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For senior journalism student Victor Topouria, shying away from opportunities isn’t an option. When he saw the call for the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Contest, he immediately submitted his research for consideration. His instincts were correct because his paper, The fabric road to power: geography of the textiles trade along the new Silk Road and China’s …
Being Bussabarger: An Inside Look at One WWII Veteran’s Experience November 11, 1:30 p.m. The State Historical Society of Missouri’s Research Center-Columbia Join SHSMO’s Joan Stack for a curator’s walk-through of the exhibition Being Bussabarger: Ceramics, Paintings, Sketchbooks, and More, which pays tribute to painter, sculptor, and ceramicist Robert Bussabarger’s creative spirit with a retrospective …
General announcements & introductions: Kevin McFillen Director’s report: Ann Campion Riley Depository: We are on the approved capital list from the Board of Curator’s last meeting. Once Facilities gets subcontractors, they will bring their plans to the Board in Feb. Following that, we will get the final approval. We will get the money July …
Although University Libraries had planned for a $1.3 million reduction in its collection expenditures for 2017-2018, these cuts will not go forward this year. Because of the huge impact this cut would have had on researchers at MU and the other campuses, the University administration has agreed to cover the Libraries’ collections fund deficit. The …
The Mizzou Facebook account posted a photo of students studying in the Grand Reading Room of Ellis Library for their announcement of the Missouri Land Grant Compact! We have had lots of new posts to the Newshub this week. As usual, Jen Gravley has been keeping everyone informed about the RAIS resources, services, and Cycle …
Announcements: LMT Cancelled 8.15.17 All Staff Meeting: 8.17.17 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Ellis Auditorium Attendees: Ann Campion Riley, Deb Ward, Kathy Peters, Anselm Huelsbergen, Ernest Shaw, Pat Jones, Jeannette Pierce, Jacqueline Rash, Shannon Cary, Sheryl Cullina Agenda Items: United Way Campaign HR wants to change from fundraising all semester to a two-week period to …
James B. Nutter, Sr., the founder of James B. Nutter & Co., passed away on July 7, 2017, at his Kansas City home. Nutter graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor’s degree in 1949. Along with creating one of the largest privately owned mortgage banking firms in the nation, he was generous with …
This post is by Alec Stutson, a student in Dr. Megan Peiser's English 2100 class. Dr. Peiser brought her class to Special Collections several times over the course of the semester to work with materials illustrative of the history of books and reading. Alec worked with a collection of American and British pamphlets related to …
Grace Atkins, User Engagement Librarian, and Kelli Hansen, Print Collections Librarian, Rare Books & Special Collections, gave a presentation on the News Hub at the Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) Conference on April 3rd. Both Grace and Kelli attended the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin, where the conference was held. …
4 May 2017 We recently started doing a monthly announcement on new CVM publications. See the inaugural installment. Because it seemed strange to start with items published in April, we’re doing one longer “catch up” announcement to highlight CVM faculty research going back to January. Congratulations to all the 2017 authors! Below are College of …