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HISTORY OF LIBRARY SCIENCE @ SOUTHERN MISS
1910 - 1924: Mississippi Normal College
1924 - 1940: State Teachers College
1926: First Library Science Courses for Undergrads
1939: Library Located in Southern Hall
1940 - 1962: Mississippi Southern College
1947: Cook Library in Kennard-Washington Hall
1952: Anna Roberts (right) with Library Sci. Students
1958: Department of Library Science established
Anna Roberts USM Library Director
First Professor of Lib. Sci.
First Chair, Library Science Department
1962: University of Southern Mississippi
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
1965: First Master of Library Science Awarded
6 grads in first class earning MLS
2 males, 4 females
2 PhDs (edu & music), 1 Maj.
1965: Library Science Courses
1960s: Cook Library
1966: Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond joins SLIS Faculty
PhD, LSU Taught Children’s Lit Established
Children’s Lit Collection
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
1960’s: Curious George to de Grummond Collection
H.A. & Margaret Rey Early contributors to
de Grummond Collection
Original sketches, photos, proof sheets
1968: First Children’s Book Festival
L to R:- Dr. Warren Tracy- Vivian Thompson- Dr. de Grummond
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
1974
1975
1976: 10th Anniversary of de Grummond Collection
Dr. Warren Tracy presents plaque to Dr. Lena de Grummond
1979
1980: Accredited by American Library Association
Dr. Aubrey Lucas presenting ALA Accreditation Letter to Dr. Mika, Dr. Boshears
1980
1980: SLS Accredited by ALA
1980s: Cook Library Reference Room
1984
1986
1986
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
1987
1988
1989: Joseph Anderson Cook Library
1990: Dr. Antonio Rodriguez-Buckingham
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
1995: Cook Library Builds Addition, Goes Online
1996
One-millionth item added to Cook Library collection
Dr. Aubrey Lucas with USM Librarian Ann Branton
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
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
2010: Southern Miss Celebrates 100th Anniversary
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
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
What SLIS programs are online now?
MLIS degreeMLIS w/School LicensureGrad Certificate in Archives
& Special CollectionsGrad Certificate in Youth
Services & LiteratureLIS Bachelor of Science
degree LIS undergrad minor
Coming soon…. online dual MLIS/IT degree!
Historic images courtesy of McCain Library & Archives
http://www.lib.usm.edu/spcol