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The Primary Source, Vol. 33, Issue 2, Elizabeth La Beaud Dec 2014

The Primary Source, Vol. 33, Issue 2, Elizabeth La Beaud

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Victims Of Success: Managing The Consequences Of Digital Outreach , Sean Benjamin Dec 2014

Victims Of Success: Managing The Consequences Of Digital Outreach , Sean Benjamin

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Digi Days: Using The Rey Papers To Teach Digitization To Library Science And Archival Students, Emilie Aplin, Matthew Griffis Dec 2014

Digi Days: Using The Rey Papers To Teach Digitization To Library Science And Archival Students, Emilie Aplin, Matthew Griffis

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


The Inaugural Austin Archives Bazaar: Cross-Repository Outreach In Central Texas, Susan Floyd Dec 2014

The Inaugural Austin Archives Bazaar: Cross-Repository Outreach In Central Texas, Susan Floyd

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Slis Connecting, Volume 3, Issue 2, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

Slis Connecting, Volume 3, Issue 2, Teresa S. Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Entire issue of SLIS Connecting, Volume 3, Issue 2


A Comparison Of Public Versus Private Academic Library Web Sites In Alabama For Accessibility And Web 2.0 Applications, Amy E. Smith Dec 2014

A Comparison Of Public Versus Private Academic Library Web Sites In Alabama For Accessibility And Web 2.0 Applications, Amy E. Smith

SLIS Connecting

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare Alabama’s academic library Web sites to determine how accessible they are for persons with disabilities and what kind of useful links such as tutorials and Web 2.0 applications can be found on the home pages. The importance of this study is to determine the accessibility and readability of academic library Web site home pages based off of the current WCAG 2.0 guidelines, as well as the availability of Web 2.0 tools and tutorials on library home pages. By studying the results of the Web site accessibility software, college and university …


Analysis Of Primers In The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Preston R. Salisbury Dec 2014

Analysis Of Primers In The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Preston R. Salisbury

SLIS Connecting

This study examines the primers collected in the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. “The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection is one of North America’s leading research centers in the field of children’s literature,” with a main focus on American and British literature both historical and contemporary (lib.usm.edu). Specific characteristics of the primers examined in this study include publication year, publisher, and stories and illustrations used in the content. These data provide a general view of the development of the primer both for educative and socio-political purposes over time.


A Brief Historical Evolution Of The International Tracing Service (Its): The Largest Collection Of Holocaust Related Documents, Kate Brunelle Dec 2014

A Brief Historical Evolution Of The International Tracing Service (Its): The Largest Collection Of Holocaust Related Documents, Kate Brunelle

SLIS Connecting

The International Tracing Service is the largest repository for World War II records, including Holocaust records. However, it was not until recently that the ITS opened its records to researchers and institutions outside of Germany. Previously, survivors and others could write to the ITS and request information about themselves or others, but the response time was long, difficult, and often lacking in tangible results. With the opening of the ITS, people around the world have better access to the records for seemingly endless research. Includes a case study.


Read With Me: My Personal Experience With A Lis 641 Service Learning Project, Mary Ann Griffin Dec 2014

Read With Me: My Personal Experience With A Lis 641 Service Learning Project, Mary Ann Griffin

SLIS Connecting

At the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Library and Information Science, LIS 641: Public Libraries has an emphasis on service learning and community relationships. In an all-online program, service learning can be challenging and part of that challenge was for the students to initiate their own service learning project. This was a prime time to promote the community project, Read with Me.


From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Meet the new SLIS GAs, and all about what our alum, students, and faculty have been doing.


Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa S. Welsh

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.


Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Teresa S. Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Meet Instructor Edmand Pace of The School of Library and Information Science, and SLIS alum, Mantra Henderson, Director of the James Herbert White Library at Mississippi Valley State University. Discover how you can become an expert in Government Publications, Law Libraries, and Health Informatics.


Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes Dec 2014

Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes

SLIS Connecting

Updates and welcome from the Director of the School of Library and Information Science, Dr. Elizabeth Haynes.


Interpretations Of Patterns And Actors In The Lapp Fund Documents, Geir Grenersen Dec 2014

Interpretations Of Patterns And Actors In The Lapp Fund Documents, Geir Grenersen

Proceedings from the Document Academy

The Lapp Fund (“Finnefondet” in Norwegian) was an important instrument in the norwegianization policy toward the Sámi and Finnish minorities between 1852 – 1921. Two studies, one from the midst 1950s (Dahl 1957) and one from the early 1980s (Eriksen & Niemi 1981), have been the standard works on this period. Recent archival studies (Grenersen N.d. & Maliniemi 2009, 2010) prove the need for a new look at the Lapp Fund documents. Through a detailed archival study Maliniemi has shown that the Sámi and the Finnish languages was much used in a local political administration. But the documents written in …


Words Matter: Documents Of The Departed, Thomas Atwood Dec 2014

Words Matter: Documents Of The Departed, Thomas Atwood

Proceedings from the Document Academy

As families begin to experience the passing of loved ones from a ‘silent generation’, they will be forced to make decisions about the physical belongings of those who lived in a Depression Era mentality. Some of these choices will be easy, as one may possess little sentiment over a clock or a set of dishes. Other decisions will be trying, as these items will surely invoke conversations that make us reconsider the meaning of the words keep, want, need, and discard. This paper discusses the documents of Dr. Lloyd Mills (1927-2013), Professor Emeritus of English, at Kent State University. For …


