SLIS Director\u27s Report

Welcome to the Fall/Winter issue of SLIS Connecting. Since Dr. Welsh’s retirement in August of 2021, it has been a busy and exciting fall and start of the spring semesters with the return to in-person activities on campus and continued growth and productivity in SLIS

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, and Course

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

Spotlights: Faculty, Alumna, and Courses

Spotlighting SLIS Faculty Dr. Jennifer Steele, SLIS alum Kathy Barco, and two new courses LIS 492 H002/LIS 692 H002: Storytimes & Early Literacy and independent study LIS 492 H003: PR & Marketing in Libraries

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, Kaigler Children\u27s Book Festival

Dr. Sarah Mangrum joined the School of Library and Information Science faculty at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) as an Assistant Teaching Professor in Fall 2021. Carlos B. Crockett, Reference Library at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library earned his Master’s in Library and Information Science at The University of Southern Mississippi (2013). A star-studded Virtual 2022 Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival takes place on April 6-8, 2022 with Brian Selznick (Medallion winner), Jen Bryant, Nic Stone and Angie Thomas, Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome, Raúl the Third, Eric L. Tribunella and Donna Washington

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, and Course

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

SLIS Connecting, Volume 10, Issue 2 Fall/Winter

SLIS Connecting -- the whole issue with all three Columns, one editorial, one professional article, and seven research articles

Spotlights: Faculty, Alumna, Kaigler Children\u27s Book Festival

Spotlighting SLIS Faculty Dr. Laura Clark Hunt, SLIS alum Floyce Thomas, and the Fay B. Kaigler Children\u27s Book Festival

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, and Course

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

Entire Issue Vol. 11 No. 2

SLIS Director\u27s Report By Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director Spotlight—Faculty, Spotlight—Alum From the GAs, Congratulations SLIS Students, Congratulations SLIS Alum A Collection Analysis of the Tana Hoban Papers in the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection The role the LGBTQ+ Community Plays in Preserving Their Own History: The Rise of LGBTQIA+ Grassroots Archives Text Complexity in Selected Newbery Medal Winners The National Gallery of Art Library: A Collection Analysis of an Art Library’s Digital Collection Storyville: A Study of Artifacts Social Media Engagement Across Public Libraries in Monroe County: A Webometric Study Selection of Fall 2022 Master’s Project Poster

Spotlights: Faculty, Alumni, Course

An update on Mr. Edmand Pace, an introduction to Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, and news about LIS 654. E-Resources Management