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Slis Update, J Norton

SLIS Connecting

Beginning a new academic year is always exhilarating! We start anew, greet new students, faculty, staff and of course new ideas. We are opening the 2012-2013 academic year with good news on multiple fronts; a new faculty member, with permission to seek two more tenure track faculty, a renewed American Library Association accreditation for 7 years, and we are involved in a new software pilot in Blackboard. Presenting the story of what we do and how we do it, and how it can serve the community, is key to having a common bond and exchange.

Slis Update, J Norton

SLIS Connecting

Welcome to the first online issue of SLIS Connecting – the journal from the School of Library and Information Science at The University of Southern Mississippi!

SLIS Connecting is about maintaining and creating connections for all of us. Communication is two way, or if we consider the social media -- multiple exchanges via multiple channels, people talking to people and sharing. But in a complex world with so many opportunities to interact, it can be hard to keep up with everyone we intend to keep in sight.