Thank You to All the Escape Room Helpers!

We had another successful escape room event during Welcome Week this year! We had 150 students register with a few dozen on the waiting list. The students had a great time and that is thanks to all of those who helped this year! You can see the photos of the groups and their different times …

Sorry for the Inconvenience: Central and West Stacks Temporarily Closed

The Central and West Stacks in Ellis Library will be closed this summer due to a window repair project. If you need materials that are located in the Central or West Stacks, you may request the materials online or ask for help at the Checkout and Information Desk, which is located on the north side …

Marketing Highlight: Posts to Promote

Here are some posts you can use to promote to users and/or your departments: Seeking MU Faculty Books for Exhibit at Ellis Library University Libraries Student Advisory Council (ULSAC) Book Project Open Education Week 2022: Introduction to Creative Commons Open Education Week 2022: Introduction to Open Educational Resources Partnership Brings Medieval Manuscript Collection into the …

Marketing Highlight: Valentine’s Day and Post to Highlight

We made some bookish themed valentines. They all got great engagement on facebook, twitter, and instagram The Health Sciences Library is working on an Increase Your Impact Series. : https://library.missouri.edu/news/tag/research-impact-series It’s easy to adapt these posts when you use the engaging emails template. Need help with creating an engaging email, contact Taira Meadowcroft. If there …

Marketing Highlight: Instagram Giveaway and Things to Promote

Thanks to Ying in Digital Services, we held an Instagram giveaway: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZIVRG5pdxt/. Ying designed this calendar out of images from the digital library. We had 77 people enter. This instagram post by Mara got some great engagement back in December: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXCb8-AF8Jd/ Here are some posts you can use to promote to users and/or your departments: …

Marketing Highlight: Posts to Promote

Here are some posts you can use to promote to users and/or your departments: Got A Project You’re Proud Of? Submit to the Undergraduate Research Contest Voice In: A project of the Digital Media and Innovation Lab Being Heumann: A Virtual Discussion with Judy Heumann, an Unrepentant Disability Rights Activist Screen Sharing Monitors Now Available …

Marketing Highlight: Posts to Promote

Here are some posts you can use to promote to users and/or your departments: Introduction to Open Educational Resources Native American Heritage Month Book Recommendations Recent Webinar Recordings 24/7 Pickup Lockers Now Available Provenance Learning and Storytelling Exhibit It’s easy to adapt these post when you use the engaging emails template. Need help with creating …

Sorry for the Noise: We Are Working on Improvements to Ellis Library

The following construction projects are happening in and around Ellis Library this semester. We apologize for any noise or other inconvenience that occur while we work on some much-needed improvements to the library and campus. Please contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu if you have any questions. University Archives is moving from Lewis Hall to the …

Mizzou Libraries Display Students’ Creative Work Even During Pandemic

In the Fall of 2020, Dr. Sarah Buchanan was teaching an Honors seminar on material culture and had planned to exhibit work created by her students. Restrictions on gallery visits due to the pandemic meant that her students would be accessing materials primarily online, with the possibilities for displaying their work curbed greatly. Buchanan conferred …

Reduced Hours During Fall Semester

Due to concerns about staffing and safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mizzou Libraries will have shortened hours this semester. We realize this will be an inconvenience to some students, and we do plan to expand hours next semester if it is safe to do so. Hours have been reduced to allow for extra …