Mizzou Libraries’ Favorite Female Authors

National Women’s Month may be coming to an end, but there are still many ways you can support female voices throughout the rest of this month and beyond! Whether you chose to donate to a nonprofit organization or decide to learn more about women’s history through sites such as https://womenshistorymonth.gov/, here at Mizzou Libraries, we encourage …

Stay At Home Challenge #3: The Libraries Playlist

Here’s what your co-workers are listening to while they stay at home! Michelle Baggett: “Wouldn’t It Be Good” by Nik Kershaw  I absolutely love and replay over and over again…. ? Cindy Bassett: “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles For  me and my son, Nathan, we are singing the  Beatles version of Here Comes …

Providing Access to Resources Directly to Students

This guest post is written by Dr. Marilyn James-Kracke, Associate Professor of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. With the help of Rebecca Graves, Educational Services Librarian, and Mike Spears, System Support Analyst, my students in medical pharmacology are included in the list of students who can use UpToDate and its Lexi-comp drug database for 15 assignments that …

Friday Workshop, March 2

Finding Health Literature: Keys to Searching PubMed, CINAHL & Scopus March 2, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Ellis Library 159 Explore the features that increase the power and precision of your searches for health literature. Learn how to use subject headings and field searching, how to save your searches, and more. Rebecca Graves, HSL Educational Services Librarian Most …

Cycle of Success: Nursing Student Obtains Invaluable Assistance with Literature Review

My name is Erin, and I am a second year distance student in the BSN-to-PhD program at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. My interest in researching type 1 diabetes (T1D) began three years ago, when my son (who was 9 years old at the time) was diagnosed with T1D. I have particular interests in …

Cycle of Success: Dr. Dannecker and Physical Therapy Evidence-Based Practice

Erin Dannecker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. Since 2004, she has been teaching Evidence-Based Practice to between 44 to 60 Doctorate of Physical Therapy students with Rebecca Graves’ assistance. “Health professionals must learn how to search literature databases quickly and efficiently because they have little time in between treating patients. …

Search Techniques for the Literature Review

Search Techniques for the Literature Review Sept. 15  1– 2 p.m. Get the results you want by learning key features of database searching. We’ll focus on practical techniques that save you time and effort in gathering sources for your literature review. Key interdisciplinary databases will be featured. Rebecca Graves, HSL Educational Services Librarian Taira Meadowcroft, …

Fridays @ the Library Workshop: The Literature Review, Feb. 3

The Literature Review: What It Is and How to Search Feb. 3 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Demystify the literature review by learning its purpose, and how to find the best sources. We’ll explore practical techniques for searching databases in both the humanities and sciences that save you time and effort. Rebecca Graves, Health Sciences Librarian …

Friday Workshop, March 4

Maximizing Your Research Identity and Impact March 4 1– 2 p.m. Utilize ORCID, Google Scholar Profile, MOspace, h-index, impact factors and more to maximize your professional impact. Learn how to set up accounts and make these tools work for you! Janice Dysart, Science Librarian Rebecca Graves, Health Sciences Librarian All workshops are offered simultaneously in …

Friday Workshop, Oct. 16

Maximizing Your Research Identity and Impact Oct. 16 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Utilize ORCID, Google Scholar Profile, MOspace, h-index, impact factors and more to maximize your professional impact. Learn how to set up accounts and make these tools work for you! Janice Dysart, Science Librarian; Rebecca Graves, Health Sciences Librarian Workshops offered simultaneously in two formats: Face-to-face: Rm. …