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- We use permission lists, so you may not enroll in a course unless your name is on the permission list. However, because of the list, the course may display as 'closed' - this only means that all the seats are filled with permissions. If you were given permission, you should be able to enroll even if the section indicates 'closed'.
- The virtual classroom chat schedule is posted in SouthernMiss@TheLibrarySchool in the coursesites.blackboard.com courseware, check under the Information button from the main menu.
- Students should make sure that they are enrolled in the SouthernMiss@TheLibrarySchool coursesite, and that they check the site weekly. Important semester dates are posted in the site, as are a variety of other resources.
- SLIS goes online! SLIS offers the 21-credit hour Mississippi Supplemental Endorsement for School Library Media Specialists and the master's degree completely online. SLIS offers many courses completely online! The future is online, and so is SLIS!
- Visit the university's TEXTBOOK STORE ONLINE!
- Retired elementary teacher donates $1.1 million to the Children's Book Festival. Fay Kaigler, a long-time supporter of the festival and the university, taught in the public schools of California and Mississippi for 33 years. She first attended the festival at the invitation of her friend Ruth Lamont, a children's librarian from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1998 they established the Kaigler-Lamont Award through the Children's Book Festival to recognize teachers and librarians for distinguished accomplishments in promoting children's reading. More recently, Fay Kaigler, has made a major gift that will ensure a bright future for the Festival. Read more about the renaming of the festival.
- Be informed: Receive announcements and other communications from SLIS faculty, staff, and students using lisnews. Receive job notices using slisjobs. Visit the listservs page for information about subscribing.
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about master's and specialist's projects.
Awards and Stipends (Contact SLIS for details not provided.) |
- Students applying to the program should indicate their interest on their applications. Students interested in assistantships should talk to the Director about possibilities in and out of SLIS.
Call For Papers |
Grants (Contact SLIS for details not provided.) |
- Beta Phi Mu * Beta Psi Chapter sponsors an annual Call For Papers with a monetary award.
Internships and Fellowships (Contact SLIS for details not provided) |
Scholarships (Contact SLIS for details not provided.) |
- E.J. Josey Scholarship Award now open to African American MLIS graduate students. Prize is $2,000 for best essay. Topic involves bridging the digital divide in your library service area. Deadline is May 1 of each year.
- ALA Scholarships
