Students, faculty and staff joined in the fun during National Library Week!

Join us on May 4 at 6 pm in the Leadership Auditorium, 2501 MU Student Center for a discussion about the MU Libraries' student fee proposal. Refreshments will be served. For questions, contact gpc@missouri.edu. For more information about the library fee proposal, visit library.missouri.edu/yes.

Forum sponsored by Graduate Professional Council 

Thursday, April 23
7 pm
Ellis Auditorium

Learn more about plans to improve the MU Libraries. Join us for food, fun and information about how you can help make changes to Ellis Library and the other libraries on campus. For more information about the proposed changes visit library.missouri.edu/yes.

Copyright Conundrums
April 17 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Room 213, Ellis Library

Copyright raises many questions: What can I use freely? When do I need to get permission? What is covered by copyright? How do I protect my own intellectual property? This workshop will provide an overview of U.S. copyright law in the academic setting and point the way to resources that help in making decisions and knowing when to seek legal advice.

Anne Barker, Interim Head, Ellis Reference Department

All workshops are offered simultaneously in two formats: Face-to-face in Rm. 213 Ellis Library and live online.
To Register: http//tinyurl.com/MULibrariesworkshops
(click on gold calendar entries for face-to-face workshops and pink calendar entries for live online

This week the MU Health Sciences Library will join libraries of schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Celebrate with us at these special events!

Refreshments & Library Dayz game: (win prizes!): Tuesday, April 14 from 11:00 AM – closing (1:00 AM Wednesday)

Book Swap: Wednesday, April 15 from 11:00 AM till books are gone. Click here for book swap details

Love books? Ready for some fresh reads? Join our National Library Week book swap; trade your unwanted books for something you want to read!

• April 8 – 14 Drop off your unwanted books, in exchange for vouchers, at the Health Sciences Library Circulation Desk (vouchers limited to 3, but bring as many books as you like)
• Drop off books, may include fiction, non-fiction, medical textbooks and study guides.
• All books must be in English.
• They should be in good condition e.g. free of dust, mold, stains, tears, loose pages, broken bindings and yellow pages. Moderate amounts of highlighting & writing are acceptable in textbooks.Leftover books will be treated as donations.

• Wednesday, April 15 Trade in your vouchers for gently used books (limit 3)  11:00 a.m. until supply runs out

Learn how to search Web of Science through an introductory tutorial or move on to more advanced topics such as Journal Citation Reports,Essential Science Indicators and  InCites Benchmarking & Analytics.

Both tutorials are located on the right side of the screen.

December 31, 2014, marked the five hundredth birthday of Andreas Vesalius, one of the most important anatomists in the history of medicine. The Health Sciences Library commemorates this historic occasion with an exhibit entitled Vesalius at 500: Student, Scholar, and Surgeon, now on view on the third floor of Health Sciences Library.

Andreas Vesalius is frequently called the father of modern human anatomical science. Born in 1514 in modern-day Belgium, he studied at the Universities of Louvain, Paris, and Padua before becoming a professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Padua. His primary contribution to the history of medicine was his emphasis on dissection and firsthand observation. Vesalius differed from his colleagues because he used his observations to challenge ancient and often inaccurate Greek and Roman medical writings, which formed the basis of all medical knowledge for over a thousand years.

Vesalius at 500 showcases materials from the Libraries’ collections that helped to shape Vesalius’ career, including medieval manuscripts and early printed books on medicine. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Vesalius’ most famous work, De Humani Corporis Fabrica. The Libraries hold two copies of this important book, a second edition printed in 1555, and a later edition from 1568.

A special aspect of the exhibit is a letter from Dr. William Osler to the MU medical faculty that accompanied his 1908 donation of Vesalius’ book, De Humani Corporis Fabrica. In his letter, Osler calls it “one of the great books of the world.” The letter sent to Osler in 1909 from MU medical faculty, thanking him for donating the book, is featured along with it. We are still thankful to Dr. Osler for making this literary and scientific treasure a part of our collection.

Thanks to Kelli Hansen, Amanda Sprochi, and Trenton Boyd, of the MU Libraries, for sharing their talents and creating the exhibit, which was featured in the Ellis Library Colonnade in November, 2014.

Learn how to search Web of Science through an introductory tutorial or move on to more advanced topics such as Journal Citation Reports,Essential Science Indicators and  InCites Benchmarking & Analytics.

Both tutorials are located on the right side of the screen.