Learn more and Celebrate the Freedom to Read at the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week Web site.

Streaming video of the program, “Reinventing Reference,” held on Monday October 5, is available at the following link:
mms://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mu-gwla.wmv

Join us in the Ellis Library Colonnade for a free concert performed by the MU School of Music.

For more information, visit http://music.missouri.edu/hmf.html.

This event is free and open to the public.

RSVP
Contact Shannon Cary, 573-882-4703 or carysn@missouri.edu

Join us for a look at the issue of book challenges, the politicization of knowledge and how open government laws can save the day.

Sponsored by the MU Libraries Diversity Action Committee.

The Missouri Center for the Book Annual Celebration
Saturday, October 10th 2009
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Stephens College Campus

Register at: http://books.missouri.org/node/1
The registration fee of $25 per person includes a box lunch and
an early evening reception honoring renown Missouri scholar and translator
Margaret Sayers Peden.

The Keynote speaker will be celebrated Missouri historian, novelist, and journalist Harper Barnes

Sponsored by:
Stephens College English and Creative Writing Department
University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries
The Missouri Arts Council and
The Missouri Center for the Book

Learn to set up and use this powerful, free tool to help you keep track of your references and format them in many different styles.

Friday September 18, 3:00-4:30
Ellis Library Room 213
Instructor: Rachel Brekhus
No registration necessary

Open-Source Materials and On-Demand Publishing at Mizzou;
October 20, 2009; University Bookstore Conference Room; Noon
Imagine printing a full-color book in less time than it takes to walk across campus? At this
month’s Brown Bag Lunch Series, find out how anyone can publish their own book in less than 5
minutes! Open-source materials are gaining ground in the academic field and at Mizzou. What
does open-source mean and how can you both contribute to, and utilize them in your field of
study? Learn about MoSpace, print on demand, and other new innovations at this month’s
Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by ET@MO, MU Libraries, Mizzou Media, and
University Bookstore. Bring your lunch and learn a bunch!

New Literacies: Expanding Our Understanding of Literacy with Technology
November 17, 2009; Memorial Union S206; Noon
The world of wikis, blogs, tweets, YouTube video, Google Earth, iPods, and smartphones, new
literacies are changing the way in which students learn and process in the classroom. At this
month’s Brown Bag Lunch Series we will discuss how new technology affects literacy and how
tools can be used to engage students. Brown Bag Lunch Series sponsored by ET@MO, MU Libraries,
Mizzou Media, and University Bookstore. Bring your lunch and learn a bunch!
E-books, Google Books, Adobe Digital Editions—are they the same and how
can I use them?
December 8, 2009; Memorial Union S204; Noon
Readers, e-books, digital books, and Google books—what do these terms mean? And are they
the same? At this month’s Brown Bag Lunch Series we will discuss the concept of digital books,
key elements of the Google Books lawsuit, digital books options that are available on campus,
and how you can use them in your classroom. Don’t miss this interesting topic regarding an
exciting new technology and its future. Brown Bag Lunch Series sponsored by ET@MO, MU Libraries, Mizzou Media, and University Bookstore.

Do you need help with a paper? You can now see a writing tutor in Ellis Library! Stop by for a free, walk-in session for help with any part of the writing process, from brainstorming to revising drafts. Writing tutors are available to both undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines. You can find a writing center tutor in study alcove 151D, next to the Reference Desk, during the following times:

Fall and Spring Semester Hours (no hours during Summer Semester)

Sunday 6-9:50pm
Monday 9-10:50am; 6-9:50pm
Tuesday 10-11:50am; 1-3pm; 6-9:50pm
Wednesday 9-10:50am; 6-9:50pm
Thursday 11-11:50am

No appointment necessary!

Writing Center: Rachel Harper at harperrp@missouri.edu
Ellis Library: Goodie Bhullar at bhullarp@missouri.edu or 882-9163

For more information and to adopt a book online, please visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/adoptabook/adoptabook.php

Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public’s right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the Federal Government.

Along with documenting the processes of the three main branches of government (Executive, Congress and the Judiciary), the Government Publication Office distributes documents produced by many government agencies. These include the Department of Energy, Department of Education, Census Bureau, the National Park Service and NASA. Government documents include books, reports, studies, hearings, and educational materials. Publications can be in any format, including books, pamphlets, posters, DVDs, CD-ROMs, puzzles, coloring books and maps. Government documents can be found through the library’s catalog, MERLIN, and most are shelved in 1 East.

