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Robert Holley Papers, Archivists

Guides and Finding Aids

Robert Holley served twenty-nine years with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, retiring in 1997 as director of the Discipleship and Family Ministry Department. He is a graduate of Howard College (now Samford University) and The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Holley served as minister of education at First Baptist Church McGehee, First Baptist Church Conway, First Baptist Church West Memphis, and Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, before joining the ABSC in 1968. He also wrote training material focused on equipping church leaders, and taught for Boyce Bible School and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Holley currently resides in Arkadelphia with his …

Slis Connecting, Volume 5, Issue 1, Stacy Creel, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis

SLIS Connecting

No abstract provided.

Reluctant Readers: An Analysis Of Educational And Lis Literature From 1993-2013, Kelli Bennett

SLIS Connecting

The purpose of this study was to examine the scholarly educational and library and information science (LIS) literature related to reluctant readers. It sought to determine the publication trend over time, core journals, and the age group that was the focus of the articles. The study included other demographic characteristics such as gender or ethnicity and resources or strategies to engage reluctant readers.

Assessing The High School Graphic Novel Collections In Northeast Mississippi High Schools: A Collection Analysis, Nicole Minor

SLIS Connecting

This study examines graphic novels collections with genres and themes that may be appealing to both males and females in six Northeastern Mississippi high schools as well as how many (and what percentage) of these items are on YALSA’s “Great Graphic Novels for Teens” lists from 2010 through 2015 in both nonfiction and fiction.

Reading Materials And Reading Trends Of Youth Incarcerated In Mississippi’S State-Run Training School, Rodney M. Ashmore

SLIS Connecting

While MS Code 43-21-321(5)(i) requires juvenile detention centers to make reading materials available to delinquents, it fails to define specifics about the types of reading materials to which youth are to have access. Likewise, while the Robertson and Dunaway (2006) report identified facilities that provided materials and levels of access, it fell short of providing specific information on the reading materials available in the juvenile detention centers because it was not within the scope of the report. Thus, there is no clear picture of what materials delinquents have access to or read when they are placed in a juvenile correctional …

Teen Tested: The State Of Ya Services In America's Public Libraries, James Pinkard

SLIS Connecting

The field of young adult services has been the recipient of much attention in library literature. However, current research on the status of young adult services is lacking, as noted by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA, 2011, Priority Area 1, para. 1). This research focuses on staffing, programming and collection development practices for young adults in selected U.S. public libraries. It will also seek to reveal whether a correlation exists between the presence of a young adult librarian and the state of a library's young adult services, as well as whether a correlation exists between the size of …

Young Adult Literature: The State Of A Restless Art, Michael Cart

SLIS Connecting

Speech on young adult literature by Michael Cart for the Ezra Jack Keats Lecture at the 2016 Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival (unedited).

In The Trenches: A Comparison Of Public Children’S Librarianship And School Librarianship, Lindsey Miller Beck

SLIS Connecting

Public children’s librarianship and school librarianship share some sweet similarities. You’ll receive many hugs, have an incredible impact on the growing literacy development of small minds, and have as many books as you can read… children’s books are the best books, of course! Some of the main differences come into play when considering required education and subsequent pay, the structure of programming and scheduling, and the responsibilities and additional duties of both.

Graphic Novels, Comics, Manga, & Anime, Stacy Creel

SLIS Connecting

Student reviews of graphic novels, comics, manga, or anime were produced in LIS 670, an introduction to history and development of graphic novels, manga, comic books, and anime, and their role in libraries and information settings. Students modeled their reviews after VOYA’s Graphically Speaking by Kat Kan.

Student Associations News And Events, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis

SLIS Connecting

Learn about news from the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) and the Southern Miss Student Archivists (SMSA) along with recent events of interest.

From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis

SLIS Connecting

SLIS GAs, students, alums, and faculty congratulations, publications, presentations.

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Courses, Stacy Creel

SLIS Connecting

Meet SLIS Associate Professor Dr. Stacy Creel and SLIS alum Ash Parsons, award-winning author of young adult books. Learn about the Graduate Certificate in Youth Services and Literature and two selected courses, LIS 591: Library Instruction and LIS 634: History of Children's Literature.

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.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 10, September 26, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 05, September 26, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Librarians Creating Connections: Reactions And Challenges To Open Access, Orcid, And The Embargo Option, Kelley F. Rowan

Works of the FIU Libraries

This presentation explores the challenges that librarians and graduate schools face in encouraging open access behaviours. While librarians realize the benefits of open access research for both current students and society as a whole, many disparate factors often converge, causing academic departments to actively counteract open access research practices. We will discuss some of the challenges such as geographic location and social climate, the beliefs about publishing opportunities lost or gained by open access ETDs, and student beliefs about future profits and the actual statistics.

As the 4^th largest university in the country and the 6^th place leader …

University Library-Community Partnership: The Basic Archives Workshop As A Joint Community Support And Collection Development Initiative, Ruth E. Bryan, Sarah Dorpinghaus, Yvonne Giles

Library Presentations

In Fall 2015, local historian Yvonne Giles approached staff in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at the University of Kentucky Libraries about holding a basic archives workshop for clerks and secretaries of Lexington African American Baptist churches. Staff were excited to partner with Yvonne and held the first workshop for four participants in November 2015. The second workshop, given in early March 2016, attracted 15 participants from a wide variety of local organizations. A third workshop was held in June 2016. Giles and two SCRC staff (Ruth Bryan and Sarah Dorpinghaus) will discuss their individual and library-level reasons for …

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 09, September 22, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

A Conversation About Digital Preservation, Tammy Troup

Library and Information Technology Publications

Introduction to concepts which support institutional digital preservation activities.

Data Visualizations And Infographics, Darren Sweeper

Sprague Library Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.