The Maneater, March 5, 2009
“Columbia celebrates Darwin’s birthday.”
The UM Libraries Depository Module 2 (U2) was featured in the Fall/Winter 2008 issue of the MOBIUS newsletter, MOBIUS News Link.
MIZZOU Magazine, Spring 2009
“Building on a billion,” pp. 20-21.
This article states, “Ellis Library’s new James B. Nutter Family Information Commons provides more access to online resources in an inviting setting.”
Please bring your used packing peanuts by my office by the end of next week (March 20).
Shannon Cary
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The final report of the MERLIN Task Force on New Discovery Tools was completed in January and considered by the UM Library Directors group in February. The MERLIN Task Force continued and built on the work of last year’s MOBIUS Task Force that studied next generation library catalogs. The UM Library Directors reviewed the report and were impressed. However, the decision was made to put it on hold until the UM System financial situation is more stable. Visit the staff Web page to view the report.
February’s Staff Spotlight recipients were Adam Banning (LTS) and Cathy Menzel (Physical Processing). Read a profile on each of these staff members on the MUSEblog.
This year’s Celebration of Service will be Thursday, April 23rd in the Grand Reading Room (Room 201) of Ellis Library.
Lunch will be served from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm and will be provided courtesy of MULSA. Employees are asked to use their lunch breaks if they are interested in attending the catered luncheon.
The Celebration of Service will take place from 12:30 -1:30 pm. Release time is available with supervisor approval.
Watch for an invitation in Outlook.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Celebration of Service Planning Group: Shannon Cary, Mark Ellis, Ann Riley, Colleen Smith and Mike Spears.
The Usability Group of the Web Advisory Group welcomes Sandy Schiefer, Government Documents Librarian, as a recent appointee to the group.
You may have noticed the nice new mats near both entrances of Ellis Library. These mats were ordered quite awhile ago. The company customized the mats with the MU Libraries logo at no additional charge.
To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Departments of Classics, Women’s and Gender Studies, and the American Association of University Women, Columbia Branch, partnered to salute the life and legacy of Eva Johnston. Johnston, a native Missourian, was the first female professor of Classics at MU as well as its first Dean of Women. A residence hall is named in her honor.
The display is entitled “Eva Johnston: Classicist, Leader, Mentor” and can be found in a wooden case on the main floor of Ellis Library from March 2 to 31, 2009. It includes photographs, letters, reports, translations, books, and pamphlets all made available courtesy of MU Archives, Western Historical Manuscript Collection, the Classics Department, Ellis Library, and the AAUW- Columbia Branch.
The display text, written by Carlynn Trout, highlights Johnston’s work as a scholar, teacher, dean, and organizer of various organizations at the University and in Columbia. Dr. Jane Biers, AAUW, assisted with the installation.
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