OER Commons, and CORA: These repositories connect instructors with a variety of open educational resources, such as videos, modules and assignments that instructors can use.
• Resources for Moving Writing Intensive (WI) Classes Online: While compiled with WI faculty in mind, this list curated by MU’s Campus Writing Program will be of interest to all instructors who are transitioning to online teaching.
• Rule of 2’s – Keeping It Simple as you Go Remote for COVID-19: Designed by the Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative at Plymouth State University, this exercise guides faculty through the process of identifying the key principles, tools, content, skills and activities around which a rapidly transitioned online class should be built.
• Privacy for Online Teaching: Helpful tips from the Library Freedom Project for protecting student privacy in online classes.

Teaching Faculty: If you were planning on showing a DVD to your class or had assigned a reading from a library book that isn’t available online, contact us with a copy of your syllabus, and we’ll try to help.

Send your syllabus to ask@missouri.libanswers.com.

Bookmark Cafe will be closed until further notice. If in person classes resume on March 30^th, the Bookmark Cafe will resume regular hours as well. Visit Bookmark Cafe Information to keep updated on hours.

For a complete listing of University Libraries, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.

To stay informed about Mizzou’s response to the global coronavirus outbreak, please visit MU Alert: Coronavirus.

More Coronavirus Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

World Health Organization: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak

Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services: COVID-19 Outbreak

City of Columbia: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

National Library of Medicine: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

LitCOVID from the National Library of Medicine

Health Sciences Library Disaster Planning Guide
Books, websites and mobile apps for the use of emergency personnel