SCHOLARLY WRITINGS
GROUP BUDGET PROJECT
LIS 605 LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
SPRING 2022
A group project in which students were tasked with creating a mock budget for a special library. Our group chose to look into university medical libraries and what their budgetary needs are. Includes an introduction, mission statement, collection policy, acceptable use policy, funding and sources of revenue, expenditures, and a budget summary narrative. Click the link to the left to view the paper.
Norse Mythology LibGuide
LIS 634 - History of Children’s Literature
Summer 2022
“Hammer of the Gods: A Norse Mythology Resource Guide, Relating Norse Mythology and Popular Modern Young Adult Media” is a library/literary guide created for an MLIS class at the University of Southern Mississippi. The guide is meant to be a starting place for anyone researching Norse mythology in popular culture. Click the link to the right to view the guide.
Historical Research Paper
LIS 634 - History of Children’s Literature
Summer 2022
A scholarly paper titled “J.R.R. Tolkien: An Analysis of Original Works and Related Media in the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection” examines the special collection (de Grummond) of children’s works at the University of Mississippi. The research paper looks specifically at works by and about J.R.R. Tolkien, famous fantasy author. Click the link to the left to view a PDF version of the paper.
STEM Storytime
LIS 517 - Children’s Literature & related media
Spring 2022
An outline of a children’s storytime program. This assignment challenged students to create an original structured storyime with songs, activities, books, and resources. Click the link to the right to view the PDF.
public libraries short report
LIS 500 - orientation
spring 2022
A short report on public libraries for USM’s graduate LIS orientation class. Includes information on public libraries, related professional organizations, professional literature on best practices, standards, and competencies, and information on related peer-reviewed journals and articles. Click the link to the left to view a copy of the report.