Media Now: A Historical Review Of A Media Literacy Curriculum, Yonty Friesem, Diane Quaglia Beltran, Ed Crane Nov 2014

Media Now: A Historical Review Of A Media Literacy Curriculum, Yonty Friesem, Diane Quaglia Beltran, Ed Crane

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The Elizabeth Thoman Archive at the Harrington School of Communication and Media, University of Rhode Island, has the last complete kit of one of the milestones in the early chronology of media literacy, the 1972 Media Now curriculum. This curriculum was the first of its kind, using self-contained lesson modules that were part of a larger series of kits, text references, and accompanying workbook. Its self-directed learning model gave students the opportunity to learn about the media, by doing, responding to, and reflecting on core concepts of media production. Using physical artifacts from the Media Now kit, historical documents, promotional …


The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 24.03: Fall 2014, Julia Triezenberg, Geoffrey Reynolds, Alex Markos Oct 2014

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 24.03: Fall 2014, Julia Triezenberg, Geoffrey Reynolds, Alex Markos

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Review Of Through The Archival Looking Glass: A Reader On Diversity And Inclusion, Alexandra M. Bisio Sep 2014

Review Of Through The Archival Looking Glass: A Reader On Diversity And Inclusion, Alexandra M. Bisio

Journal of Western Archives

Though the Archival Looking Glass: A Reader on Diversity and Inclusion, edited by Mary A. Caldera and Kathryn M. Neal, brings together a series of essays that challenge the reader to think critically about archival practice and education, evaluate the current demographics of the profession, and actively battle the silences left by history.


Deconstructing The Critical Theory Archive At Uci: An Experiment With Eac-Cpf And Linked Open Data, Sara Renée Seltzer, Alexandra M. Bisio, Shu Liu Sep 2014

Deconstructing The Critical Theory Archive At Uci: An Experiment With Eac-Cpf And Linked Open Data, Sara Renée Seltzer, Alexandra M. Bisio, Shu Liu

Journal of Western Archives

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Libraries has begun a pilot project exploring the use of Encoded Archival Context-Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF) and linked open data to expose contextual information about holdings in UCI's Critical Theory Archive (CTA). The project team has identified a number of goals emphasizing public service, sustainability, and scalable experimentation. This work-in-progress article reports the pilot's background, scope, status through July 2014, and future plans.


The Primary Source, Vol. 33, Issue 1, Elizabeth La Beaud Jul 2014

The Primary Source, Vol. 33, Issue 1, Elizabeth La Beaud

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Recent Manuscript Acquisitions From Around Mississippi, Jennifer Brannock Jul 2014

Recent Manuscript Acquisitions From Around Mississippi, Jennifer Brannock

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Spotlight On… Stephen Haller, Elena Azadbakht Jul 2014

Spotlight On… Stephen Haller, Elena Azadbakht

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Documenting The Civil Rights Movement In Mississippi: An Overview Of The Collections At The University Of Southern Mississippi, Jennifer Brannock Jul 2014

Documenting The Civil Rights Movement In Mississippi: An Overview Of The Collections At The University Of Southern Mississippi, Jennifer Brannock

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


A Chronicle Of Freedom: Freedom Summer Collections At The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, Dorian Randall Jul 2014

A Chronicle Of Freedom: Freedom Summer Collections At The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, Dorian Randall

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Finding Freedom: The Civil Rights Collection In The Western College Memorial Archives, Jacqueline Johnson Jul 2014

Finding Freedom: The Civil Rights Collection In The Western College Memorial Archives, Jacqueline Johnson

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Freedom Summer Digital Collection At Wisconsin Historical Society, Lotus Norton-Wisla Jul 2014

Freedom Summer Digital Collection At Wisconsin Historical Society, Lotus Norton-Wisla

The Primary Source

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Conceptualizing 21st-Century Archives", Ryan K. Lee Jul 2014

Review Of "Conceptualizing 21st-Century Archives", Ryan K. Lee

Journal of Western Archives

Book review of Conceptualizing 21st-Century Archives.


The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 24.02: Summer 2014, Allyson Hoffman, Geoffrey Reynolds Jul 2014

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 24.02: Summer 2014, Allyson Hoffman, Geoffrey Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Privacy, Restriction, And Access: Legal And Ethical Dilemmas, Camila Z. Tessler May 2014

Privacy, Restriction, And Access: Legal And Ethical Dilemmas, Camila Z. Tessler

School of Information Student Research Journal

This paper examines the intersection of privacy and access in archival repositories. Archival repositories are well known for containing restricted material, and for protecting the privacy of the donors. This literature review examines the need for restricted material from both legal and ethical standpoints, as well as discussing culturally sensitive materials while determining what archives and libraries can do to protect both themselves and their donors while enhancing accessibility and freedom of information.


Digitization And Digital Preservation: A Review Of The Literature, Stephanie Routhier Perry May 2014

Digitization And Digital Preservation: A Review Of The Literature, Stephanie Routhier Perry

School of Information Student Research Journal

Digitization and digital preservation are rapidly becoming the standard forms of preservation for libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions, yet there is still much confusion as to what they mean and how they are meant to be used. Through a review of the recent literature, this paper aims to define both concepts, as well as find some of the common challenges associated with these preservation processes. Different preservation methods, collaboration techniques, and metadata schema are also discussed.