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Creatively Curating Cultures Ellis Library Colonnade November and December 2019 The new exhibit “Creatively Curating Cultures” showcases works by undergraduate students who engaged with artmaking and the role of creativity in curatorship practices while enrolled in the Fall 2019 Honors Tutorial GN_HON 1050H “Get Real, Go Places! Let Objects Take You There.” The eight-week course …
The University Libraries Events and Exhibits Team consists of Libraries staff who are directly responsible for the implementation of library events and exhibits. If you have an event to propose, please fill out the Events Form at least 30 days in advance of the event. If you are interested in bringing in an outside exhibit, …
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 …
Check out this tweet from the Hathi Trust Member Meeting.
This guest post is written by Martin Karpa, Volunteer with the Superior Public Museums in Superior, Wisconsin. My first job after graduating high school was on a ship sailing the Great Lakes. I worked the freighters for four seasons, hauling iron ore, coal, grain, sand and limestone from Duluth, MN, to Buffalo, NY, and numerous …
The Prices and Wages by Decade research guide has found fans across campus, the state, and the world since Marie Concannon, Head of Government Information, created it six years ago. Esteemed research scientist Jay Zagorsky, who collects data for the National Longitudinal Surveys of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is one of the latest …
Tove Klovning, who serves as US, MO, and EU Government Documents Depository Coordinator as well as Foreign/Comparative/International Law Librarian & Lecturer in Law at Washington University in St. Louis, often interacts with researchers seeking access to both historical and current government information. She explains, “Preserving government information and making it accessible for both current researchers and …
I am pleased to share with you that the Research and Information Services (RAIS) Division is changing our name slightly and re-organizing into three major units. Our new name is Research, Access, and Instructional Services Division. Note that we are able to keep the acronym – RAIS. Subject librarians will report to either Research Services …
How would a Mississippi riverboat captain’s dream ship have looked in 1870? For David De Haven of New Orleans, it would have featured spiral staircases, arched passageways, private promenades for the ladies and one for “gents,” and luxury cabins opening into sky-lit rotundas. "Water closets" for passengers were to be tucked behind the two towering …
Welcome back! Here are some updates about the MU Libraries since last semester: Faculty and graduate students can now renew materials FIVE times online instead of two. If you experience any glitches with the new renewal amounts, please contact Esther Schnase (Schnasee@missouri.edu or 882-9158) for a quick fix. Thanks to funding from University administration, Ellis …