William Millard Shoemaker left a legacy of personal achievements and contributions to higher education in the state of Mississippi. Fittingly, relatives of the late University of Mississippi alumnus have donated mementos of his storied life to the J.D. Williams Library at his alma mater. William M. Shoemaker Jr., the deceased’s only surviving child, and RobertRead the story …
Library’s Wish List
November 13, 2014 by
iPad mini Support the latest library success: technology lending program. We currently have 4 iPad minis that are constantly checked out. These devices are preloaded with e-books by Mississippi authors and UM Common Reading Experience texts, as well as helpful apps like GarageBand, Keynote, Pages, and iMovie. There is a huge demand for mobile deviceRead the story …
Exhibits and Events
November 13, 2014 by
“Entertainment Collectors, Authors, and Critics: Selections from the Mamie and Ellis Nassour Arts & Entertainment, Stark Young, and Herschel Brickell Collections.” Faulkner Room, Department of Archives & Special Collections. January 22-December 18, 2015 “African-American Literary Collections in Special Collections.” Held in conjunction with the 2015 Oxford Conference for the Book which celebrates the work of MargaretRead the story …
J.D. Williams Library Puts Students in Motion
November 13, 2014 by
The J.D. Williams library is now home to four exercise bikes, offering students an active option while studying. Dr. James Spell and his wife, Markie, provided the funding for the bikes, which cost $400 each. Spell, a University of Mississippi surgery resident from 1959 to 1964, said he was visiting Oxford when he discovered theRead the story …
Planned Giving
Libraries grateful for increased support
November 13, 2014 by
Private support for The University of Mississippi Libraries continues to grow at a tremendous rate. When the fiscal year ended on June 30, 2014, private support from alumni, friends, faculty and staff totaled $688,999, a 159 percent increase from fiscal year 2013. This increase includes endowment support, which has more than doubled over the pastRead the story …
J.D. Williams Library tints windows with view toward sustainability
November 13, 2014 by
This Spring, the J.D. Williams Library Green Team contracted True View Window Tinting to install Vista low emissivity (low-e) film on the south-facing library windows to reduce energy consumption and improve the overall comfort level of the library building. Initially, the library funded a project to cover one large east-facing window earlier in the year.Read the story …
Digitizing UM’s special collections becomes full-time job
Many collections now available online
November 13, 2014 by
From photographs of blues legend B.B. King to the historic images of the 1962 integration of Ole Miss, the digital collections of the University of Mississippi’s Department of Archives and Special Collections are a valuable online resource. Archives and Special Collections staff digitizes an array of historic photographs, documents and interviews, including analog materials suchRead the story …
AICPA Collection Digitized
November 13, 2014 by
When the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) donated its library to the University of Mississippi in 2001, it was an opportune time for digitizing. Royce Kurtz, accounting reference librarian and associate professor, has created digital copies of more than 7,000 titles totaling a quarter of a million pages. These titles document the evolutionRead the story …
Journalism school’s namesake donates unique historic photo collection to library
October 13, 2014 by
The J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi soon will be home to a unique collection that includes never-before-seen photos of James Meredith attending his first classes at Ole Miss and what are believed to be the last photographs made of William Faulkner at his Oxford home, Rowan Oak. Ole Miss alumnus and journalism school namesakeRead the story …
Message from the Dean
May 14, 2014 by
Dear Friends, In this issue, there are two stories that reflect important investments of library resources. The first is our library website. The new website represents our first major overhaul of the website in five years. While we are always making small changes and improvements, this represents significant effort by our webmaster, Debra Riley-Huff; ourRead the story …