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The inaugural issue of The University of Southern Mississippi School of Library and Information Science’s (SLIS) online journal, SLIS Connecting, is available at: http://aquila.usm.edu/slisconnecting/.
The purpose of the journal is to share news, information and research with SLIS students, faculty, librarians, archivists and other information professionals through selected faculty publications, invited student publications, and the following regular columns:
* SLIS Update
* Spotlights: Faculty, Alum and Course
* Student Associations, Upcoming Events
* From the GAs, Congratulations, Publication and Presentations
Articles in the first issue include:
“The IMLS Minority Scholarship Initiative” by Xinyu Yu
“A Call for Action: Mississippi’s Need for Minority Librarians” by Stacy Creel and Elizabeth Haynes
“SLIS and ALA Committee on Accreditation” by J. Norton
“A Content Analysis of Cinderella Illustrated Storybooks Housed in the de Grummond Collection” by Kimberly Smith
“Citation Analysis of Journal and Format Preferences from Master’s Projects at the USM SLIS” by Karen Boney Rowell
“Hancock County Public Library System: History and Hurricane” by Andrea Moreau
For more information or for submission of material, e-mail managing editors Stacy Creel at [log in to unmask] or Teresa Welsh at [log in to unmask].
The journal, which will be published bi-annually in February and September, accepts items of interest for review on issues related to librarianship, archival studies or other topics of interest to LIS faculty, students, librarians and other information professionals.
For other information about the School of Library and Information Science, including degree programs, online visit www.usm.edu/slis.
Teresa S. Welsh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Library & Information Science
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5146
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001