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Two New Task Groups

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Task group on art in Ellis Library.
Ellis library presents many spaces appropriate for the display of art work and we have been approached by donors and others interested in donating or lending works to fill these spaces. This task group is charged with developing a policy to govern the display of art in the Ellis Library building. Items to be addressed include:

  • Spaces appropriate for the display of art.
  • Responsibility and guidelines for the selection of art.
  • Security and insurance.
  • Procuring and scheduling work for display.

I anticipate the task group would meet every other week for no longer than 8 weeks, beginning in August, to complete this task. If you are interested in serving with this group, please contact me at barkera@missouri.edu.

Task group on library internship
The English Department would like to include the option of a library internship as part of their program to help students explore career options. (See existing publishing internships at http://english.missouri.edu/special/pubinternsFS2009.html.) I invite those interested to join a task group to consider whether this is something we can offer and to develop a proposal for such a program. I anticipate the task group would meet every other week for no longer than 8 weeks, beginning in August, to complete this task. If you are interested in serving with this group, please contact me at barkera@missouri.edu.

Game Contest Appetizer

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This is just a mini contest, a warm-up exercise so to speak.

In the first built-in exhibit case, the one to the left as you face them, there is a boggle game containing a four-word sentence, beginning with an adjective. The sentence pertains to the exhibit and is formed by moving from one adjacent letter to another. A letter may be used more than once in the sentence.

Simply find the sentence and send it to Gwen Gray at grayg@missouri.edu with the subject heading July contest. To be eligible for a prize an entry must be received by or before July 31, 2009. To determine the winner, a drawing will be held that will include all of the correct entries. The winner will receive two tickets to the Tigers vs. Bowling Green game on September 12th.

This contest is open to all employees of the MU libraries with the exception of the members of the Exhibits Committee.

Medical Library Association Contributions by HSL Librarians

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Yes, the Medical Library Association met in Honolulu in May, but don’t let the exotic venue trick you into thinking it was just a party. MLA 2009 was, as always, a national-level professional meeting brimming with contributions from medical librarians of all kinds. Each of the four librarians who attended from MU did so because of an individual or team-member contribution that was highlighted in some way at the meeting. And they each attended many sessions crammed into the program to bring back new learning and ideas to MU. As one person stated, “I had no time to realize where I was. I was once again at MLA, surrounded by professional content and an endless stream of sessions and meetings!”

We’re proud of all of our contributors, but especially so of Trenton Boyd, who won the Murray Gottlieb Prize for best essay on the history of medicine. Not only did winning the prize bring professional recognition to the University of Missouri, it also helped to cover expenses for Trenton’s attendance at the meeting. See the photograph of Trenton receiving the prize at the meeting, and a photograph of him with Donald Lindberg, Director of the National Library of Medicine, and Lucretia McClure, one of MLA’s most esteemed emeritus members. The Murray Gottlieb prize is awarded annually, dating back to 1956, in order to recognize and stimulate health sciences librarians’ interest in the history of medicine.

The Tiger pride continues. Diane Johnson served on an invited four-member panel sponsored by the Collection Development Section to address the topic: “Technology and E-Resources: Evolving with the Times.”

Barb Jones and Rebecca Graves also attended the meeting, and presented on their collaborative efforts. MLA hosts contributed paper and poster sessions each year, the selections for which are based on criteria for professional rigor. Competition to contribute a paper is stiff, with only about one in four accepted. Poster sessions are not as competitive, but inclusion can never be taken for granted, since there are always more submissions than slots. The papers and posters are listed below.

