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Slis Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 2, Stacy Creel Ph.D., Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D.
Slis Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 2, Stacy Creel Ph.D., Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D.
SLIS Connecting
Entire issue of SLIS Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 2
Cultural Heritage Preservation In Digital Repositories: A Bibliometric Analysis, Lynn Valetutti
Cultural Heritage Preservation In Digital Repositories: A Bibliometric Analysis, Lynn Valetutti
SLIS Connecting
The World Wide Web (WWW) has changed the way that we access information. Digital repositories have become the solution for preserving old materials and the venue to allow open access (OA) to the public. This research paper examined the scholarly library and information science (LIS) literature related to cultural heritage and digital preservation including publication over time, core journals, countries that were the focus of publications, and types of library or cultural repositories that are delineated herein.
Pastime With Good Company: The Songs Of Henry Viii And His Daughter Elizabeth I, Courtney E. Clark
Pastime With Good Company: The Songs Of Henry Viii And His Daughter Elizabeth I, Courtney E. Clark
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The purpose of this study is to document the surviving musical compositions of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The repositories in London containing each monarch’s remaining body of musical work were examined and the compositions themselves studied. Research was conducted to give further details about each document and its history within the Tudor monarchs’ lives.
Folklore And Children’S Literature: A Content Analysis Of The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Colleen E. Smith
Folklore And Children’S Literature: A Content Analysis Of The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Colleen E. Smith
SLIS Connecting
Folklore can be defined as “context, performance, attitude, cultural tastes, and the like” (Toelken, 1996, p.7). With folktale and fairy tales, these stories embody cultural values and morals, aiding in learning a lesson or to keep intact a cultural tradition. Many works of literature serve as models for studies in folklore, offering literary criticism, while allowing ancient traditions and modern traditions to be explored (Toelken, 1996, p. 391). Additionally, most, if not all, written folklore, folktales, and fairy tales were originally passed down verbally, from one generation to the next; these stories are part of oral histories (Toelken, 1996). Many …
Library Science Education At Southern Miss: A History Of Survival And Growth, Matthew R. Griffis
Library Science Education At Southern Miss: A History Of Survival And Growth, Matthew R. Griffis
SLIS Connecting
Mississippi has a place in the history of library science. Although libraries appeared in the state as early as 1818 (Halsell, 1975), training for librarians was not available until 1926 at the State Teacher’s College in Hattiesburg, later renamed The University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss awarded its first master’s degree in library science exactly fifty years ago, in 1965.
Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis
Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis
SLIS Connecting
Learn about updates and news from the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) and the Southern Miss Student Archivists (SMSA) along with recent and upcoming events of interest.
From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis
From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis
SLIS Connecting
No abstract provided.
History Of The Beta Phi Mu, Beta Psi Chapter At The University Of Southern Mississippi, Carol Green
History Of The Beta Phi Mu, Beta Psi Chapter At The University Of Southern Mississippi, Carol Green
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The Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Studies Honor Society was founded in 1948 by a group of leading librarians and library educators to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement among library and information studies students. Beta Phi Mu was formally admitted to membership in the Association of College Honor Societies in 1969 and became an affiliate of the American Library Association in 1998.
Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Stacy Creel
Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Stacy Creel
SLIS Connecting
Meet SLIS Associate Professor Dr. Melanie J. Norton and SLIS alum Dr. Patricia Condon, Research Data Services Librarian at the University of New Hampshire. Learn about the new online dual MLIS/IT MS degree and a new elective for spring 2016, "Library Design: Principles and Practice."
Slis Director's Update, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis
Slis Director's Update, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis
SLIS Connecting
Director's update on the Southern Miss School of Library and Information Science
The Primary Source, Vol. 34, Issue 1, Elizabeth La Beaud
The Primary Source, Vol. 34, Issue 1, Elizabeth La Beaud
The Primary Source
No abstract provided.
Regional Archival Associations Consortium, Daniel Alonzo
Regional Archival Associations Consortium, Daniel Alonzo
The Primary Source
Did you know that there are over 50 regional archives groups (Regionals) in the United States? Some, such as the Northwest Archivists Inc., represent multiple states over a large geographic area, while others are more narrow in geographic scope, such as the Archivists of the Houston Area, which represents a single metro area.
