2. 10/28/2018 2MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
Southern Miss Vision 2020
Arts &
Sciences
Business &
Economic
Development
Education
& Human
Sciences
Nursing &
Health
Professions
Large Academic College, 3 Professional Colleges
3. 10/28/2018 3MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
School of Library & Information Science
SLIS
Bachelor of
Science in LIS
LIS Minor
MLIS/MLIS
w/Licensure
Emphasis
Graduate
Certificate
Archives & Special
Collections
Graduate
Certificate in
Youth Services &
Literature
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What are the Latest Enrollment
and Graduation Statistics?
5. SLIS by the Numbers
44 students earned MLIS
degree in 2017 (#3 in Top 10
USM Master’s Degrees
awarded)
175 graduate students
• from 25 different states,
Canada, Germany
98 undergrads students
• from 24 different states
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Fall 2018
6. SLIS Rankings
2018
#2 Best Online LIS Bachelor’s Degree
bestcolleges.com
#6 Most Affordable Top MLIS Programs
bestmastersdegrees.com
#9 Best Online Master of LIS Degree Programs
mastersprogramsguide.com
#15 Best Online MLIS Programs
thebestschools.org
#24 Best MLIS Degree Programs
bestcollagereviews.org
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7. SLIS Rankings
2019
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#1 Best Online Master’s in Library Science
www.affordablecollegesonline.org
#4 Great College Deals: MLIS Online Degree
www.greatcollegedeals.net
#7 Most Affordable MLIS Degree Online
www.online.org
#14 Most Affordable Top MLIS Programs
www.gradschoolhub.com
8. SLIS Rankings
2019
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#5 Based on ROI
Salary potential vs Tuition
www.guidetoonlineschools.com/de
grees/library-science#best-value-
masters
#7 Based on Tuition Rates
www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-
colleges/library-science-masters-
degrees
9. 10/28/2018 9MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
British Studies LIS Class
British Studies Class of 2016
Steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral
10. British Studies LIS 2007 - 2018
212 students from 24 different
Universities in U.S. and Canada
British Studies research papers
published in:
Current Studies in Librarianship
SLIS Connecting (2)
QQML Journal (2)
2016 IFLA Student Paper
Award
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Student and Alum Highlights
LaTrisha Blunt, MLIS
ACRL Fellowship
Federal Hwy Research Library Fellowship
Stephen Parks, J.D., MLIS
Law Librarian of MS appointed to
GPO Depository Library Council
12. Undergrad LIS Students
Janae Barron - fall 2018 internship
at Farmley House Library, on
outskirts of Dublin, the Irish State
Guesthouse for visiting dignitaries
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Tara Sims Carron - Johns Hopkins
University Advanced Academic program,
Master of Arts in Museum Studies and
Certificate in Digital Curation
13. SLIS MLIS Students
Amy Hamilton - summer archival
internship, Met Museum of Art, NYC to
preserve press kits from 2005-2015 as
well as other archival tasks
Ever McKinney - summer archival
internship, NARA, College Park, MD,
Navy Decklog & Muster Roll Digitization
Project (access to Vietnam-era Navy
records, help restore Agent Orange
exposure-related benefits to "Blue Water"
Navy veterans)
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14. SLIS MLIS Alums
Carrie Mastley (MLIS, Archival
Certificate, 2018), Miss State
University project archivist,
Lincolniana Collection
Amed Demirhan (MLIS, 2004),
Director of Barzani National
Memorial Library, Kurdistan,
Iraq, awarded ALA International
Award
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15. SLIS MLIS Alums
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Ashley Howell, MLIS, Archival Certificate,
Metadata Librarian, George Mason
University, is a 2018 ALA Emerging
Leader
Tiffany Paige, J.D., MLIS named
Assistant Dean of Student Services,
Mississippi College School of Law
16. SLIS MLIS Alums/Authors
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2018 Junior Library
Guild Selection
www.fatgirlreading.com @misskubelik
Angie Manfredi, MLIS, Head of Youth Services,
Los Alamos County Library System
Ash Parsons, MLIS
17. 10/28/2018 17MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
What’s New in SLIS
Programs and Curriculum?
