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Volume 73, No. 3 Fall 2009 Vol. 73, No. 3, Fall 2009 Mississippi Libraries A Quarterly Publication of the ISSN 0194-388X Mississippi Library Association ©2009 EDITORIAL STAFF Contents FEATURES EDITOR President’s Page .............................................................................................. 53 Tisha M. Zelner Jan Willis , President, Mississippi Library Association Cook Library The University of Southern Mississippi Bibliographic Authorship Study of The American Archivist , ...................... 54 118 College Dr. #5053 2004-2008 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Kristin Finch [email protected] 601-266-6170 Libraries: The Hubs of Our Communities ..................................................... 58 Wayne Senville ASSISTANT EDITOR Promoting Reading in the Classroom ............................................................ 64 Blair Booker Brenda Pritchett McMorrough Library Holmes Community College Eco-Friendly Libraries: Green for the New Century .................................... 65 [email protected] Ann Branton, Vice President, Mississippi Library Association COPY EDITOR 2009 MLA Annual Conference Preliminary Program .................................. 67 Gabriel Morley Pike-Amite-Walthall Library System [email protected] IN EVERY ISSUE News Briefs ......................................................................................................... 74 ADVERTISING EDITOR People in the News .............................................................................................. 78 Missy Murphey The University of Mississippi About Books ........................................................................................................ 79 [email protected] MLA Executive Board Meeting Minutes ................................................................. 83 REPORTER On the cover: Shells by Adrienne McPhaul . This photograph was taken on Ship Island, off the Mississippi Tina Harry Gulf Coast. Photography is a hobby for McPhaul, an associate professor and information services librarian at The University of Mississippi the University of Southern Mississippi. She received her MLIS from the University of Alabama in 2003 and her [email protected] BA in English from the University of South Alabama in 2002. BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Jennifer Brannock The University of Southern Mississippi [email protected] MLA PUBLICITY Mississippi Libraries is a publication of the Mississippi Library Association (MLA). The articles, reports, and features here - COMMITTEE CHAIR in represent the viewpoints of their respective authors and are not necessarily the official opinions of the Association. Unavailable at press time Subscription Rates: $16.00 per year ($4.00 per issue); $24.00 per year outside of the U.S.; free to MLA members. Back issues are available from University Microfilms International. Advertising Rates: Rates are available upon request from the Advertising Editor. Advertising Deadlines: Spring: February 10; Summer: May 10; Fall: August 10; Winter: November 10 INDEXER Submissions: Manuscripts must be submitted in electronic format in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or ASCII text format. 1 Shirlene Stogner Documents can be sent as an attachment via e-mail or on a CD-ROM or a 3 ⁄2 inch disk via surface mail. Deadlines for submission: Spring: February 2; Summer: May 2; Fall: August 2; Winter: November 2. The University of Southern Mississippi In order to assure the widest possible audience for the work published in Mississippi Libraries , that work is added in elec - [email protected] tronic form to the Mississippi Library Association Web site and, by contractual agreement, to one or more EBSCO Publishing databases. Mississippi Libraries is also indexed in Library Literature and Information Sciences Abstracts. Dues must be paid by March 15 in order to receive the Spring issue of Mississippi Libraries . Mississippi Libraries Vol. 73, No. 3, Fall 2009 Page 53 Mississippi Library Association PO Box 13687 Jackson, MS 39236-3687 Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. M, Tu, Th, F PRESIDENT’S PAGE E-mail: [email protected] Executive Secretary: Mary Julia Anderson MLA Web site: http://misslib.org Webmaster: Molly Signs McManus, [email protected] 1909 . An eventful year in our Mississippi Library Associa - MLA EXECUTIVE BOARD which to be a Mississippian. tion. Jan Willis Author Eudora Welty was For all the details on this President Director born on April 13. Holly wonderful opportunity, just Lee-Itawamba Library System Springs’ Ida B. Wells look inside this issue of Mis - [email protected] 662-841-9029 became one of the founders sissippi Libraries and then Ann Branton of the NAACP on February find