Using Archived Data For Health Care Research Seminar

Interested in using archived data for Health Care research? This seminar, presented by Marie Concannon, Head Data Librarian at the University of Missouri Libraries, will present on current clinical informatics research that may be applied to patient care. All are welcome, but health informatics students are required to attend.  (CME credit is available.)   September 20, 2016 …

Finding a Dream Ship in Government Documents

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 …

MU Libraries Fall 2015 Newsletter

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 …

MU Libraries Fall 2015 Newsletter

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 …

MU Libraries News Spring 2015

MU Libraries News Spring 2015 It has been an eventful year for the MU Libraries! We’d like to give you a brief update and forecast of things to come. While we face many challenges, we also find opportunity for new projects and developments. You may have seen reports in the media of the proposed student …

Thousands of Datasets Available for Immediate Download

MU Libraries has long provided data for quantitative research, but now it’s easier than ever.  Through our membership in the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), MU affiliates may conduct online analysis, download data in SPSS, Stata or other ready-to-use formats, and take part in special educational opportunities at steeply discounted rates.  Contact …

Divided Loyalties: Missouri’s Civil War at Ellis Library This Fall

Thanks in part to a grant from the Missouri Humanities Council, Ellis Library is organizing several events for this fall related to the anniversary of the American Civil War. The centerpiece of the project will be the exhibit Divided Loyalties: Civil War Documents from the Missouri State Archives, which will be on display in the …

Government Documents: Something for Everyone

The MU Libraries have participated in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since 1862. The FDLP was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government’s information. Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public’s right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the …