History of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi

1. HISTORY OF
LIBRARY SCIENCE
@ SOUTHERN MISS

2. 1910 - 1924: Mississippi Normal College

3. 1924 - 1940: State Teachers College

4. 1926: First Library Science Courses for Undergrads

5. 1939: Library Located in Southern Hall

6. 1940 - 1962: Mississippi Southern College

7. 1947: Cook Library in Kennard-Washington Hall

8. 1952: Anna Roberts (right) with Library Sci. Students

9. 1958: Department of Library Science established
Anna Roberts
 USM Library Director
 First Professor of Lib. Sci.
 First Chair, Library
Science Department

10. 1962: University of Southern Mississippi

11. 1964: Dr. Tracy becomes Chair of Library Science
Dr. Warren F. Tracy
 Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago
 Chair, Library Science Dept.
 Director, Cook Library
 Established MLS program

12. 1965: First Master of Library Science Awarded
 6 grads in first class
earning MLS
 2 males, 4 females
 2 PhDs (edu &
music), 1 Maj.

13. 1965: Library Science Courses

14. 1960s: Cook Library

15. 1966: Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond joins SLIS Faculty
 PhD, LSU
 Taught Children’s Lit
 Established Children’s
Lit Collection

16. 1966: Haders donate to de Grummond Collection
Berta & Elmer Hader
 First contributors to the
de Grummond Collection
 Illustrated over 100 children’s
books
 Created magazine inserts
such as finger dolls

17. 1960’s: Curious George to de Grummond Collection
H.A. & Margaret Rey
 Early contributors to de
Grummond Collection
 Original sketches,
photos, proof sheets

18. 1968: First Children’s Book Festival

19. L to R:
- Dr. Warren Tracy
- Vivian Thompson
- Dr. de Grummond

20. 1970s Chairs of Library Science
 1971 - Dr. John H.M. Chen, Ph.D.,
Penn State University
 1974 – Dr. George Whitbeck, Ph.D.,
Rutgers University
 1977 – Dr. Onva Boshears, Ph.D.,
University of Michigan
 Established School of Library Service
Dr. Boshears

21. 1974

22. 1975

23. 1976: 10th Anniversary of de Grummond Collection
Dr. Warren Tracy
presents plaque to
Dr. Lena de Grummond

24. 1979

25. 1980: Accredited by American Library Association
Dr. Aubrey Lucas presenting ALA Accreditation Letter to Dr. Mika, Dr. Boshears

26. 1980

27. 1980: SLS Accredited by ALA

28. 1980s: Cook Library Reference Room

29. 1984

30. 1986

31. 1986

32. 1986: Dr. Jeannine Laughlin, Director of Lib Service
Dr. Jeannine Laughlin
 Ph.D., Indiana University
 Director, School of Library Service
 Director, Children’s Book Festival

33. 1987

34. 1988

35. 1989: Joseph Anderson Cook Library

36. 1990: Dr. Antonio Rodriguez-Buckingham

37. 1992: Dr. Joy Greiner, Director
Dr. Joy Greiner
 Ph.D., Florida State University
 Director, School of Library
Service
 1993 - 1st IVN classes in
H’burg & Long Beach

38. 1995: Cook Library Builds Addition, Goes Online

39. 1996
 One-millionth item
added to Cook
Library collection
 Dr. Aubrey Lucas
with USM Librarian
Ann Branton

40. 2000: Dr. Tom Walker, Director of SLS
Dr. Tom Walker
 Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana
 Director, School of Library
Service
 2002: MLIS online w/ live
Blackboard text chat

41. 2003: Dr. M.J. Norton, Director of SLIS
Dr. M. J. Norton
 Ph.D., University of North
Texas
 Director, School of Library
and Information Science
 2007 – online classes
w/WIMBA live audio chat

42. 2010: Southern Miss Celebrates 100th Anniversary

43. 2013: Dr. Elizabeth Haynes, Director of SLIS
Dr. Elizabeth Haynes
 Ph.D., University of Texas,
Austin
 Director, School of Library
and Information Science
 2012-13 – Bb Collaborate Live
Classroom w/interactive video

44. 2015: Dr. Teresa Welsh, Director of SLIS
Dr. Teresa S. Welsh
 Ph.D., University of Tennessee
 Director, School of Library
and Information Science
 LIS British Studies, 2007-2016

45. What SLIS programs are online now?
MLIS degree
MLIS w/School Licensure
Grad Certificate in Archives &
Special Collections
Grad Certificate in Youth
Services & Literature
LIS Bachelor of Science degree
LIS undergrad minor
Coming soon…. online dual
MLIS/IT degree!

46. Historic images courtesy of McCain Library & Archives
http://www.lib.usm.edu/spcol