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

SLIS Connecting

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.

Preservation Perseverance: Archiving Social Media Content, A University Of Kentucky/Latino Student Union Collaboration, Ruth E. Bryan, Taylor C. Leigh, Emily B. Collier

Library Presentations

The voices of activist student leaders and organizations are crucial to preserve, whether it be in a formal archives or as part of an archiving process undertaken by individuals and groups to preserve their legacies. Increasingly, these voices are found in social media and other online and web platforms that are difficult to preserve. Wildcat Histories is a year-long, grant-funded collaboration between the University of Kentucky Libraries and the University of Kentucky Latino Student Union (LSU) to research the best technologies for (as of July 2023) and then carry out the preservation of activist student organization social media content. The …

Citing Seeds, Citing People: Bibliography And Indigenous Memory, Relations, And Living Knowledge-Keepers, Megan Peiser Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma

Criticism

By turning the page or reading further, you are accepting a responsibility to this story, its storyteller, its ancestors, and its future ancestors. You are accepting a relationship of reciprocity where you treat this knowledge as sacred for how it nourished you, share it only as it has been instructed to share, and to ensure it remains unviolated for future generations.

This story is told by myself, Megan Peiser, Chahta Ohoyo. I share knowledge entrusted to me by Anishinaabe women I call friends and sisters, by seed-keepers of many peoples Indigenous to Turtle Island, and knowledge come to me from …

Holiday Closure: July 4th, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Regular hours resume Wednesday, July 5th.

Getting To Full Text: Tmc Library, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Are you having problems finding and downloading the full text of an article from a journal available at the TMC Library? You can access this instructional video here.

Historical A/V From The Texas Medical Center, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The McGovern Historical Center recently digitized and shared online more than 50 archival films, videos, and sound recordings, on the History of the Texas Medical Center.

The following programs: “The Texas Medical Center” (1972), “Visions” (1985), “Visions Fulfilled” (1990) and “The Power of a Dream” (1998) touted the advances in communications technologies in use throughout the TMC. Several newly digitized programs showed how audio, video, and network technologies have long been a part of the work of the TMC Library.

Read more about this exciting project here.

Assessing Finding Aid Discoverability After Description Improvements Using Web Analytics, Ashlyn Velte

Journal of Western Archives

Archivists use best practices, like More Product Less Process, and professional standards, like Describing Archives: A Content Standard, to create descriptions of archival collections that promote collection use and discoverability. However, most existing usability literature assessing online finding aids looks at navigability and ease of use, but does not examine increase in traffic and discoverability of those finding aids. University of Colorado Boulder Archives improved online finding aid descriptions on ArchivesSpace during 2020. Google Analytics data from 2020 and 2021 show an increase in users and sessions on ArchivesSpace. It also indicates that most users arrive to the site from …

Participation Of Academic Libraries And Provision Of Covid-19 Information Services During The Pandemic In Nigeria, Flora Orewa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information was sought on the level of collaboration between academic libraries and known key players championing the prevention and control of COVID-19, the activities carried out in compliance with set protocols, information services offered, and the challenges faced. Results showed moderate level of collaboration and very limited direct synergistic interaction with public health groups, while they provided patrons with an avenue to source updates from library websites. There was high compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines; however, there was no specialized COVID-19 information service desk for patrons' inquiries. Libraries participated in the dissemination of COVID-19 information during the pandemic, especially to …

Ms 029 Guide To James Greenwood Sr. And Jr., Md's Papers (1910-1983), James Greenwood Sr, James Greensold Jr

Manuscript Finding Aids

The James Greenwood Sr. and Jr., MDs papers consists of article drafts and reprints, professional correspondence, patient notes, journals, and photographs that document the careers of James Greenwood Sr. and James Greenwood Jr. in the fields of neuropsychiatry and neurosurgery, respectively.

See more at MS 029.

Ask An Archivist: Preserve Your Story, Raegan Stearns

LWLC Faculty Research

"Ask an Archivist: Preserve Your Story" is a workshop presented by Raegan C. Stearns, University Archivist, on the basics of caring for physical and digital objects.  It is directed towards family historians and offers introductory preservation tips. "Ask an Archivist: Preserve Your Story" was presented on May 11, 2023 at the Montgomery Interpretive Center on Alabama State University's campus as part of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail's Preservation Workshop Academy.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 33.01: Spring 2023, Emma Gail Compton, Sarah Lundy

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Libqual+ & Libqual+ Assessment Results Usage At The University Of Kentucky Libraries, Julene L. Jones

Library Presentations

Invited presentation for Arabic Union Catalog Academy Course, “Quality Measures Application to Ensure the Effective Impact on Libraries and Information Centers”, Cairo, Egypt. Describes the LibQUAL+ instrument, results, and how the quality measure result are used by UK Libraries for continuous improvement. English-only version of this presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/dtzl4x_8fUs

Digital Library Of Georgia (March 2023), Mandy L. Mastrovita, Donnie S. Summerlin, Daniel Britt

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the Digital Library of Georgia for the first quarter (January-March) of 2023

Thinking Of Publishing An Academic Ejournal? Consider Including A Doi, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Are you considering publishing an ejournal on a specific topic but are not sure how or where to get it published?

Digital Commons@TMC, an online repository sponsored by The TMC Library, currently hosts 8 ejournals and peer-reviewed series. We can help with the design, setup, and training on how to manage your publication site at no additional cost to you.

Showcase Your Project, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

With summer coming, what are your plans? If you are working on projects this summer, did you know submitting your work to Digital Commons@TMC allows you to showcase your work, also giving a visible and lasting home for your accomplishments?

Tmc Library Gale Databases, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library has a comprehensive collection of Gale databases provided by the TexShare consortium. The TexShare Databases are electronic resources licensed for the exclusive use of Texas libraries and their patrons.

Around Atlanta With Slis: Meetups & Tours, Sheila Devaney

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Visual Representation Of Black Individuals At The Forefront Of Underground Railroad Interpretation, Alison Spongr

Museum Studies Theses

This thesis is grounded in a reflection and analysis of the building of an institution whose foundation and visuals position the narratives of Black individuals at the forefront of Underground Railroad interpretation. In 2018, the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center opened to the public after decades in the making. Its permanent exhibition, One More River to Cross, set in motion a shift in power – of whose stories are represented and shared – generated by visual activism.

“Between the American Revolution in 1776 and the end of the Civil War in 1865, thousands of freedom seekers escaped slavery …

The Red Jacket Peace Medal And Ethics Of Repatriation, Nicholas J. Oconnor

Museum Studies Theses

The Red Jacket Peace Medal and Ethics of Repatriation

Native Americans have had a long and arduous past. Many generations of tribal nations within the geographical and political context of the United States have experienced genocide, forced relocation, had their land seized, and cultural artifacts and remains stolen since the fifteenth century. Museums have become the primary institutions now owning the majority of variously acquired artifacts of Native American cultural heritage and displaying them in pursuit of scientific study. For the long overdue injustices done to Native Americans, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was established in …

Taking Science Museums To The Edge: How Science Museums Can Advocate For Social Justice, Education And Inclusivity Through Their Exhibits, Sasha C. Naples

Museum Studies Theses

Science museums have often associated affluent populations and quality education with access to scientific material and content. While these institutions have become more accessible in many ways, they can and should increase their efforts to include BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and individuals. As the need grows for diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields so does the demand for science museums to include these communities’ needs and wants. This thesis discusses the need for and importance of BIPOC representation in science museums and what museums have already done to include them in their programming and …