updates on our MLA Vice President/President-elect Head of Bibliographic Services 12. And on Friday, October Web site at http://www. The University of Southern Mississippi 29, 1909 , one hundred misslib.org . [email protected] 601-266-4350 years ago, Mississippi A & Setting the tone for our Marsha A. Case M College librarian Whitman conference will be our Secretary Assistant Director for Technical Services Davis organized the Mississip - keynote speaker, Louise Jackson/Hinds Library System pi Library Association. Schaper. She is the director of [email protected] 662-429-4439 x120 A century later, as we cele - the award-winning Fayetteville Jan Willis Amanda Powers brate our centennial, MLA’s Public Library in Arkansas , Treasurer Reference Services Librarian mission to ensure access to information for 2005 recipient of the prestigious Library of Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University all Mississippians has not only endured, it the Year Award from Library Journal , as [email protected] 662-325-7677 has indeed prevailed, to borrow Mr. the library that “most profoundly demon - Jeff Slagell Faulkner’s memorable phrase . strates outstanding community service. ” Immediate Past President Director of Library Services As we see our usage grow and grow, we The Fayetteville Public Library (FPL) Robers-LaForge Library, Delta State University can celebrate our state’s long heritage of was also designated a LEED® Silver build - [email protected] 662-846-4441 service to Mississippians this October. ing in 2006 for its environmentally-friend - Sherry Laughlin MLA Vice President Ann Branton and her ly design and operation by the U.S. Green ALA Councilor team are creating an unforgettable confer - Building Council . Associate University Librarian University of Southern Mississippi Libraries ence to be held in Hattiesburg, October In 2007, FPL was named one of [email protected] 601-266-4270 21-23, 2009, which will celebrate our “America’s Landmark Green Libraries” by Deborah Lee association’s one hundredth anniversary. TravelSmart newsletter . Fayetteville’s citi - SELA Representative Join us for a once in a lifetime cente - zens have embraced their library. Circula - Coordinator of Library Instruction Mississippi State University Libraries nary celebration at the 2009 Mississippi tion at FPL has increased from 271,000 [email protected] 662-325-0810 Library Association Annual Conference in checkouts in 1997 to 1,013,630 in Mary Julia Anderson Hattiesburg, October 21 -23, 2009 , at the 2008 ! MLA Executive Secretary University of Southern Mississippi’s Thad Louise Schaper’s perspective on PO Box 13687 Jackson, MS 39236-3687 Cochran Center . Our centennial theme is libraries will resonate with every member Phone: 601-981-4586 Fax: 601-981-4501 E-mail: [email protected] “Eco-Friendly Libraries: Greener for a of our Mississippi Library Association: Shirlene Stogner New Century.” “Our vision is to be powerfully relevant Parliamentarian Branton and her conference planning and completely accessible. That’s a big Information Services Librarian The University of Southern Mississippi team at USM have done a truly outstand - vision in these tough economic times. But [email protected] ing job to create a one hundredth birthday we believe that serving our community and 601-266-6168 party that celebrates our accomplishments, empowering all its citizens through free 2009 SECTION CHAIRS Judith Hilkert focuses on the timely theme of environ - and public access to information is our ACRL Section Chair [email protected] mental sustainability in libraries, and looks core mission. If times are tough, then the Lynn F. Shurden forward to our continued success stories as library is needed even more.” Public Library Section Chair twenty-first century librarians. Join us for our entire conference , for [email protected] It will all happen in the beautiful and programs, workshops, and events that will Melissa Moak School Library Section Chair vibrant city of Hattiesburg, where you will inspire and inform you. Obtain continuing [email protected] find some of the South’s most unique education credits. Whether you’re from the Tracy Carr Seabold Special Libraries Section Chair libraries, culture, cooking, and shopping. public, academic, school , or special [email protected] You’ll discover why Hattiesburg has been libraries, you can network with other librar - Harriet Kuykendall called “America’s Best Small City.” ians from across our state, region , and the Trustees Section Chair [email protected] If you have new staff members, trustees, nation . For additional information and a list of committees or library supporters at your library , our We’ll see you in October in Hattiesburg and roundtables, see the Mississippi Library Associa - tion’s Web site at http://www.misslib.org/.