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Open Studio Portrait is offered on the 4th Thursday of each month. The 4th Thursday in November is Thanksgiving, so the open studio portrait day will be the Thursday prior, the 16th. Also, they are canceling December’s Open Studio Portraits and will resume in January on 1/25.
You will need a MOcode, so please contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu if you are interested in this service.
We have a small gift for all graduating student workers, and we will acknowledge them on social media (with their permission). So please send the names of these students to Jacqueline and Shannon at eibenj@missouri.edu and carysn@missouri.edu by December 1. Thanks!
Congratulations to Jara Anderson, the successful candidate for the RAIS position: Research and Instruction Librarian for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension. Jara will begin her new role, reporting to Rhonda Whithaus, on December 4th.
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.
Jade Lemmon has joined the University Libraries’ advancement team as Coordinator of Donor Engagement, beginning her duties December 8. Jade was born and raised in Rock Port, Missouri, and is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. Following graduation in 2019 she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to begin her career in marketing. She’s excited to return to Missouri and put her talents to work at Mizzou. Jade enjoys traveling with friends and family and relaxing with her six-year-old cat, Dorothea. Welcome to Mizzou, Jade!
See the new Travel, Training and Time Off requests information under Travel Forms on our website: https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/staff/forms
Please email completed request forms to muellislibraryrec2@missouri.edu
We are excited to announce that Michaelle Dorsey, a senior library specialist in collection services, will be appointed as the new Special Collections librarian, focusing on preservation. Her new position will be effective September 1, 2021.
Over her years at Mizzou, Michaelle Dorsey has acquired the required education and skills for this position. In addition, she has demonstrated a rare devotion to her craft. During the aftermath of the Ellis Library fire in 2011, Michaelle stepped up to the challenge of providing leadership for the recovery effort. She received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in 2017. She has acquired additional training in book preservation techniques in addition to her master’s in library and information science from MU that makes her uniquely qualified for this position. She also received her bachelor of arts in English from Truman State University.
In addition, she can provide a strong voice for advice regarding the materials that would be best digitized, thus providing additional guidance to the Digital Services department. To quote the findings of the MU Librarians and Archivists Council Promotions Committee, “Michaelle has a wealth of experience directly tied to this new position. In fact, she has served as the head of the preservation unit for 18 years and has over 20 years of experience in the field. She has capably served on many library and university committees, and she continues to gain new knowledge through her book conservation training with James Downey.”
Thanks to Dr. Nobel Cunningham and Caroline McBride French, whose bequest gifts provided the MU Libraries with the funds for this position.
Please join the Libraries in congratulating Michaelle Dorsey on her new position and wishing her success in her new endeavors.
University Libraries is seeking a part-time Library Information Specialist: E-Learning and Web. Apply online at https://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/staff with Job ID 36174.
MU has made the decision to require symptom checks through the #CampusClear app in order to enter some buildings on campus. The complete list of buildings hasn’t been made public, but Ellis Library will be one of the buildings. We believe the Rec Center and the Student Unions will also have this requirement. The campus-wide implementation is underway, and Kathy Peters is working with SOS staffing services to manage the screening station, which will be at the west entrance. Although a date hasn’t been confirmed, this will probably start at the beginning of October. All patrons and staff will be screened during all normal business hours of Ellis Library. Staff who come in when the library is not open to the public will not be screened, but remember that supervisors are allowed to ask you if you have checked your symptoms. If someone chooses not to use the #CampusClear app, there will be an alternative symptom check method.
We will keep you updated as we receive further information about this new procedure. In the meantime, you should download the app and check your symptoms daily.