Goodbye to Heather Casey, LIA, Access Services, Circulation/Reserve and Shelving. She has accepted a position with Boone County Family Resources.
Goodbye to Heather Casey, LIA, Access Services, Circulation/Reserve and Shelving. She has accepted a position with Boone County Family Resources.
The Catalog Department expanded its cataloging skills recently when two svirala were received. A svirala is a musical instrument from the Balkan Peninsula and is a type of flute. Thanks to the internet and some detective work, Wayne Sanders was able to track down background information on them. From that information he was able to supply ”titles”, descriptive information, and subject headings. The svirala were received as part of a gift from the Albert Bates Lord & Marie Louise Lord family through the efforts of MU Professor John Miles Foley. Click on the hyperlinks to the images in the MERLIN records to take a look at these unique additions.
MERLIN records: http://207.160.154.35/search~/Y?searchtype=t&searcharg=svirala&SORT=D&searchscope=0
Wikipedia entry for Albert Lord: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Lord
Recipe: Frankfurter Casserole: http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2011/01/05/recipe-frankfurter-casserole/
Web tip of the week, Jan. 4th, 2011: Consumer safety: http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2011/01/05/web-tip-of-the-week-jan-4-2011-consumer-safety/
Web tip of the week, Dec. 27th: Charities: http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2010/12/30/web-tip-of-the-week-dec-27-2010-charities/
Web tip of the week, Dec. 21st: Postal rates: http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2010/12/30/web-tip-of-the-week-dec-21-2010-postal-rates/
Both of the twin elevators will be out of service Tuesday, Jan. 11 from 8am to noon due to electrical repairs.
Please join us for the upcoming Future of Archives in a Digital Age Symposium, being held at the University of Missouri, February 24-25, 2011. The conference features two keynote addresses, by Prof. William Ferris (UNC-Chapel Hill, former director of the NEH) and Prof. Robert Darnton (Director of the Harvard Libraries), as well as a series of roundtable conversations with campus and regional experts in the digital humanities. There is no cost to attend for MU employees and students, but you must pre-register online. The cost for non-MU affiliated attendees is $40 and includes a reception on Thursday evening; continental breakfast and lunch on Friday; and a parking permit.
The website for the event is now open at: http://muconf.missouri.edu/futureofarchives/. It includes a schedule of the event and an online registration form. If you plan to attend, please register soon! Also, we’d be grateful if you’d share this information with any colleagues who may be interested in the event.
Please feel free to contact Barbara Wills (willsbj@missouri.edu<mailto:willsbj@missouri.edu>) with any questions you have regarding registration. If you have any questions about the program or would like to be further involved in the Mizzou Advantage digital humanities networking group that is organizing this symposium, please contact Devoney Looser (MU English; looserd@missouri.edu<mailto:looserd@missouri.edu>), Berkley Hudson (MU School of Journalism; hudsonb@missouri.edu<mailto:hudsonb@missouri.edu>) or Michael Holland (MU Libraries; HollandM@missouri.edu<mailto:HollandM@missouri.edu>).
You may access the spring semester hours at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/hours.htm.
Please contact me if you would like the Admin office to make copies for your department.
–Shannon