John Jackson’s MLIS portfolio
I graduated with a master of library and information science degree in 2018 from the University of South Carolina, focusing on academic and digital libraries. This portfolio includes samples of my work during that time.
Academic libraries.
Academic Library Student Support
Here, I walk through a hypothetical student project and explain how I, as an academic librarian, would assist throughout the process.
Open Access Presentation
These are the slides and notes from a presentation I did on the state of open access in academic libraries.
Academic Library Faculty Support
I describe several key topics affecting academic libraries and how I could assist faculty with them: data management plans, open access, and intellectual property policy.
Data Management Plan: Evolving Pronouns
In conjunction with my student support project, this is an example data management plan I created.
Technical services (Libraries).
Ex Libris OPAC Analysis
I explain the pros and cons of using the Ex Libris OPAC for an academic library.
Collection Development Policy
I worked with a team to create this original collection development policy a fictional library and critiqued three existing policies.
Selection Policy & Materials Project
I selected books with funds donated to a fictional university library. To aid selection, I compared policies from similar, real-world, institutions.
Research Library resources.
Researching the Distribution of Hispanic and Latino Children’s Books in United States Public Libraries
I worked with a team that researched the distribution of Hispanic and Latino children's books in various US libraries.
Library Twitter Text Analysis With R Presentation
These are the slides and notes from a presentation I did on using language analysis of Twitter accounts with the R programming language.
Chattahoochee Valley Environmental Analysis
I wrote this analysis of the community surrounding the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries in Columbus, GA.