For further information, please contact Marie Concannon or Sandy Schiefer.

Click here for a complete listing of books in the display.

Tours meet on the Ground Floor, West Entrance, near the Security Desk

Information about each book on display can be found at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/guides/courses/international%20fiction.htm.

This beta test offers access to over 2000 domestic newspaper titles, web content, TV transcripts, video sources and over 1600 sources for international content in the enhanced NewsBank interface.

Access NewsBank at http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu:2048/login?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=AWNB

Beta Site Address: http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/reference/gateway

Here’s the feedback link:
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/blogs/gatewayfeedback/

Charles Darwin’s 57-month voyage on the HMS Beagle provided the biological and geological specimens and the intellectual insight for a critical step forward in explaining one of the most challenging questions of natural history: how and why species change over time. Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle and the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 was not the final solution to the puzzling phenomenon of species change, but it was a vital step in the ongoing revolution in evolutionary thought.

This exhibition traces the concept of biological variation from the Renaissance through the 20th Century using rare and historical books, illustrations, and biological specimens from the University of Missouri’s Rare Books and Special Collections Department, the Health Sciences Library Rare Book Room, the Enns Entomology Museum, the Glen Smart Collection of Waterfowl and Upland Game, and other university collections. Video of the opening presentation by Philosophy Professor Andre Ariew entitled “Darwinism Old and New” is also included. The exhibit was curated by Michael Holland, Director of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books (SCARaB), with immeasurable help from the staff of the SCARaB Division, Anselm Huelsbergen, Alla Barabtarlo, Karen Witt, and Katie Carr.

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

• RAP is an appointment-based service and it is open to all MU students.  RAP consultation appointments can last from 15 minutes to an hour.

• To schedule a RAP consultation appointment, students need to:
  * Fill out a RAP Consultation Request Form online or
  * Fill out a paper form at the Ellis Library Reference Desk

• For more information, call the Ellis Library Reference Desk at 882-4581

Henry Ormal Severance, director of Ellis Library from 1907 until 1937, acquired the library of Professor Flach in Paris in March of 1920. This collection of approximately 6,000 volumes, many of which have Professor Flach’s original bookplates, is housed in Ellis Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.

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

Opening and Reception
Thursday, May 7
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Ellis Library, Room 202

Come see our students’ work and enjoy light refreshments. The students explore the following Giants:

W.E.B. DuBois
Patricia Hill Collins
Audre Lorde
Eldridge Cleaver
Maya Angelou
Marcus Garvey
Carter G. Woodson
Nikki Giovanni
Angela Davis
Toni Morrison
bell hooks
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Frantz Fanon
Randall Robinson
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
James Baldwin
Michael Eric Dyson
Cornell West
Lisa Jones
Charles Mills
Zora Neale Hurtson
Richard Wright
Assata Shakur

If you are unable to attend, the exhibit will be on display for two weeks in Ellis Library, Room 202.

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.

“The Columbia Public Library is seeing similar increases,” says Melissa Carr, Library Director. “We have added computers and services to keep up with the influx as well.” We now have 25 new Internet-access computers, and we have added program sessions to help patrons applying for jobs online or who are working on resumés. Our virtual branch is busier than ever and features new information content to help patrons answer many commonly asked questions. You can now also subscribe to regular library news e-mails, receive our RSS feeds or follow us on Twitter.

Stafford Library at Columbia College celebrates National Library Week with patrons by providing free coffee in the library during the week. The library’s collection is highlighted with displays and informational items. “Columbia College students use the library not only to study but to prepare for class presentations and to meet with friends and classmates,” states Janet Caruthers, Library Director. “We are always striving to provide resources and an environment that are beneficial to our students’ needs.”

“Everyday, libraries in Columbia help to transform our community,” says Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries. “At the MU Libraries, the Columbia Public Library, Stafford Library and other libraries in the area, people of all backgrounds come together (in person and online) to meet up with friends and study, to attend lectures and concerts or view an exhibit, to do research with the assistance of a trained professional, to get help finding a job or to find homework help. During National Library Week we want to remind the members of our community about the valuable resources they can find at their local libraries.”

