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Entire Issue Vol. 11 No. 2, Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.

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1. SLIS Director's Report By Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director
2. Spotlight—Faculty, Spotlight—Alum
3. From the GAs, Congratulations SLIS Students, Congratulations SLIS Alum
4. A Collection Analysis of the Tana Hoban Papers in the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
5. The role the LGBTQ+ Community Plays in Preserving Their Own History: The Rise of LGBTQIA+ Grassroots Archives
6. Text Complexity in Selected Newbery Medal Winners
7. The National Gallery of Art Library: A Collection Analysis of an Art Library’s Digital Collection
8. Storyville: A Study of Artifacts
9. Social Media Engagement Across Public Libraries in Monroe County: A Webometric Study
10. Selection of Fall 2022 Master’s Project …

Selection Of Fall 2022 Master’S Project Posters, Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.

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Students are required to create academic research posters on their capstone research project and present in class. The following selection of the Master’s Project Capstone Posters are from LIS 695 in the Fall of 2022. It includes 12 posters selected for their appeal.

Social Media Engagement Across Public Libraries In Monroe County: A Webometric Study, Danielle D’Agostino

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Social media has continued to develop and change rapidly since its inception. In order to best meet the information needs of users and gather as much visibility as possible, new platforms have been created and older platforms have been updated to improve usage. Because of these changes, engagement with newer, yet highly popular social media platforms such as TikTok has not been studied as widely as more traditional platforms such as Facebook. Additionally, post formats, character limits, and post content can vary greatly by platform. Comparing multiple social media platforms in this study allowed for a wider view of how …

Storyville: A Study Of Artifacts, Martha Quinn Fentress

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Operating from 1897 to 1917, sixteen blocks from the French Quarter district of New Orleans, Louisiana, several buildings were created to establish a legal red light district known as “Storyville.” The area was named after its creator, Alderman Sidney Story, who enacted the applicable ordinances and helped to establish the district. The creation of Storyville was meant to bring regulation to the sex trade and organized crime. The creation of the sixteen blocks of the district was influenced by a diverse range of experiences, ranging from cheap "cribs," vibrant music halls, saloons, and lavish mansions filled with "top dollar" ladies. …

The National Gallery Of Art Library: A Collection Analysis Of An Art Library’S Digital Collection, Rose Pendleton

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the digital collection of the National Gallery of Art’s library with a focus on the diversity of topics, artists, and themes. This study could be a resource to librarians responsible for digital collections and art librarians that want to ensure that their digital collections are seen as diverse. Additionally, this study adds to the body of scholarly literature related to art libraries, digital collections, and diversity, and the research conducted could be used to further analyze other digital collections.

Text Complexity In Selected Newbery Medal Winners, Stephanie N. Harrelson

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Children who read for pleasure, as well as for information, do so because they have first learned the simple mechanics of reading. Once the mechanics are in place, children seek out stories that are of interest to them. Reading engaging materials holds the interest of children. As readers encounter increasingly complex reading material, their comprehension and reading abilities increase. It is important that children's literature is not only entertaining, but also complex in age-appropriate ways (Juel, 1988).

This study looks at the text complexity of Newbery Medal winners. The books selected for this study cover a 100-year period (1922-2022). The …

The Role The Lgbtq+ Community Plays In Preserving Their Own History: The Rise Of Lgbtqia+ Grassroots Archives, Abigail Hollingsworth

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This study conducted a collection analysis of five LGBTQ+ grassroots archives located in North America to exhibit how marginalized communities build and preserve their history on their own. By assessing the different collections for certain metrics and demographics such as the number of materials representing different aspects of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the types of materials prioritized from t-shirts to posters and books, this study highlights the role these community archives play in the representation of marginalized histories. By documenting these types of metrics, this study aimed to exhibit how these community-led archives collect materials, and what it …

A Collection Analysis Of The Tana Hoban Papers In The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Constance Martin

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The de Grummond holdings of Tana Hoban’s work contain items she donated from 1982 to 1991 as well as copies of her books received from other donors. These materials include correspondence; biographical materials; her diaries; and some of her work as a commercial photographer, including photos and advertisements. There are also promotional items for her books and items related to a 1973 educational filmstrip series for which Hoban served on the creative development team (Brown, 2021; (“Tana Hoban Papers,” n.d.). Copies of physical books are augmented by book dummies she created for books that were published later and some that …

From The Gas: Congratulations, Publications, Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh, Ph.D., Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.

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Updates from the students and alumni and faculty publications and presentations.

Spotlights: Faculty, Alumni, Course, Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.

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An update on Mr. Edmand Pace, an introduction to Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, and news about LIS 654. E-Resources Management.

Slis Director's Report, Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.

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Welcome to the Spring/Summer issue of SLIS Connecting. It has been a busy time here in SLIS. This is the overview of what has been happing here at the School of Library and Information Science at Southern Miss. This issue features six research projects along with our regular columns.