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Larry Dietzel became the Head of the Safety Team, effective Sunday, November 27, 2022. Please join me in congratulating him on this advancement in the Libraries.
Monique Fugate left the Libraries. Her last day working in Ellis Library was Saturday, November 26, 2022. Please join me in wishing her the best in the next stage of her career.
–Kathy Peters
Goodbye to Duane Bittle as he moves on to a new position at MU. Interim plans for managing receiving room duties and mail runs are still in the works. More information will be released as it becomes available.
Courtney Gillie is leaving Special Collections to take a full-time position at the State Historical Society. Their last day with the Libraries will be Monday, November 21. Courtney has done amazing work on a variety of projects, from processing to public services, and always makes sure the Special Collections reading room runs smoothly. They will be missed!
Welcome to Emilee Flores. Emilee moved to Missouri from Louisiana, where she previously worked in the circulation and ILL units for several years in Sims Library at Southeastern Louisiana University. She hopes to eventually enroll in the School of Information Science and Learning Technology here at Mizzou.
Edward McCain, the Digital Curator of Journalism at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute is retiring from the MU Libraries as of September 30th. He has been with the libraries for the last nine years and has made great strides moving the efforts of digital news preservation forward here at the University as well as laid groundwork that could have a direct impact on the news industry. Through Edward’s efforts, he worked with a collaborative team that was awarded a Mellon grant that produced the 2021 report, “Endangered But Not Too Late: The State of Digital News Preservation,” which provided actionable recommendations of how to work collaboratively to advance digital news preservation into reality.
Thank you Edward for everything that you have accomplished and please join me in wishing him all the best with his retirement!
I emailed (see below) everyone earlier in the week that we need help with the Homecoming Open House at Ellis Library. I wanted to let you know that LMT has approved overtime pay for staff members who want to help out. You may also be able to work out leave time with your supervisor if that is your preference. Also, if you have any student workers who might want some extra hours, please let them know about this opportunity. And thanks to Cindy Cotner and Ying Hu who have already said they would pitch in!
“Good morning! We will be hosting our annual Ellis Library Open House after the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 22. The event will be from 10 am to noon, and we will also need some help with set up starting around 9 am. It’s always a fun event, we provide snacks and drinks, plus family friendly activities, such as button making and decorating mini pumpkins.
If you can help out (please check with your supervisor first), please let me know by the end of this week.”
Congratulations to Dorothy Carner and Felicity Dykas who have received Emerita designations, which are granted by the Provost. Dorothy formerly served as the head of the journalism library and Felicity served as head of digital services.
Farewell and best wishes to Corrie Hutchinson, departing Associate University Librarian for the ACTS Division.
Effective September 12, Corrie’s duties have been divided, to be covered by the following individuals:
o Steven Pryor will serve as Interim ILS Coordinator
o Jeannette Pierce will serve as Interim Chair of the Collections Steering Committee
o Chris Pryor will serve as Interim Operations Manager for ACTS
Thanks to everyone for stepping in to keep us moving forward.
Congratulations to Ruth Feldkamp on her reclassification to Library Information Specialist!
Kelli Hansen and Anselm Huelsbergen will report to the Vice Provost for Libraries as of August 1, 2022, due to their department’s connection with advancement, facilities and fiscal functions. This restores the reporting as it was under the previous Vice Provost for Libraries. The two department heads will rotate participation in Library Management Team annually, beginning with Kelli Hansen for FY23.
Special thanks to Jeannette Pierce for overseeing this department during various changes to the library’s organizational structure and during the move of Archives to Ellis Library.