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

Fall and Spring Semester Hours (no hours during Summer Semester)

Sundays: 7-10 PM
Mondays: 7-9 PM
Tuesdays: 7-9 PM
Wednesdays: 1-4 PM

No appointment necessary!

For more information, contact Rachel Harper at harperrp@missouri.edu.

Gary Forsee, University of Missouri System president, and his wife, Sherry, are providing the lead gift of $1 million for the new four-campus TelePresence system. The university’s strategic advanced technology partners, Cisco and AT&T, are contributing to the equipment, installation, maintenance, design, technical assistance and networking of the new Cisco TelePresence rooms.

Construction is expected to be completed by June 30, 2009. For more information, visit http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/releases/news08102801.shtml or contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu.

The Law Library is providing campus access to the U.S. Code.
Complete coverage (1925-1926 Edition - 2006 Current Edition) of The United States Code. The U.S. Code is the official consolidation and codification of all general and permanent laws of the United States that are in force as of a certain date. Exact page-images of the original bound edition are provided. Access provided to the campus by the MU Law Library.

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.

MU’s Center for the Literary Arts is proud to present - in conjunction with the English Department and MU Libraries - a reading by one of America’s finest travel writers: William Least Heat-Moon. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are necessary.

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth this year, the Friends of the MU Libraries and the Life and Literature Series will be presenting a very special evening of dramatic readings of some of Poe’s most beloved poems and short stories, performed by members of MU’s theatre department. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sheila Voss at vosss@missouri.ed or (573) 882-9168.

The MU Libraries will sponsor an exhibition in the Ellis Library Colonnade from March 3rd to March 31st in conjunction with the 5th Annual MU Life Sciences & Society Symposium commemorating the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his On the Origin of Species. “150 Years of On the Origin of Species: The Historical Journey from Specimens to Species to Genes” will trace the concept of biological variation from the Renaissance through the 20th Century using rare and historical books and illustrations, primarily from the MU Libraries Special Collections & Rare Book Department and the Ellis Library general collection.

The title of Boyd’s paper is “The Lost History of American Veterinary Medicine: the Need for Preservation.” A version of the paper has already been accepted for presentation at the 2009 ICML/ICAHIS Conference in Brisbane Australia in September of this year.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Sign up today at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/studentambassadors.htm.

For more information, contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4703.

The Esterhazy Quartet
MU’s Quartet-in-Residence

   Eva Szekely, violin
   Susan Jensen, violin
   Leslie Perna, viola
   Darry Dolezal, cello

Quartet in G Major, Op. 54, No. 1   Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
   Allegro con brio
   Allegretto
   Menuetto & Trio - Allegretto
   Finale - Presto

Pastorale    David N. Baker (b. 1931)

Danzas de Panama   William Grant Still (1895-1978)
   1. Tamborito
   2. Mejorana y Socavon
   3. Punto
   4. Cumbia y Congo

Paragon Rag   Scott Joplin (c. 1867-1917), arr. Willliam Zinn

The certificate awarded to the ELTC staff reads, “Your understanding of the problems and concerns that are unique to engineering students has enhanced their learning experiences, bolstered their career opportunities and quality of life at the College of Engineering. This accomplishment has also enabled the College of Engineering to increase student retention and graduation rates as well as enhance their learning experience.”

contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4703.

Gary paints everyday in his studio overlooking the Lake of the Ozarks in Camdenton, Missouri.
His paintings are in numerous private, corporate and public collections and were featured in the
following magazines: Columbia Home and Life, August 2007, Kansas City Home and Garden and
St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles, September 2007, Lake Lifestyles, December 2007. The St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, April 27, 2008 featured the developing art community at the Lake of the Ozarks and
included Gary’s Art in the article. Gary is represented by the Sturdevant Gallery in Osage Beach,
Missouri and Dunklin Street Gallery in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Gary’s paintings are done primarily in oil and acrylic and he stretches his own canvases to fit the unique frames that he selects for his paintings. His style is flowing and varies from impressionistic to abstract, but always with strong design and a vibrant use of color. Gary’s subjects include landscapes, portraits, animals, and abstract designs.

Gary says, “I make my art for the pure pleasure, joy and beauty that art can bring. I want my paintings to evoke an emotion from the viewer.”

Please visit Gary’s website www.garystivany.com to view Gary’s Art.

