Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, and Courses

Meet SLIS Associate Professor Dr. Stacy Creel and SLIS alum Ash Parsons, award-winning author of young adult books. Learn about the Graduate Certificate in Youth Services and Literature and two selected courses, LIS 591: Library Instruction and LIS 634: History of Children\u27s Literature

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, and Course

Meet Dr. Elizabeth Haynes, Director of The School of Library and Information Science, and SLIS alum, Stephen Cunetto, who is the Administrator of Systems at Mississippi State University (MSU) Libraries. Discover how you can become an expert in genealogy by taking LIS 692 Independent Study: Genealogy Research with Dr. Teresa S. Welsh

Graphic Novels, Comics, Manga, & Anime

Student reviews of graphic novels, comics, manga, or anime were produced in LIS 670, an introduction to history and development of graphic novels, manga, comic books, and anime, and their role in libraries and information settings. Students modeled their reviews after VOYA’s Graphically Speaking by Kat Kan

Spotlights: Faculty, Alumna, and Courses

Spotlighting SLIS Adjunct Faculty Stephen Parks, JD; SLIS alum Dr. Tekla Ali Johnson; and three technical elective courses: LIS 416/516: Technology in School Libraries, LIS 457/557: Information Technology and Libraries; and LIS 458/558: Web Design and Evaluation

Entire Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1

Entire issue of SLIS Connecting, Volume 3, Issue

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, and Course

Meet Dr. Xinyu Yu, who joined the School of Library and Information Science in fall 2007, and SLIS alum, Shelia Cork, who graduated from USM SLIS in spring 2002. Plus, there are two exciting courses taking place this summer. LIS 670 Literacy and Story Time is making its first appearance and LIS 666 has undergone major changes