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Can you name the Indigenous Nations who once lived in Missouri? Want to know which books on Native American culture are written by Native Americans, themselves, rather than just others writing about them? Need a starting point for research for a Native American Studies class or paper topic? Find these answers and much more on …
Copyright Conundrums Oct. 9 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Copyright raises many questions: What can I use freely? When do I need to get permission? What is covered by copyright? How do I protect my intellectual property? This workshop will provide an overview of U.S. copyright law in the academic setting and point the way to resources that help in …
Copyright Conundrums April 17 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Room 213, Ellis Library Copyright raises many questions: What can I use freely? When do I need to get permission? What is covered by copyright? How do I protect my own intellectual property? This workshop will provide an overview of U.S. copyright law in the academic setting and point the way to …
Altmetrics: Alternative Metrics for Measuring the Impact of Research April 10 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Room 213, Ellis Library It takes time for your work to be formally cited by other researchers and common citation indexes do not work equally well for all disciplines and research methods. Altmetrics (alternative metrics) are faster and wider-ranging measures of the impact your work is …
Exploring the Hathi Trust Digital Library Sept. 19 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Room 213, Ellis Library The Hathi Trust Digital Library contains millions of digitized books from libraries around the world. Learn how you can use this resource to download books, build collections, and use analytical tools to mine the contents of this large body of texts. Although most useful …
The MU Libraries Staff Association is having its Annual Meeting on May 29th at 10am in the staff lounge. We will be electing new officers for the MULSA board. If anyone would be interested in participating on the MULSA board, please consider self-nominating for one of the positions (with supervisor approval). We currently have openings …