Below are some samples of some of the work I completed in my courses with Valdosta State University. I took a mixture of library science courses and education-related courses required for my media specialist certification. I maintained a 4.0 for the entirety of my Master's program while continuing my teaching experience at Seminole County Middle High School, teaching grades eight and nine. Because, in part, of my GPA, I was awarded the H.W. Wilson Library and Information Science Scholarship.
Library Science Courses
Foundations of Library and Information Science - MLIS 7000
Censorship vs. Selection Literature Review
- This essay discusses pertinent literature regarding the differences between censoring a library and selecting appropriate materials for the patrons.
Information Sources and Services - MLIS 7100
- This document was created as a reference resource for undergraduates researching Romeo and Juliet.
Management of Libraries and Information Centers - MLIS 7200
Middle Earth Public Library Strategic Plan
- This group project created a fictitious five year strategic plan for a fictitious library. The plan includes goals of developing the library collection, increasing library traffic, and increasing electronic resource usage.
Public Libraries - MLIS 7220
Library Catalogs: Past, Present, and Future
- This literature review discusses the library catalogs of the past, the library catalogs of the present, and the potential library catalogs of the future.
Multicultural Children's and Adolescent Literature - MLIS 7421
- This was a semester long reading log with descriptive annotations. The log is grouped into cultures and other assigned reading genres.
Applied Technologies in Library Practice - MLIS 7505
- This was a group project discussing a potential theft-deterrent and inventorying technology applicable to both public and school libraries.
Library Systems and Automation - MLIS 7550
Integrated Library Systems Implementation Proposal
- This was a sample proposal for a new integrated library system in a school media center (group project).
Capstone - MLIS 7800
The Importance of Creating and Maintaining a Strong School Library Media Program
- This was a literature review of the connection between school libraries and standardized test scores, focusing on how to create a strong media program based on the recommendations of the studied literature.
Media Specialist Courses
Information Sources and Services - ITED 7201
Collection Development Proposal
- This was a fictitious collection development proposal, using Seminole County Middle High School. The group project addressed areas in the collection that needed further development based on demographic data and proper maintenance and upkeep of the collection.
Administering School Media Centers - ITED 7203
- This was a group project analyzing a case study of a school media specialist struggling with her schedule, budget, and a poor relationship with the principal.
Internship - ITED 7299
Annotated Bibliography of Suggested Books
- This lists books by genre and notes Accelerated Reader levels of the books. This was created for the eighth grade reading teacher to provide for students searching for books for their quarterly responses to literature.
- This was created as a reading incentive for students, to encourage them to read books related to February's history focus.
- This presentation was delivered to middle and high school teachers in conjunction with a demonstration of the usage of GALILEO in various subjects and classes.
- This was an adapted version of the Romeo and Juliet pathfinder I created for my reference course. This pathfinder was created for high school students, rather than undergraduate students, as the first was.
- This was a presentation for classroom use to introduce students to GALILEO and the library Online Public Access Catalog, in preparation for a research project.