The remaining displays are a celebration of winter themes, including an exploration of snow and snowflakes, animals in winter, the evolution of Santa Claus and staff picks for holiday reading. All of these show the range of materials available in the MU Libraries. We’re also grateful to Walter Wehtje, Curator of the Bird and Mammal Collection of the School of Natural Resources for the loan of several bird specimens.

The exhibit will be on display for two weeks in Library 202

PROGRAM
Fantasia for violin and harp, Op. 124 (1907), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
performed by Siri Geenan, violin; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) , Claude Debussy
I. Pastorale (1862-1918)
II. Interlude
III. Finale
performed by Steve Geibel, flute; Leslie Perna, viola; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Sponsored by MU Libraries and the University School of Music

In a February Editor and Publisher article, Weinberg discussed the tendency of journalism novels to romanticize and misrepresent the profession. This makes his collection of good, credible novels a valuable resource. Journalism professors have a reliable collection of options for assigned readings. Students can gain insight into their future profession through these stories. Anyone who is interested can catch a glimpse of what it’s like to work in the field of journalism.

In gratitude for Weinberg’s generosity in sharing his collection, the Journalism Library will host a reception at 2 pm Wednesday, November 12, in the library. MU faculty and staff are invited to attend. His entertaining article discussing his collection in Editor and Publisher can be found at
this link.

For more information about this campaign, visit
http://studenthealth.missouri.edu/yhav.html.

Thursday, September 11

4-6 p.m.

Open to the public. Refreshments are provided.

This award brings Missouri into the National Digital Newspaper Project, a twenty-year undertaking begun in 2005 to incorporate newspapers from all states and territories published between 1836 and 1922. The online database, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, is maintained by the Library of Congress and already contains papers from California, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

The Missouri Press Association is a major partner in this effort and will contribute $10,000 in matching funds to the project. The Frank Lee Martin Journalism Library and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan are also supporting the grant with outreach and educational activities and by providing increased access to digitized newspapers.

This collection contains all known issues of The Showme (1920-1923), The Missouri Outlaw (1924-1930), The New Missouri ShowMe (1930-1932) and Missouri ShowMe (1932-1957), a long line of humor and satire magazines published by students of the University of Missouri from 1920 through 1964. The Showme first appeared in 1920 and was irregularly published under varied titles until 1957, and was revived, briefly, between 1960 and 1964. The collection also contains a few issues of Harlequin, a short-lived magazine, created by students as a replacement for Missouri Showme when it was banned by the university administration.

Articles in the Missouri Showme and earlier and later titles consist primarily of spoof and parody of campus and student life. The magazine had many titled theme issues among which were: Escape, Showme Girl, Sex, Expose, Hangover, Sweatsock, The Ozarks, Insanity, Halloween, Take Home to Mother, Saturday Evening Pest, The Draft, Hanukah, Alcoholic, After Truman, who? O’Toole for President, A Freshman’s Handbook of Misinformation, Get Your Hand Out of My Stocking, Confidential, and Communist Exchange. The development of this digital collection is primarily due to the work of two individuals, (Gerald T.) Jerry Smith, BJ ‘52, Showme Editor ‘50 who prepared a history of the Showme entitled, “Missouri SHOWME The Final, FINAL issue: Memories of staff members of the University students’ humor magazine -1946 thru 1963,” and Mizzou editor, Karen Worley, who suggested the idea of the article for the Alumni Association magazine, Mizzou, and worked with the MU Libraries and Jerry Smith to publish a longer and more detailed version for the University of Missouri Digital Library.

This online collection was compiled using copies from the University of Missouri Libraries, Special Collections, Archives and Rare Book Division, the Alumni Association Office of Publications and Alumni Communications and the State Historical Society of Missouri.

http://muarchives.missouri.edu/exh_mu_cemetery.html.

For more information, contact University Archives at 573-882-7567.

As a neighborhood art school in Columbia, School of Service - Access Arts provides workshops, internships and volunteer opportunities to MU students. School of Service - Access Arts is a non-profit community arts instruction program offering quality experiences in the arts, accessible to everyone regardless of age, origin, background or ability. The program’s focus is to empower all people to a higher level of creativity and self-expression. The goal of School of Service - Access Arts is to elevate everyone’s innate creativity through compassionate instruction in an adaptive and inspiring environment. For more information contact Norleen Nosri at 573-875-0275.

