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January 14, 2025 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
DSL Project Room J (Main Library, 2 West)
Receive expert guidance on such topics as:
Data management plans
Research data management
Choosing a data repository
Data analysis tools
Data storage
Data visualization
Join us at the Digital Scholarship Lab to get help virtually or in-person from someone who has expertise with these technologies.
Whether you’re developing a class assignment or a research project, we’re available to support you. We welcome all levels of experience. This is available to MSU faculty, students, and staff.
In-person location: Digital Scholarship Lab, Project Room J
Online location: https://msu.zoom.us/j/99982904121 (MSU NetID Required)
If these don’t work with your schedule, you can always request a consultation.
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January 15, 2025 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Green Room (Main Library, 4 West)
Take a movement break with these free group fitness classes inside MSU’s Main Library! Join us the third Wednesday of the month for variety of classes to help you get moving this spring. Pre-registration required (in person or virtual). Bring clean athletic shoes, water and a towel.
Register for January, February, or March sessions: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8x1ObOLlGe49O1U
Register for April (Offered in-person and virtual): https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eY8VrgbsFc2FSBg
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January 16, 2025 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
DSL Project Room J (Main Library, 2 West)
Receive expert guidance on such topics as:
Designing media for the 360 Room
VR development and adoption in classes
360 cameras
3D scanning
Software for designing immersive experiences
Join us at the Digital Scholarship Lab to get help virtually or in-person from someone who has expertise with these technologies.
Whether you’re developing a class assignment or a research project, we’re available to support you. We welcome all levels of experience. This is available to MSU faculty, students, and staff.
In-person location: Digital Scholarship Lab, Project Room J
Online location: https://msu.zoom.us/j/99982904121 (MSU NetID Required)
If these don’t work with your schedule, you can always request a consultation.
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Please allow me to extend a hearty welcome to you all as we enter the new academic year! I hope that the summer months provided a chance to recharge and relax. The MSU Libraries is happy to see our students back on campus, and I wanted to take a moment to share some important updates as we look ahead to an energetic semester.Fall semester hours: The MSU Libraries Main Library is typically open 24 hours per day on Monday through Thursday, with later opening and earlier closing times on the weekends. The Business Library located in the MSU College of Law Building is regularly open from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday through Thursday, with modified weekend hours. Please note that for safety and security purposes, all students, staff and faculty are required to scan their MSU ID to access the MSU Main Library building between 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday – Thursday. A complete schedule for the MSU Libraries hours is available here.Special Collections closing/move to 3-East: This past August, the MSU Libraries Stephen O. Murray & Keelung Hong Special Collections began the process of relocating to the third floor of the Main Library’s East Wing. To accommodate this exciting and necessary move, which includes hundreds of thousands of delicate and valuable materials, access to the MSU Libraries’ Special Collections will be closed for about 16 weeks beginning Monday, Aug. 12. For more information including timely updates, please visit our Move to 3-East page.We are looking forward to supporting your learning and research needs this fall (and in all seasons)! As a reminder, if you are unable to find an answer on our website or would like to speak to someone in person, we are available at our information desks as well as by phone at (517) 353-8700.With warm wishes for a productive semester,Neil Romanosky, Ph.D. Dean of LibrariesView All News Articles
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The MSU Libraries Fall 2024 edition of our Insight magazine is now available! This edition features stories on the collaboration between MSU Extension and MSU Libraries in bridging science communication statewide through service, internship opportunities available at MSU Libraries for young adults with disabilities through Spartan Project SEARCH, a behind-the-scenes look at the conservation efforts in reviving a rare 16th-century cartography text, and more!View All News Articles
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Beginning Jan. 6, the new home of the MSU Libraries' Stephen O. Murray & Keelung Hong Special Collections on the third floor of the Main Library’s East Wing will be in operation after undergoing a transformational $13.8M renovation.Services that were previously put on hold to accommodate the move of our staff offices and collections, including hundreds of thousands of delicate and valuable materials, are also now available. Faculty who use these materials for research and class instruction can now schedule appointments to view and engage with materials in the new year. Special Collections programming and Interlibrary Loan services will also be available starting in the Spring 2025 semester.Now located on the third floor of the East Wing of the Main Library, the Special Collections holds over 500,000 printed works, numerous manuscript and archival collections, and an extensive collection of ephemera. For more information including scheduling, please visit the Murray & Hong Special Collections page.Contact: Leslie McRoberts View All News Articles
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September 16, 2024 – January 31, 2025
This exhibit, curated by the Michigan State University Libraries’ Accessibility and User Experience units, showcases the MSU Libraries’ commitment to accessibility, demonstrated through its collections and archives, assistive technologies and equipment, and spaces. This exhibit also provides interactive sensory experiences via the sound dome and tactile table.
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May 23, 2024 – September 01, 2024
This exhibit details the history of oil palm cultivation throughout the world, with a specific focus on Indonesia and how this crop impacts the livelihoods of farmers and others in Sumatra and throughout the archipelago.
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December 08, 2023 – April 30, 2024
Approximately 1.3 billion, or one in six, people experience disability worldwide (World Health Organization). Despite this high prevalence, people with disabilities have been oppressed and treated unequally and unfairly by ableist societies and systems since the beginning of history. There have, however, been many accessibility advancements and improvements, especially in technology and physical spaces, throughout time; some of which are highlighted in our exhibit.
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