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The University of Southern Mississippi Accredited by SACS
Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive Institution
Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
Ranked as one of nation’s most environmentally responsible universities (Princeton Review, 2010)
Ranked in top 20 most popular national universities (U.S. News and World Report, 2011)
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Some History of LIS @ USM Library science courses
first offered in1926
First M.S. in library science awarded in 1965
First M.L.S. degree in 1977
Re-named School of Library & Information Science in 1993 - degree became M.L.I.S.
Currently 175 students in M.L.I.S. program
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Cook Library, 1940’s, USM McCain Archive
SLIS Mission, VisionMission: to prepare qualified individuals for professional roles in libraries and other information environments with appropriate knowledge and skills to serve the information needs of their communities.Vision: Excellent teaching Innovative research Distinguished service.
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SLIS MLIS Program Accredited by American Library Association
since 1980; only ALA-accredited program in Mississippi
Accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Assigned LIS leadership status by Board of Trustees of State Institution of Higher Learning
Rated as top-tier program (level 5) by University Priorities Committee (UPC)
IMLS Minorities Scholarship Grant $400,000+ funds 10 students (PI Dr. Yu)
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SLIS – de Grummond Collaboration SLIS & de Grummond
Children’s Literature Collection, an internationally-recognized collection of primary-source materials related to children’s literature
Co-sponsors Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, April 11-13. Karen Rowell, Coordinator
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http://www.usm.edu/bookfest/
British Studies: LIS 580/587
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St. Paul’s Cathedral Library
Barbican Library Museum of London British Museum & Archive British Library Greenwich Caird Library London Library Stratford-upon-Avon National Art
Library @ V&A Oxford, Bodleian Library Central Library, Edinburg
h National
Archives, Scotland Dunfermline Carnegie
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SLIS Online 1993 – IVN classes in Hattiesburg, Long
Beach
1995 – 1st computer-enhanced hybrid course
2002 – M.L.I.S. degree all online with Blackboard, online text chat
2007 – Web CT with WIMBA for interactive audio classes
2012 – Blackboard 9.1, Collaborate Live, Web 2.0 blogs, social media.
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http://www.usm.edu/slis/
ALA Accreditation in 2012 Accreditation report submitted in Spring
2012 Chapter I. Mission, Goals, Objectives Chapter II. Curriculum Chapter III. Faculty Chapter IV. Students Chapter V. Administration and Financial Support Chapter VI. Physical Resources and Facilities
ALA Core Competencies in Librarianship
Re-accredited by ALA Committee on Accreditation (COA) in June 2012 for maximum 7 years.
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What’s new at SLIS? Technical elective requirement, Spring ’12
LIS 516: Media Utilization LIS 557: Computer Applications in Libraries LIS 558: Internet Resources and Applications
New courses: LIS 500: 1-hr. LIS Orientation course LIS 519: Programs and Services for Youth LIS 590: Library Instruction
Grad. Certificate in Archives & Special Collections
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Who’s who at SLIS? Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Antonio Rodriguez-Buckingham donated collection of rare books to Cook Library
Dr. Joy Greiner, working on history of SLIS
New Faculty Dr. Brenton Stewart, Assistant Professor Dr. Stacy Creel, Assistant Professor Dr. Yan Wu, Visiting Assistant Professor Mr. Edmand Pace, Visiting Instructor
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What is new at SLIS? New Web site:
More scholarship information Elective course recommendations for
specialized tracks
New refereed e-journal SLIS Connecting: http://
aquila.usm.edu/slisconnecting/
Recent student publications: http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w146169/mentorpubs.htm
Future: Graduate Certificate in Youth Services
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SLIS needs you! Our graduates are our product; SLIS grads are:
Accomplished professionals Great mentors Great recruiters.
Please keep in touch: SLIS news ListServ:
https://mailman.usm.edu/mailman/listinfo/lisnews Connect with me on Facebook (
www.facebook.com/drtwelsh), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/teresawelsh)
Send me an email about awards, honors, new job or promotion, professional publications, presentations, projects
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Recommended Resources ALA Core Competencies, http://
www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/careers/corecomp/corecompetences/finalcorecompstat09.pdf
ALA Process, Policies, Procedures http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditedprograms/standards/AP3SecondEdition_revised1-09-11.pdf
Norton, M.J., “The University of Southern Mississippi School of Library and Information Science Distance Education History and Programs,” in Barron, Daniel D., ed., Benchmarks in Distance Education: The LIS Experience. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
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