Staff news
Painting on Ground Floor of Ellis Library to Start Monday
On Monday, July 29, Campus Facilities will begin painting on the ground floor between the staff lounge and the twin elevators. They will also paint in front of the Museums at the bottom of the stairs. They plan to be done by the time school starts.
In addition, we are working on some new signage for that area to help patrons find the ground floor Museums entrance.
Marketing Highlight: Librarian Fashion Show
Thanks to Jara, Vera, Kimberly, Gwen, and Megan for participating in this reel!
Reminder: Library Signage Policy
Note: This policy was approved for Ellis Library. The specialized libraries will also follow the policy with some exceptions based on their locations.
Visitors to Ellis Library should encounter spaces that are welcoming to all and conducive to scholarship and learning. The Library Management Team has approved the following standards for signs.
Please note that signs that do not adhere to the guidelines will be removed.
• Permanent in-library services and wayfinding signs are under the purview of the communications officer in conjunction with Campus Facilities.
• Short-term signage must be created using templates provided in Canva. Please date and initial short-term signage and inform communications officer. (Communications officer can provide assistance in creating signs.)
• Emergency and out-of-order signage must be dated and initialed and taken down within 2-3 days or once emergency is over. Anything requiring longer-term signage falls into the category of short-term signage.
• Paper flyers and informational pieces about campus activities may be posted to information kiosks. Flyers posted in other places will be removed and discarded.
In addition:
• No signs may be taped to wall. Please use appropriate sign holders. If signs must be attached to walls, contact the Administration Office for command strips.
• All signage questions should be directed to the communications officer.
• Final decisions about signage in Ellis Library will be made by the Library Management Team, with input from the communications officer and facilities project coordinator.
Policy submitted to Library Management Team by Ellis Library Sign Task Force on 10/04/2022.
Ellis Library Sign Task Force Members: Shannon Cary, Janice Dysart, Sheila Voss
Approved by Library Management Team on 10/04/2022.
Bookmark Cafe Update
Campus dining services will continue to run Bookmark Cafe for the fall semester. A new vendor will take over in January. We will let you know when the vendor selection has been finalized.
New Muse Posts
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Columbia Missourian, July 25, 2024
New and improved exhibit in Special Collections: Fine Press Materials

Fall semester is just around the corner and with new faces comes a new digital exhibit! The exhibit is an updated version of our past “Fine Press Materials” LibGuide: https://library.missouri.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/finepress/. The original LibGuide was curated by Tim Perry and has since been reworked as an exhibit and updated by Clare Starkey. The exhibit features examples from fine press publishers held within our collection, showcasing traditional printing technologies and techniques from the modern fine press movement. This exhibit concentrates on presses associated with the fine press movement but also covers a selection of precursors to the movement. Presses founded after 1939 are excluded, except presses founded as continuations of earlier presses, presses founded by printers whose careers were well established by 1939, and prominent Midwestern Presses. Notable examples from the exhibit include items from the Kelmscott Press, Harbor Press, and the Limited Editions Club.
New Vice Provost to Start on September 16
Kara Whatley, our new vice provost for Libraries and university librarian, will begin at MU on September 16.
Congratulations to Kimberly Evans
Please congratulate Kimberly Evans on her new role as Head of Ellis Circulation/Reserve. She started Monday, July 8th.