Shall We Dance?,
2015
Gettysburg College
Shall We Dance?, Avery N. Fox
Blogging the Library
Hello readers! The summer at Special collections is flying by and next week will already be my last week here as the Diane Werley Smith intern ’73. Though the weeks are winding down, we still are busy as bees here in Special Collections. As I said in my last post, I finally finished the rehousing of the Dance Card collection, and the next step taken my Alexa and myself was to start scanning and digitizing the cards for a digital collection. We chose to digitize 56 from around 80 dance cards to serve as highlights of the collection, for their …
Slis Connecting, Volume 4, Issue 1,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
Islamic Azad University
“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,
2015
Northeast Mississippi Community College
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,
2015
Brigham Young University
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,
2015
Delta State University
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,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
The University of Southern Mississippi
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,
2015
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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,
2015
Auburn University
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,
2015
University of Mississippi
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,
2015
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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",
2015
Columbia University
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,
2015
Mississippi State University
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 …
Entire Issue Volume 32, Number 1,
2015
The University of Southern Mississippi
Entire Issue Volume 32, Number 1
The Primary Source
Complete issue of Vol. 32, No. 1 of The Primary Source.
Mississippi Digital Library,
2015
University of Southern Mississippi
Mississippi Digital Library, Elizabeth La Beaud, Nicole Lawrence
The Primary Source
The Mississippi Digital Library (MDL) is dedicated to increasing the awareness of and access to the diverse and valuable resources found within Mississippi. As the collaborative digital library program for the state, the MDL partners with a range of institutions to bring together the vast amount of primary sources found in Mississippi and provide worldwide digital access to those resources. Ultimately, the MDL aims to provide a digital portal for the wealth of diversity found in and about Mississippi, and enhance collaboration between cultural heritage institutions within our great state. Working with over twenty institutions, each with a distinct focus, …