For more information about exhibits at Ellis Library, please contact Delores Fisher at
FisherD@missouri.edu.

Please join author Michael Wallis as he guides us down memory lane on The Lincoln Highway, which follows the 3,000-mile highway from New York City’s Times Square to San Francisco Bay. Wallis will discuss some of the offbeat sights and tales he experienced in researching the ultimate American travel book. With a chapter dedicated to each of the 13 states that the highway passes through, this book will delight those looking to uncover their local roots as well as adventurers yearning for a classic American cross-country road trip. RSVP preferred-contact Sheila Voss at vosss@missouri.edu or at (573) 882-9168.

The MU Libraries are celebrating National Library Week by holding a party for the MU faculty, staff and students. Please join us for refreshments and library information at Ellis Library on Wednesday, April 16 starting at 11 a.m.

“Everyday, libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools and in businesses help transform their communities,” says Jim Cogswell, Director of Libraries. “At our libraries, people of all backgrounds can come together to access the Internet, research and write papers, use a study room, get assistance from a subject specialist, check out DVDs, meet up with friends or grab some coffee in the Bookmark Cafe.”

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4703.

The MU Libraries have created a Library Resources for Alumni Web page, which can be viewed at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/resourcesfor/alumni.htm. Among its multiple features, the page provides users with quick access, from the comfort of home, to thousands of articles in reliable journals found in EBSCO Academic Search Alumni Edition and Business Source Alumni Edition.

“Accessing library services online has been a growing need for many alumni”, says David Roloff, Director of Membership & Marketing for the Mizzou Alumni Association. “Providing access to these databases provides additional value to MAA membership.”

Typically, academic libraries sign license agreements that allow only students and faculty to access library electronic resources via the Internet. However, when EBSCO Publishing, a major library database provider, began offering alumni packages to schools, it became possible for alumni to access the resources also. The convenience of instantly finding useful information is something MU students, faculty and staff have grown accustomed to on campus. The expectation is that alumni will appreciate that power too.

“When you want to know more about a topic, you can retrieve full-text online articles that are more authoritative and reliable than many Internet sites found via Google,” stated Jim Cogswell, Director of Libraries.

For more information about accessing alumni resources, contact Rhonda Whithaus at whithausr@missouri.edu or (573) 882-9164.

For more information about the Mizzou Alumni Association, visit www.mizzou.com.

These databases are available only to University of Missouri-Columbia alumni. The resources can be utilized by alumni in accordance with copyright regulations for personal, non-commercial use.

For more information and to adopt a book online, please visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/adoptabook/adoptabook.php

For more information contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4703.

Mr. Bargen, of Ashland, has published nine books and two chapbooks of poems over the past 28 years. Among his work is The Feast: Prose Poem Sequences, which won the 2005 William Rockhill Nelson Award for best poetry book by a Missouri writer. His work has appeared in more than 100 publications, and he has received a National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship as well as various other awards.

This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, April 9, 3-4 p.m.
Ellis Library, 1st Floor Colonnade

For more information contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4703.

You may choose whether or not you would like this feature enabled within your library account. However, there are some important considerations that you should keep in mind:

1. The list of items in your Reading History will display only MERLIN (MU, MST, UMKC, UMSL) materials that you have checked out. In other words, nothing that you borrow from MOBIUS or Interlibrary Loan will be included in this Reading History list.
2. The Reading History list will only include materials you check out from the point that you turn on your Reading History. Materials that were checked out prior to turning on your Reading History will not be included in the list.
3. The information that you allow to be collected in your Reading History is not protected by any privacy laws. Any records retained by an individual or institution, including your Reading History, could be subpoenaed through the proper legal channels. The UM Libraries will protect a user’s privacy to the fullest extent possible. However, under the State of Missouri Records Law, library records are not exempt from disclosure.
4. Once an item has been returned, the libraries maintain no record of what you borrowed, and library staff have no access to your reading history.
5. If you are concerned about someone else seeing a list of what you are reading, the safest step is not to turn on your reading history.

Consider these factors prior to agreeing to “Opt In” to your Reading History.

For more information, contact Judy Maseles at MaselesJ@missouri.edu or (573) 882-2715.

The Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award, sponsored annually by Harrassowitz, is given to a librarian to recognize contributions and outstanding leadership in the field of acquisitions and includes a $1,500 gift.

