Greetings and welcome to LIS 580/587, a graduate LIS course in the Southern Miss British Studies Program.
LIS 580: British Studies in Librarianship. 3 hours. Comparative studies of library and information institutions, bibliographic organization, models of service, and professional practice in the United States and Great Britain
LIS 587: British Studies Research. 3 hours. Provides the opportunity for an in-depth research paper using the resources of metropolitan London and/or the United Kingdom.For more information, go to: www.usm.edu/slis/British
Schedule, Week 1:
Saturday, 5 July: Orientation
Monday, 7 July: Introductory Lecture
St. Paul's Cathedral Library
Tuesday, 8 July: British Library
Wednesday, 9 July: Independent Research
Thursday, 10 July: Barbican Public Lending Library, Children's Library, Music Library
British Library Conservation Studio
Week 2:
Monday, 14 July: Museum of London
Tuesday, 15 July: National Art Library
Wednesday, 16 July: Greenwich National Maritime Museum Library
Thursday, 17 July: University of Oxford Bodleian Library
Friday, 18 July: Shakespeare Centre Library
Week 3:
Monday, 21 July: National Library of Scotland
National Archives of Scotland
Tuesday, 22, July: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Wednesday, 23 July: Independent Research
Thursday, 24 July to Monday, 28 July: Mini-Break
Tuesday, 29 July: Class Session
Wednesday, 30 July: Independent Research
Thursday, 31 July: Independent Research
Friday, 1 August: Research Symposium
