Monday, October 27 will be Wayne’s last working day in Ellis Library. We will have a small farewell reception in the East Reference offices on the 27^th, Noon-3:00. Please come by to wish Wayne well as he gains closure on this career and moves on to new things.

 

 

Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union

3-4 pm, September 16, 2014

Reception of light refreshments immediately following

This event is sponsored by the MU Libraries on the occasion of the 175^th Anniversary Commemorative Week.

The word “liberal” has a nomenclature problem – it carries baggage for some people because of its political connotations. What does a “liberal education” really mean? The origin of the word is the Latin word “liber” (free), and the history of the concept goes back at least as far as ancient Greece. A common misunderstanding is that the concept describes specific subject matter (such as “Great Books”); but a liberal education is less about specific subject matter content than about the goals and emphases of the education. For example, a liberal education carries public benefit, not simply private benefit.

There are many threats and challenges to liberal education today, including financial pressures and vocationalism. In this conversation, two highly regarded MU educators lay out compelling reasons suggesting that a liberal education is even more important today than in the past and promote the idea that its continued vitality and central role in American higher education should be ensured.

September 19, 2014, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Central

MU Campus, Memorial Union, Jesse Wrench Auditorium

All Sessions are free to MU students, faculty and staff

Light Refreshments Provided

Come for one session or all!

*Local participation sponsored by MU Libraries and the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies

 

User Experience, or UX, is an important way of evaluating and informing library practices. UX focuses on knowing about our patrons and understanding their perspectives, then using that knowledge to inform everything that libraries do, from our websites to the services we provide, to the physical layout of our buildings. Learn from nationally recognized experts on User Experience in libraries for this one-day, live online conference:

 

September 19, 2014

9:00 AM

The Future of UX in Libraries: Learning Everywhere

Michael Stephens

(School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University)

 

10:00 AM

Improving Your Library with User Experience Design

Aaron Schmidt

(Principal at Influx Library User Experience Consulting

 

11:00 AM

Practical UX Research Tips for Librarians

Kathryn Whitenton

(User Experience Specialist at Nielsen Norman Group)

 

12:00 PM

UX Resources for Libraries

SEFLIN Virtual Conference Committee

 

1:00 PM

Designing Your Spaces, Services

and Organization

Around Your Users

Elliot Felix

(Founder and Director of BrightSpot Strategy)

 

2:00 PM

Make Your Library Website UX Rock

David Lee King

(Digital Services Director, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library)

 

Join librarians from around the world, and interact with experts in the field. Hear about solutions and strategies for integrating User Experience principles into your library processes and services.

World War I and Your Ancestors

August 11, 2014

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Research Center-Columbia

 

Join SHSMO for a workshop exploring artifacts from soldiers and civilians of the First World War era. Claire Presley Marks, associate historian, will guide you in evaluating photographs, personal letters, and other firsthand accounts of the wartime experiences of Missourians, both on the home front and abroad. Popular books, songs, and newspapers will offer further glimpses into the time period. Amy Waters, SHSMO reference specialist, will demonstrate tools for tracing the lives of your ancestors during the period of dramatic political, social, and cultural changes initiated by World War I.

 

Register by calling the Society at 573.882.7083 or email shsofmo@umsystem.edu by August 6. There is a $5.00 workshop fee ($10.00 for nonmembers).

 

Join The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) at these FREE upcoming events!

Gen. Thomas Ewing: Beyond Order No. 11

June 21    1:30 p.m.    Research Center-Columbia

Many people best know Thomas Ewing as the general who issued General Order No. 11, a forced evacuation impacting four western Missouri counties in 1863. The famous George Caleb Bingham painting by the same name illustrates the repercussions of that edict. Guest lecturer Walter E. Busch, site administrator of the Fort Davidson State Historic Site, will discuss Ewing’s career in Missouri after Order No. 11, arguing that the controversial evacuation order has overshadowed the general’s important role in preserving Union control of Missouri in 1864.

Missouri and World War I Walk-Through

June 28    1:30 p.m.    Corridor Gallery    Research Center-Columbia

On this date 100 years ago, a single act ignited a chain of events that led to World War I. Join SHSMO in remembering the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria with a walk-through of a new exhibition. Missouri and World War I examines the Great War’s impact on Missourians’ daily lives through photographs and correspondence that provide firsthand accounts of their experiences, both on the home front and abroad.

For more information, visit http://shs.umsystem.edu or contact the Society at 573.882.7083.