Presented Papers:
“What might Google Books mean for medical libraries?” by Diane Johnson
“Infusing Health Sciences Libraries with Economic Muscle” by Elizabeth Kelly, Barbara B. Jones, John Bramble
Posters:

“Creating a Framework for Collaborative Regional Library Research” by Deborah H. Ward AHIP, MaryEllen C. Sievert and Barbara B. Jones

“”Mapping Information Literacy: Using Concept Mapping to Understand Nurses’ Sources of Health Information” by Louise C. Miller, Rebecca S. Graves AHIP, Barbara B. Jones and Mary Ellen C. Sievert

Congratulations to all of our MU authors for this recognition of their work!
Deb Ward

P.S. Rebecca’s poster was blogged about at http://npc.mlanet.org/mla09/?p=662

Digital Exhibit Celebrates 75 Years of Alley Oop

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MU Libraries celebrates the 75th anniversary of the syndication of the comic strip Alley Oop with a digital exhibition drawing from the libraries’ V.T. Hamlin and Comic Art Collections, which are permanently housed in Special Collections at Ellis Library. The exhibit explores the evolution of the strip, as well as its place in the history of the comic art medium and American culture. Personal photographs, correspondence, original artwork, daily and Sunday strips, books and various other ephemera are included.

This digital exhibit is inspired by the physical exhibition mounted in Ellis Library from September 10th through the 30th, 2008, and includes all of the items featured in the physical exhibit, plus some additional artifacts. Video of all of the events are available for viewing online as well, including the Keynote speech with Jack and Carole Bender, the current artists of Alley Oop; talks by local literary and art historians; a panel of young cartoonists from St. Louis and Chicago; and a talk by legendary underground cartoonist and MU Professor Emeritus of Art Frank Stack.

The online exhibit is available at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/alleyoop75th.htm.

City and University Support New Site for State Historical Society

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March 30, 2009 COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton and Columbia City Manager Bill Watkins today announced that MU and the City of Columbia will work together to provide an appropriate site for the future location of the State Historical Society of Missouri that would be beneficial to all three parties, to those they serve and to the community in general. The society currently is located in cramped quarters in MU’s Ellis Library.

In accordance with the university’s master plan vision to enhance the northern boundary of the campus, and the city’s cooperation in that effort that includes consultation services from Sasaki Associates, MU has offered to make a site available for construction of the proposed State Historical Society building. The Sasaki study identified a range of opportunity sites along Elm Street suitable for cultural, residential, commercial and other improvements.

The site is a square block between Sixth and Seventh Streets, bounded by Elm Street on the south and Locust Street on the north. It currently serves as employee/visitor parking for the Heinkel Building, which houses several university administrative functions; MU would retain ownership of the property.

The city would support this arrangement by making a piece of its property available to the university in an adjacent area located on the east side of Fifth Street between Locust and Cherry Streets. This area currently serves as a parking lot and would be available to employees displaced from parking around the Heinkel Building.

“We strongly believe that the State Historical Society is an enormous asset for Columbia and the university,” Deaton said. “We have been working for some time with the city to leverage our mutual resources into a new model for town/gown relationships and to identify short-term and long-term opportunities that would benefit our long-standing partnership. Working together to make a site available to the society for a facility that will adequately serve its needs benefits all involved.”

Watkins said that the proposal is a very workable option for the society’s planned expansion. “The society had seriously considered the block immediately to the west of this alternative site because, once the existing property was acquired, there would be enough space to build the type of facility it visualized,” he said. “But this truly generous offer from the university will let the Historical Society go forward with an adjusted plan. I am excited about this project.”

The City Council will discuss this topic during its open, public dinner session at 5:45 p.m. today in the Fourth Floor Conference Room, Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway.

The State Historical Society of Missouri was founded in 1898 by the Missouri Press Association and has been a trustee of the state since 1899. It describes its role as “the preeminent research facility for the study of the Show Me State’s heritage and a leader in programming designed to share that heritage with the public.”

Contact: Mary Jo Banken Director, MU News Bureau (573) 882-6212 BankenM@missouri.edu

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Library Society Dinner, April 17

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You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 Library Society Dinner.

Friday, April 17, 1009

Please join us as we welcome new members of the Library Society, honor our charter members and celebrate the enduring values of books and libraries.

6:00 p.m.  Reception
7:00 p.m. Library Society Dinner, Featured speaker, Robert M. O’Neil, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression

Ellis Library
Grand Reading Room

Business Attire
Please RSVP to Sheila Voss by April 10

Tickets are $35 per person for MU Libraries staff
Please make checks payable to the University of Missouri.