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