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Marie Concannon, head of government information and data archives for MU Libraries, was chosen for two awards by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Concannon was selected as the 2022 recipient of the RUSA History Section’s Genealogy/History Achievement Award, sponsored by ProQuest for her creation, research …
November 8th is National First-Generation College Celebration Day and we are thrilled to celebrate our first-generation students, faculty and staff at Mizzou. Additional information, success stories and resources (Zoom backgrounds, social media graphics) to celebrate and support our first-generation students can be found on our website. One of the featured events on November 8th is …
The MU Libraries are currently engaged in space planning projects in Ellis Library and the specialized libraries. Our goal is to support the needs of the campus community in the years ahead. To aid in our planning, the Libraries are seeking input from MU students, faculty and staff. Survey participants will be asked to respond …
In Attendance Deb Ward – conference call, Shannon Cary, Corrie Hutchinson, Jeannette Pierce, Kathy Peters, Kate Anderson, Ernest Shaw, Support: Jacqueline Rash Correction from 10.28.19 meeting Homeless in Ellis It was recommended by the Provost that, due to lack of Campus Policy regarding homeless, University Libraries is welcome to create our own policy. Addition: MUPD has clarified that CRR 110.010 Regulations https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/rules/collected_rules/facilities/ch110/110.010_regulations …
Deb Ward has been appointed interim vice provost for libraries and university librarian, effective Nov. 28, 2019. Ward has been the director of the MU health sciences libraries, which includes the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library and the Zalk Veterinary Medical Library, for over 20 years. In 2016, she also became the associate university …
The new Scholarly Communication Committee met for the first time on September 4th and discussed the following items: Background on need for Committee – Jeannette Pierce thanked everyone for serving and indicated that LMT has long wanted this type of committee so that the Libraries can more systematically implement and coordinate services related to Scholarly …
Ellis Library is beginning a project to make it easier for our users to find the most up-to-date library materials on our shelves. To make space for new materials, librarians will be moving older and infrequently used bound journals to the University Libraries Depository, where they will be stored in optimal conditions for long-term preservation. …
Congratulations to everyone celebrating a service anniversary this year. The comments posted by supervisors about these employees are posted below. 5 Years Corrie Hutchinson: Corrie has become an invaluable member of the Libraries’ leadership team since she joined us as Acquisitions Librarian five years ago. She has managed cutting huge amounts of money from our …
You can access the new Room Reservation Guidelines on the staff web page under Ellis Library: Physical Space. Please contact Jeannette Pierce if you have comments or questions.
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance’s (NDSA) annual Innovation Awards! Individual Award: Edward McCain, University of Missouri Libraries and Reynolds Journalism Institute Organization Award: Texas Digital Library Project Award: UC Guidelines for Born-Digital Archival Description Educator Awards: Heather Moulaison Sandy Future Steward Award: Raven Bishop These awards highlight and commend …