Book Talk: Spooky Sleuths
Anya Olsen-Brunot (MSLS student) gives a book talk for LIS 610: Library Materials and Literature for Children focused on why people (even struggling readers) should read Spooky Sleuths, a children's book written by Natasha Deen and illustrated by Lissy Martin.
Digital Collection: The Illustrations of Kay Nielsen
MSLS student Jessica Volpe created a digital collection for a project in LIS 665: Introduction to Digital Libraries. The collection explores the world of fairy tales with illustrations by Kay Nielsen. Jessica wanted to create a collection of Kay Nielsen’s fairy tale illustrations that is easily discoverable, accessible, and with usability in mind because a singular digital collection of his illustrations is not publicly available.
Dr. Monkur's Lecture Notes (& Public Transcription Projects)
MSLS student Patsy Carruthers completed a transcription project for Alternative Spring Break and presented the project at the SIS Student Conference.
Building a Brand on TikTok
ICT master's student Charly Hyden completed the ICT 696 practicum course with Gotham Writers Workshop, a New York-based business that recently expanded their online presence to TikTok. For the final presentation in the course, Charly conducted a statistical analysis on Gotham's TikTok videos to compare variables and reveal which, if any, increased the number of views on their TikToks.
Historic Kentucky Exhibit
A group of MSLS students (Patsy Carruthers, Jarrod (William) McCarty, Charlotte Stephens, and Brandy Tyler) developed a website titled 'Historic Kentucky' for LIS 690: Special Topics in Library Science - Programming and Outreach in Libraries and Archives. The site serves as an exhibit to inform viewers about elements of the history of Kentucky.
Making Everyone Count at World Data Lab
ICT undergraduate Ana Sampaio interned at World Data Lab for her ICT 399 internship experience. In her final poster presentation, she discusses her internship experience, what skills she incorporated from her ICT coursework, new knowledge learned during the internship, and her contributions to the organization.
Outreach Plan for Knoedler Memorial Library
MSLS student Sarah Woodall created an outreach plan for the Knoedler Memorial Library in Augusta, Kentucky. This assignment was created for LIS 690: Special Topics in Library Science - Programming & Outreach in Libraries & Archives. One of the requirements for the course is to create a public program development plan following a well-established framework.
