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This article addresses workflows and metadata practices used at the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. These practices are designed to make materials available quickly while ensuring consistency. The primary focus of the article is practices used for entering metadata for the USM Digital Collections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author focuses on over 300 video games in six of the most popular game formats that were added to the collection of Central Mississippi Regional Library System (CMRLS) in 2008. She says the pilot project placed a circulating collection of about 75 video games in each of the largest branch libraries in Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith counties. She notes that the collection was initially developed to keep up with changing technology. Cataloging video games is also discussed.

At the University of Southern Mississippi most undergraduate students have never been to the special collections department. One of the ways students become acquainted with special collections is through bibliographic instruction. By incorporating examples of materials held in special collections students become motivated to use the primary sources housed there. The sessions serve four purposes: to introduce students to special collections, to show examples of materials and how to utilize them in research, to teach students how to search for materials, and to teach them time management skills when conducting special collections research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the exhibition Hattiesburg Remembers the Freedom Summer of 1964" co-hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries and the Hattiesburg Tourism Commission in February 2009.

Peggy Price discusses how an archives operates and what makes up both an archives and special collections. Special collections librarians and archivists strive to find the balance between protected and accessible collections. Price discusses how technology has allowed more people to easily access collections, including the collections at the University of Southern Mississippi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the Katrina Research Center established by the University of Southern Mississippi. The Center is actively soliciting contributions to build a comprehensive archive of research materials consisting of photographs, oral histories, architectural records and video clippings that depict the negative impact of Hurricane Katrina.