Finding Captain Dickson: The Archivist As A Researcher, Gerald Chaudron
Finding Captain Dickson: The Archivist As A Researcher, Gerald Chaudron
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Item-level description is a luxury few archivists can afford to indulge in as processing has adopted the MPLP model and eliminating backlogs has become a clarion call. But there are instances when only research done by the archivist will allow the significance of a document to be recognized and no longer hidden in a collection. An account of an incident before the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga written by Mississippi soldier Captain Thomas Hyde Dickson is one example of why there is still a place for item-level description and how the role of archivist as researcher is critical to making …
Slis Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 1, Stacy Creel, Teresa Welsh
Slis Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 1, Stacy Creel, Teresa Welsh
SLIS Connecting
Entire issue of SLIS Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 1
“Information Theory” Research Trend: A Bibliometric Approach, Maryam Asadi
“Information Theory” Research Trend: A Bibliometric Approach, Maryam Asadi
SLIS Connecting
One of the most controversial issues, in a multidisciplinary area, is information theory. The American Heritage Science Dictionary (2014) defines information theory as “a branch of mathematics that mathematically defines and analyzes the concept of information, statistics and probability theory, and applications include the design of systems that have to do with data transmission, encryption, compression, and information processing and deeply affected many fields.” It has a fundamental contribution to make in multiple disciplines, such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, neurobiology, communication theory, information science, economics, and electrical engineering. Indeed, information theory played a crucial role to achieve many …
Academic And Public Libraries’ Use Of Web 2.0 Applications And Services In Mississippi, Kalah Rogers Mlis
Academic And Public Libraries’ Use Of Web 2.0 Applications And Services In Mississippi, Kalah Rogers Mlis
SLIS Connecting
Libraries have guidelines and standards that hold them accountable to be effective institutions (Husid, 2010). The American Library Association’s (ALA) “Library Bill of Rights” sets six basic standards for all libraries to follow. Among other things, these standards encourage libraries to resist forms of censorship, grant access to all types of materials, and resist biases (ALA, 2007). However, as libraries have evolved, so have many of these guidelines and standards with respect to technology specifically. For example, the American Association of School Libraries (AASL) Standards for the 21st Century Learner requires that the students in today’s classroom strive to master …
United Kingdom Libraries During World War Ii, Matthew Leavitt Mlis
United Kingdom Libraries During World War Ii, Matthew Leavitt Mlis
SLIS Connecting
Cultural attacks, especially attacks on books, have been common place during conflict throughout history (Stubbings, 1993). Libraries in particular have been targeted since books and libraries are symbols of cultures (Valencia, 2002). Nazi Germany was not an exception to attacks on culture before and during World War II (Figure 1). A total war had begun under the Nazis which meant that no area of society was exempt from attack (Valencia, 2002).
Does Family Matter: The Parental Roles Of Young Adult Media, Antoinette Giamalva Mlis
Does Family Matter: The Parental Roles Of Young Adult Media, Antoinette Giamalva Mlis
SLIS Connecting
In young adult media there are different roles that parents of the main characters symbolize. The role of parental figures can vary in their original conception and throughout media forms. Readers and viewers have their opinions about how parental figures representation should be characterized. Sometimes parental figures are what drive the stories along in a more interesting manner. The four types of parental presences represented are: a healthy parental presence, lack of parental presence, a broken parental presence, and a substitute parental presence. Readers and viewers of young adult media have many questions about the roles that parental figures have …
Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa Welsh Ph.D.
Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa Welsh Ph.D.
SLIS Connecting
Presents updates and news from the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) and the Southern Miss Student Archivists Association (Southern Miss SAA) along with upcoming and recent events of interest.
From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa Welsh Ph.D.
From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa Welsh Ph.D.
SLIS Connecting
Find out about what our alum, students, and faculty have been doing.
Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Stacy Creel Ph.D.
Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Stacy Creel Ph.D.
SLIS Connecting
Meet Associate Professor Catharine Bomhold of The School of Library and Information Science, and SLIS alum, Ashley McLendon Mattingly, Archivist at NARA, St. Louis, MO. Learn about the Graduate Certificate in Youth Services and Literature.
Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of The Slis Graduate Program, Matthew Griffis Ph.D.
Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of The Slis Graduate Program, Matthew Griffis Ph.D.
SLIS Connecting
This fall will mark the 50th anniversary of the graduate program in library science at the University of Southern Mississippi. SLIS will be commemorating the occasion with a number of events, bringing together past and present faculty as well as alumni. The event will be of interest to countless library and archives professionals across the southeastern United States since The University of Southern Mississippi’s library science program is the only fully ALAaccredited program in the state, and one of just a few nationally‐recognized library programs in The South.
Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes Ph.D.
Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes Ph.D.
SLIS Connecting
Update on the Southern Miss School of Library and Information Science
Entire Issue Volume 32, Number 2
Entire Issue Volume 32, Number 2
The Primary Source
Complete issue of Vol. 32, No. 2 of The Primary Source.
Mississippi's Role In The Civil War As Seen Through The State's Official Records, Jim Pitts
Mississippi's Role In The Civil War As Seen Through The State's Official Records, Jim Pitts
The Primary Source
Mississippi, the second state to secede from the Union, played a major role in the South’s bid for independence. The state provided troops to Confederate armies in Virginia and in the Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys. Factories in the state provided military equipment and the farms provided foodstuffs. Much of this is documented in the official records of the state held by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History at the William F. Winter Archives Building, 200 North Street, Jackson. The department was founded in 1902. The first object and purpose of the department, by state law, was “the care …
William Harris Hardy And The American Civil War, Reagan L. Grimsley
William Harris Hardy And The American Civil War, Reagan L. Grimsley
The Primary Source
On Friday, May 31, 1861, a 24 year-old lawyer turned volunteer company commander gathered his unit of eighty men in the small central Mississippi town of Raleigh, the county seat of Smith County. The above quote described the scene that day as the soldiers and their families shared their last moments before the troops left for war. The company, nicknamed the “Smith Defenders,” would march the next day to Brandon, Mississippi and then continue onward via railroad to the state capital at Jackson. In both Brandon and Jackson, citizens greeted them with pomp and circumstance, characteristic of the early days …
The Growing Digital Civil War Archive At The University Of Mississippi, Susan Ivey
The Growing Digital Civil War Archive At The University Of Mississippi, Susan Ivey
The Primary Source
In 2011, the University of Mississippi’s Archives and Special Collections began an ongoing project to digitize a portion of materials related to the Civil War. This started as a means of participating in the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries’ (ASERL’s) collaborative digitization project, Civil War in the American South, which was established to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. ASERL’s project provides a single access point for Civil War materials from multiple repositories, and currently includes over 10,000 items from 30 libraries. In addition to providing greater access to the University’s materials via the ASERL’s portal, the …
Southern Cross Of Honor Records At The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, Jeff T. Giambrone
Southern Cross Of Honor Records At The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, Jeff T. Giambrone
The Primary Source
Some of the most widely requested records at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History are those related to the State’s participation in the American Civil War. The service records of Mississippians who served in the Confederate army, their postwar pension applications, and the list of veteran grave registrations are all frequently used by researchers. In addition to the above mentioned records, there is an often overlooked resource at the archive that might be helpful to someone researching a relative that fought for the Confederacy: the United Daughters of the Confederacy (Mississippi Division) Southern Cross of Honor Records.
Charles T. Cotton's Civil War: "Whatsoever Thy Hand Findeth To Do, Do It With Thy Might", Christopher M. Laico
Charles T. Cotton's Civil War: "Whatsoever Thy Hand Findeth To Do, Do It With Thy Might", Christopher M. Laico
The Primary Source
In 2008, the Columbia University Libraries EAD Working Group developed workflows for creating EAD finding aids for newly processed collections. These work flows utilized a robust technical infrastructure for managing the EAD files and designed an attractive web presentation for the finding aids. These goals were achieved in 2009. In 2010, the archives unit at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), Columbia University decided to apply these workflows to the conversion of all paper based and scanned finding aids into EAD. The RBML project addressed inconsistent descriptive practices, corrected outdated information, ensured DACS compliance and provided enhanced search tools …
War And Remembrance: Walter Place And Ulysses S. Grant, Ryan P. Semmes, David S. Nolen
War And Remembrance: Walter Place And Ulysses S. Grant, Ryan P. Semmes, David S. Nolen
The Primary Source
In 1862-1863, General Ulysses S. Grant conducted military operations in the state of Mississippi, culminating in the siege and eventual surrender of the city of Vicksburg. During part of this time, Grant’s wife, Julia, took up residence at Walter Place in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In the years after the Civil War, Walter Place became known not just as an antebellum home, but also as a place with a strong connection to Grant and his family during the Civil War. When Mike and Jorja Lynn purchased the property, they began collecting Grant-related items for display in the home, including modern and …