Darling has a strong record of dedicated service to all of the institutions in which she has worked and the associations with which she has been active. She brings a global perspective to her work in Missouri through her international affiliations (and through the fact that she earned her advanced degree in London). Darling has demonstrated leadership in developing electronic collections at Missouri and has, in the words of one of her nominators, “helped faculty see librarians as moving the campus forward in electronic access, leading change rather than defending the status quo.”

Darling has had a long and distinguished career. She is currently the head of the acquisitions for the University of Missouri Libraries at Columbia and has held positions at the University of Oregon, the University of Texas at Austin and also the University of Arizona. Darling has presented many papers at ALA and at IFLA on serials and acquisitions management. She has been involved with ALCTS for many years in both the Acquisitions and Serials sections. Most recently, she has served on the ALCTS Board as director at large. She has also served on the ALCTS nominating and membership committees. In addition to being active in ALCTS, she has been on IFLA committees dealing with serial publications and has been a valued member of the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG).

“Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award presented to Karen Darling.” American Library Association. 2008.

http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/february2008/darling08.htm (Accessed 21 Feb, 2008)

She will be performing Wednesday evening in Jesse Hall with pianist Pei Yao Wang. For ticket information, please visit http://www.concertseries.org/event-details.php?id=103&view=day&date=2008-01-23.

http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/events/EllisLibraryChamberSeries11132007.pdf

COLUMBIA, Mo. - With a quick computer search by city or street name, people can now study historical maps of every Missouri city between the years of 1883 to 1922 online at the University of Missouri’s Digital Library Web site.
Originally compiled and published by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Company to assess the risk of insuring property, the 6,500 maps in the digitized Sanborn collection are drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. The maps include detailed information such as location of water mains, fire alarms and fire hydrants and are color-coded to identify the construction material of each building.

The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) through the Missouri State Library of the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office gave the University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries a $16,208 grant to digitize and index the maps. The process took 18 months to complete. Now, people anywhere can see maps that were previously only available at the MU Libraries and Library of Congress. Plat books from Missouri counties that were produced by the government also are available at the library’s Web site.

“The maps are quite rare and those maps published before 1923 belong in the public domain,” said Michael Holland, head of special collection, archives and rare books at the MU Libraries. “Taken together, these maps reveal layers of change, allowing us to see the same area developed over time.”

People use the historical maps to research genealogy and historic buildings, to prove property rights and to study the history of a Missouri town, Holland said.

“Studying these maps really allows you to understand how a city grew,” Holland said. “They are historical records of the state and provide us with insight about some of the major land and property owners during that time. One of the remarkable aspects of these maps is their condition. The Library of Congress did a great job maintaining them and that makes a great deal of difference when examining the details of the maps. Sanborn maps published after 1922 through 1951 are available in hard copy at the MU Libraries’ Special Collections & Rare Book Department, but are not currently available online due to copyright restrictions.”

Founded in 2001, the University’s Digital Library has 20 text collections and 23 image collections including World War I sheet music, MU sports posters, and Victorian studio portrait photographs. Other items recently digitalized include the Missouri Alumnus, the MU alumni monthly magazine; The Savitar, the MU yearbook; and The Tiger Claw, the yearbooks of University High School at MU.

To view the maps, please visit: http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/.

Exhibition Information:
Two art exhibits will open at the end of October in anticipation of an upcoming residency in Columbia by award-winning author Jane Yolen. A prolific fantasy and fairytale writer whose books are illustrated by many of today’s top illustrators, Yolen is lending a selection of the artwork from her personal collection for these exhibits. On October 30th, the Boone County National Bank will unveil fifteen illustrations in its Lobby Gallery. This exhibit titled “An Appeal to Childhood” will feature illustrations for some of Jane Yolen’s best loved picture books. Then, on the evening of November 1st, MU’s Ellis Library will present fifteen more illustrations coupled with the books in which they are featured in its Colonnade Gallery. This exhibit will feature art work paired with the finished book including several examples art by two illustrators for separate editions of the same work.

Contact: Mary Green, 573-443-3131, mary@kindcrone.com.

Please join us for this fascinating lecture and discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, November 8, 1 p.m.

Ellis Library, 1st Floor Colonnade

For more information about the series, including a list of upcoming lectures, please visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/faculty-lecture-series/
.