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SLIS Director\u27s Report
Get PDFWelcome to the Fall/Winter issue of SLIS Connecting. It has been a busy time here in SLIS. The faculty have been hard at work developing new courses based on feedback from the most recent survey and focus groups. Several new courses and curricular changes have been approved to begin in the Fall of 2024
Historical Qualitative and Quantitative Overview of Classic Literature Embraced by Rock n’ Roll, 1960-2000
Get PDFRock music lyrics are often denied their status as influential pieces of literature in much the same way, it seems, as graphic novels, but both are no less effective in conveying a message or eliciting a powerful feeling. Not until October 2016, when Bob Dylan became the first songwriter to win the Nobel Prize in literature since 1913, did lyrics truly get a step closer to being recognized as literature within the boundaries of rock music (Chaudhuri, 2016)? This study was designed to help inspire others to take up the torch to further research: the influence and the power that literature had on the lyricists in the development of rock music, the concept of rock music as a proponent to spread the word of literature through its own influence, and the concept that rock lyrics should be considered literature in their own right and given consideration in collection development. The purpose of this study is to provide a quantitative analysis of record sales charts along with content analysis of literature in rock lyrics to provide a historic overview of the influence that classic literature had on “rock’ n’ roll “/” rock” music, a genre often considered to have been derived from an uneducated subculture by the same name, from the mid-1960s through the turn of the century in 2000
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Get PDFSomething Old, Something New: Using DCX to Showcase IR Collections
Get PDFSince implementing Digital Commons Exhibits (DCX) as part of its repository, the University of Mississippi has found new ways to present its digital collections, as well as revisit previous exhibits from years before the IR
What\u27s in an (IR) Name? The Process of Renaming and Rebranding an Institutional Repository
Get PDFDuring the fall of 2022, it was decided that LSU Libraries would rename its institutional repository (IR). While there were many options to choose from, it was crucial to choose a name that would not only express the ultimate scope of the IR, but also reflect the mission of the university. This presentation will discuss pivotal points of the renaming and rebranding process: Choosing a name Asking for feedback Getting authorizations and approvals Alerting IR stakeholders and partners Post-implementation response from the university communit
Institutional Repository Migration: Experiences in Assessment, Planning, and Preparation
Get PDFThe National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Library has operated an institutional repository, called OpenSky, since 2009. OpenSky provides access to open access versions of published scholarship, digital archival materials, audio/visual materials, and unique technical reports. Since 2015, the underlying technology for OpenSky has been the Islandora open source repository software. Due to end-of-life of some of the technical components that underlie the version of Islandora used by OpenSky, the system is in need of migration to a new repository platform. This talk will present the NCAR Library staff’s efforts over a multi-year period to set this repository platform migration in motion. The work involved to date includes identifying key functionality requirements for OpenSky, assessing possible repository platforms, meeting with repository vendors, performing user tests, completing metadata upgrades, evaluating prototype repository systems, and developing migration plans. We will discuss lessons learned in this process, including what has gone well and what difficulties we have encountered
Black Women in Hattiesburg During World War II: War Work and Community Activism on the Home Front
No full textThe remobilization of Camp Shelby during World War II provided many opportunities for Black women to serve their race, community, and nation in the Jim Crow South. The racially segregated United States Army led to the formation of Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street United Service Organization (USO) in 1942, creating a need for Black women’s involvement and support. Eurkea School teachers, many of whom were club women, used their leadership to volunteer at the USO and help their community support the war effort. The influx of war workers and soldiers, along with the limited male workforce resulting from military service, allowed an unprecedented number of Black women to gain meaningful employment. Black women had access to more jobs and less discrimination in wages. These advancements in the civic activism of Black Hattiesburg created a foundation of unity and activism that would be vital during Hattiesburg’s civil rights movement. Without Black women, victory during the war would not have been possible.
This thesis will broaden the historiography of WWII and Black women’s contributions to war work in labor, volunteer opportunities, race work, and community activism that has been missing from the historical narrative of women, race, and war. This research focuses on Hattiesburg, home to the second-largest army training camp during the war. By examining newspaper articles, USO archive records, oral histories, letters, and journals from the National Council of Negro Women, this thesis will allow the story of these women and the advancements in community activism achieved during WWII to be told