18. Revisions in Application
GRE may be waived with graduate degree
May take GRE or Miller Analogies Test
Immunization waiver for out-of-state applicants
Regular admission GPA reduced from 3.0 to 2.75
2.0 – 2.74 GPA may be admitted w/conditional status
Why and how to apply:
www.slideshare.net/drtwelsh/interested-in-an-
alaaccredited-mlis-program-online
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19. Revisions Based on Research, Review
Qualitative
Focus group at MLA – alums, employers, students
Quantitative
Exit Survey of graduating students
Creel & Welsh community-building survey
Other surveys as needed
Review, comparison w/other ALA-accredited
programs, courses, SLOs, professional
competencies
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20. LIS Undergrad Degree Review, 2016-17
Required hours reduced from 124
to 120 per ‘Finish in 4’ initiative
Greater flexibility for 45 required
LIS hours
LIS 416 or 457 or 458
LIS 417 or 418
LIS 440 or 445
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Bachelor of Science
LIS degree all online
21. Accelerated Master’s Option (AMO)
Approved for fall 2017; used English Lit model
Senior undergrad LIS students with GPA of 3.5 or
higher can take up to 9 hours of graduate credit
AMO students pay undergrad tuition rate
Graduate credit counts toward undergrad
degree & MLIS degree
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22. Licensure Emphasis Review, 2015-16
Focus group indicated needed revisions
LIS: Collection Development not useful
Need education theory & practice course
Need practicum hours across one
semester
Curriculum Committee created survey
w/Bomhold, distributed to listservs
Developed proposal based on feedback
from focus group and survey
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Dr. Catharine Bomhold
Licensure Advisor
23. MLIS w/Licensure Emphasis Revisions
LIS 589: School Library Practicum approved
Practicum hours w/collection development assignments
Licensure students take LIS 589 instead of LIS 511: Collection
Development
LIS 590: Library Instruction approved
Licensure students may choose two of three:
LIS 517: Children’s Literature
LIS 518: Young Adult Literature
LIS 590: Library Instruction
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24. Graduate Certificate in Archives &
Special Collections Review, 2017
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Dr. Matthew Griffis
Certificate Advisor
MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
Griffis led review of archival courses with
Yu, Welsh
Mapped SLOs to SAA archival education
recommendations
Reviewed other archival programs, course
titles, descriptions, requirements
Updated course titles and descriptions
proposed and approved
25. Archival Course Title Revisions
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Previous Titles Revised Titles
LIS 506: Advanced Cataloging LIS 506: Cataloging Multimedia
Objects
LIS 631: History of Libraries LIS 631: History of Libraries &
Librarianship
LIS 645: Digital Libraries LIS 645: Digital Preservation
LIS 646: Special Collections &
Archives
LIS 646: Intro to Archival Theory and
Practice
LIS 652: Metadata LIS 652: Metadata for Digital
Collections
26. Graduate Certificate in Youth Services
& Literature (15 credit hrs)
LIS 517: Children’s Lit
LIS 518: Young Adult Lit
LIS 519: Programs &
Services for Youth
Two electives
e-Portfolio capstone
Review scheduled 2019
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Dr. Stacy Creel, Faculty Advisor
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What Outreach Initiatives
are Sponsored by SLIS?
29. LIS Student Association (LISSA)
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Affiliated with ALA
Assists w/Book Festival
Recruiting activities
Book drives for:
Louisiana libraries
Texas flood shelters
Virgin Island schools
Book Drive for Texas Shelters
Charlotte Roi, LISSA President
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30. 10/28/2018 30MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
Virgin Island Students
LISSA Book Drive
Virgin Island Schools
31. Southern Miss Student Archivists (SMSA)
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Founded by request
of Society of Miss.
Archivists Education
Committee
Assists w/Book
Festival
Recruitment activities
Sponsors Digi Day
Workshop at USM
Digitization Lab
Volunteer work
related to archives
Rachel McMullen, Dr. Yu, Daniel Shemwell, Jonathan Puckett
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32. 10/28/2018 32MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
South Miss Genealogical and
Historical Society, Hattiesburg
SMSA Volunteers
McCain Library & Archives
33. Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Karen Rowell, Coordinator,
works w/SLIS faculty, Ellen
Ruffin, University Libraries
Keynotes, workshops w/CEU
credit
New literacy initiative in 2017
Kate DiCamillo request
600+ 4th Graders
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Kate DiCamillo, Bennett Aud.
34. Children’s Book Festival 2018
Record attendance
550+ attendees
1500+ children at literacy event
Inaugural movie screening at
new Cochran Center Theatre
Captain Underpants movie
Dave Pilkey spoke at CBF,
literacy event, movie screening
Donated book, $15 gift cards,
red capes to children at event
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www.usm.edu/bookfest/
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35. 10/28/2018 35MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
Karen, Dave, Dawn, Sarah
Reed Green Coliseum, April 11, 2018
37. SLIS Connecting
Refereed open-access e-
journal
Dr. Stacy Creel, Dr. Teresa
Welsh, Managing Editors
1st aquila e-journal
Indexed in DOAJ, Ulriches
Directory, Google Scholar
Downloaded 68,000 times
from sites around the world
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aquila.usm.edu/slisconnecting
38. Council on Community Literacy & Reading
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Dr. Catharine Bomhold, CCLR Director
Read Across America Day each March
Homecoming Parade Book Giveaway
Halloween literacy event, book giveaways
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ALA 2018, New Orleans, Alumni Reception, Sheraton Hotel, June 23
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40. SLIS Needs You!
for ALA Accreditation
Draft Self-Report due to ALA end of October
ALA Committee Site Visit February 23 – 26
Reception for SLIS alums, advisory board,
employers (no faculty present) scheduled Sunday
afternoon, Feb. 24, Cook Library Gallery
Light refreshments in Gallery
Dessert and coffee in de Grummond Exhibit Room
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41. 10/28/2018 41MLA Annual Conference, Meridian, 2018
Future Directions?
Children’s Literature at Southern Miss
www.usm.edu/childrens-literature
Revive LIS 629: Studies in Children's Literature
Summer workshops for CEU credit?
Fall one-day conference on children’s lit research?