UCM, LIS 5322 : Introducing myself

For Fall 2025, I am enrolled in LIS 5322, Information Sources and Services, through the University of Central Missouri’s online graduate program in Library and Information Science. Here is a video introducing myself to classmates.
https://youtu.be/9zMwTV0Pi-Y

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‘Sears List of Subject Headings’ via JCKL

If you’re involved in cataloging, then you likely understand the importance of consistent subject headings as a way for readers to discover multiple resources that address the same subject. Here is a recent post from the James C. Kirkpatrick Library, University of Central Missouri: You can access the “Sears List of Subject Headings,” in its digital form, through JCKL. “[The Sears List of Subject Headings] is an essential tool for librarians and researchers who are looking for the most accurate and up-to-date information about a given subject. The Sears List provides a comprehensive list of subject headings with related descriptors and cross-references, allowing users to quickly and easily find the information they need.” https://guides.library.ucmo.edu/blog/The-Sears-List-of-Subject-Headings

LIS 5804 : Haiku and reflection

For my first week of studies in LIS 5804, The Public Library, I was to write a haiku in response to a photograph in Robert Dawson’s The Public Library: A Photographic Essay.

UCM’s OverDrive collection

Screen capture: UCM’s OverDrive collection

I’m a dedicated user of the Libby app, which allows me to browse the OverDrive collections of local and regional libraries. Today, I added one more library to my Libby app: the University of Central Missouri and its James C. Kirkpatrick Library. Today’s post on the JCKL blog had information about UCM’s OverDrive collection: more than 1,400 e-books and 150 audio books currently available.

SOLIS presentation for ‘One Campus, One Book’

UCM’s Student Organization of Library and Information Services held its first meeting of the Fall 2022 semester on Oct. 12, 2022. The meeting featured a conversation led by Dr. Amanda Harrison, assistant professor of library science at UCM; and Angie Wiegers, director of district libraries, North Kansas City; with advice for new school librarians.

Let’s revive ‘One Campus, One Book’ at UCM

Update, Oct. 4: Here is a video that summarizes ideas in this essay.
“One Campus, One Book” is a common reading program that, while listed on the American Democracy Project’s page on the University of Central Missouri website, is currently inactive. I wish to advocate for the revival of “One Campus, One Book” at UCM. I also want to advocate for direct involvement by the graduate studies program in Library and Information Science, by our Student Organization of Library and Information Services (SOLIS), and by James C. Kirkpatrick Library on the UCM campus.