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Pam Werre – Interim Executive Director for Library Services Congratulations, Pam on your new appointment!
Kohoutek publishes essay in literary journal
MSUM staff member Karen Joan Kohoutek has published an essay in the peer-reviewed literary journal “The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies” (volume 11.1). The essay, “More Than Meets the Eye,” focuses on the female protagonists found in several of Howard’s Conan the Barbarian stories. In addition to being a technician at the Livingston Lord Library, […]
New anti-racism and social justice titles added to library’s OverDrive collection
OverDrive, our library’s digital reading platform, announced a new program called Black Lives Matter: Community Reads (https://bit.ly/3drclad). These #ownvoices titles will be made available to libraries at no cost and will be available for you to access instantly with no waitlists or holds: “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander “The Hate U […]
Temporary changes for Library Course Reserves
During the Livingston Lord Library’s COVID-19 closure, we will continue to provide Course Reserves service for faculty, but with new temporary procedures in place as physical reserves are no longer accessible for use. The library is limited to digitizing, providing ebooks, and searching for ebook alternatives for requested items. Processing and response times will be slower due to limited staffing […]
Faculty awarded $19,561 for ‘Shark Tank’ Presentation
MSUM faculty were awarded $19,561 (full funding) for their Minnesota Innovation Grant “Shark Tank” Presentation, “Finding Refuge: Using GIS Technology to unite natural, historical, cultural, and creative experiences in the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.” The Finding Refuge grant committee includes: Professor Travis Dolence (Distance Learning/Web Librarian), Professor Alex Fogarty (Graphic Communications), Professor Tonya “TJ” Hansen (Economics), Dr. David Kramer (Technical […]